We are eager to help you and your family understand our financial aid programs and find ways to pay your college costs. Financial aid makes college affordable. It can help pay for tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, school-related child care costs, and miscellaneous living expenses.
State and federal governments, the university, and many private organizations offer grants, scholarships, loans and employment opportunities to students who demonstrate need for such assistance. All applications for financial aid for students in Juneau, Ketchikan or Sitka are processed in Juneau.
To apply for financial aid complete these Step by Step instructions.
To check the status of your financial aid, sign onto UAOnline and select the Financial Aid tab. From here, you can review your unmet requirements and accept or decline your aid offer.
For students whos aid is fully complete, funds will be released starting the first day of class. If you have questions about receiving your refund, contact the Cashier's office at 796-6267.
This is a Federal Grant Program. Here are a few of the facts:
- For undergraduate or graduate students
- For students who intend to teach in public or private elementary or secondary schools that serve students from low-income families
- You must teach in a low-income school for at least four years
- Your teaching service must be in a high-need field
Note: If you fail to complete this service obligation, all
amounts of TEACH Grants that you received will be
converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan.
You must then repay the loan and you will be charged
interest from the date the grant was disbursed.
The details of the program are presently being worked on at
the federal level. We do not yet have the TEACH
Agreement referred to in the link. We don't anticipate the
regulations being finalized until sometime in fall 2008.
If you borrowed a Federal Stafford Loans sometime during your attendance at UAS, you now need to complete an Exit Counseling session. This counseling session will provide useful tips on how to manage your student loans now that you are approaching your repayment phase, and can be completed online at mapping-your-future.org.
To determine how much you have borrowed we encourage you to stop by our office or you can check the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). You will need your 4 digit federal Personal Identification Number (PIN) to access this site.
If you have further questions please feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office at 907-796-6255
