Financial+Aid

All students must fill out the [|FAFSA] (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to apply for financial aid from any university or college. All colleges use this federal form to determine a student's need. For the 2009-10 school year, you may submit the [|FAFSA] after January 1st, 2010, but you must have gathered all tax information together for the previous year (2008) in order to complete the form. //Please keep in mind that the FAFSA is no longer available in paper form; it can only be filled out [|online].//

[|Alaska Advantage] [|Doyon Foundation] [|UAF Financial Aid] [|UA Scholars Program]
 * Alaska-based Scholarship and Financial Aid resources:**

[|Fast Web] [|SallieMae College Answer] [|School Soup]
 * Online Resources for Scholarships, Loans, and Grants:**

[|National Security Education Program]
 * Online Financial Aid Resources for Study Abroad:**

Want to study outside of Alaska but can't afford the out of state tuition? Consider these exchange opportunities:
 * [|WESTERN UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE](WUE) is a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Students who are residents of WICHE states may enroll at participating two- and four-year college programs outside of their home state at a reduced tuition rate. WICHE states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.


 * The [|NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE] offers U.S. and Canadian students the opportunity to study for up to one calendar year at another college or university in the United States and Canada while paying University of Alaska tuition. You must already be enrolled at a UA school to participate. With nearly 200 colleges and universities from which to choose, you should be able to find a university that offers an exhilarating and culturally enriching setting in which to live and study.