$1,000
National Merit Scholarship
ApplicationRenewable
University of Alaska Anchorage · Alaska
University of Alaska Anchorage Merit Aid
UAA rewards strong academics and Alaska residency with multiple scholarship pathways.
Verified Jun 2026today· HX-AUTO
Merit tiers2See requirements
Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO
Who this school is for
High-achieving students, especially Alaska residents, who want a quality public university education with meaningful merit support.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $40,204 for 2026-2027. Source
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
$3,000–$7,000
Alaska Performance Scholarship
ApplicationRenewable
Lesser-known scholarships at University of Alaska Anchorage
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.
Amount$1,500EligibilityThe Academic Honors Housing Scholarship provides a $750 housing discount, or $1,500 annually, automatically to UA Scholar recipients and University Honors College students living on campus in both fall and spring semesters.
How University of Alaska Anchorage compares across our verified dataset
- 261 of 295 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
University of Alaska Anchorage is one of them. The cohort minority (34 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
- 79 of 295 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
University of Alaska Anchorage is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against University of Alaska Anchorage’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
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