Welcome
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.
FAFSA
All students seeking financial assistance of any kind to pay for college should complete the FAFSA. All federal financial aid (Stafford loans, Pell grants, ACG, SMART and TEACH grants, etc) require the FAFSA. Completing it also maximizes your eligibility for state grants and institutional scholarships. UAS's school code is: 001065
Summer Financial Aid
Summer financial aid is figured separately from fall & spring semesters. If you attended fall or spring and want to make changes to your financial aid to include summer, you must
- Register for summer classes
- Email us at finaid@uas.alaska.edu
New Process for Accepting Your Awards
We have a new procedure for accepting your financial aid awards. You must acknowledge you have read the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy before you will be able to accept any of your awards. Remember, you must hit the submit button at the bottom of the page after acknowledging you have read the policy.
For the latest information on the Alaska Advantage Loan programs, go to:
Alaska Advantage Loan Programs
Click on the Q & A: ASEL under the "What's New" Section.
Graduating? Or taking some time off?
If you borrowed Federal Stafford Loans sometime during your attendance at UAS, federal regulation requires you 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.
Are you concerned about re-paying your student loans? Effective July 1, 2009, the federal government will implement a new Income-Based Repayment program. To learn more, please view this Important Info for Student Loan Borrowers.
If you have further questions please feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office at 907-796-6255 or email us at finaid@uas.alaska.edu