The starting point
UAS itself publishes almost no institutional merit dollars — its automatic Chancellor's Award only covers 'partial' on-campus housing with no stated amount — so the real, quotable merit money for Alaska students comes from two statewide awards UAS administers: the $15,000 UA Scholars Award and the Alaska Performance Scholarship (up to $7,000/year).
Published academic criteria. These awards are recorded as automatic on academic criteria. Match the published grades and scores, then check residency, entering year and every additional condition.
Awards to discuss
The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Chancellor's Award
Amount not published (covers partial on-campus housing for the first year) · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.50 or higher
Eligibility: New full-time student (first-time OR transfer); must live in on-campus housing; FAFSA must be completed
Renewal: Stated as a first-year-only award; the page describes it as covering partial on-campus housing costs for 'a new student's first year at UAS' and does not describe renewal.
Other terms: Automatic — no separate application once the FAFSA is completed. UAS publishes NO dollar figure for this award (only 'partial costs of on-campus housing'), so no merit amount can be quoted. DISPLACEMENT TRAP: the page states that if your housing is covered by third-party funding, this award is removed.
https://uas.alaska.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.html
UA Scholars Award (statewide University of Alaska award administered at UAS)
$15,000 total ($1,875 per semester for eight semesters) · Published award terms
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: Alaska high-school students in the top 10% of their class at the end of junior year, as determined by their school; selection is made by the school. Preferred acceptance deadline June 30, 2026; final deadline August 15 or the award permanently expires.
Renewal: Distributed at $1,875 per semester across eight semesters 'provided the Scholar remains eligible.'
Other terms: This is a University of Alaska SYSTEM award (not UAS-specific) usable at any UA campus including UAS; it is not awarded by an academic-stats application but by class-rank selection at the high school. Effectively automatic for selected students.
https://catalog.uas.alaska.edu/financial-aid/types-available-aid/
Alaska Performance Scholarship (statewide award administered at UAS)
Up to $7,000 per year (Level 1), $5,250 per year (Level 2), or $3,500 per year (Level 3) · Variable or qualified amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Level 1: 3.5; Level 2: 3.0; Level 3: 2.5 (high-school GPA, or qualifying ACT/SAT/WorkKeys scores) · SAT: Qualifying test-score path available · ACT: Qualifying test-score path available
Eligibility: Initial eligibility set by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education / high school; continuing eligibility tracked by UAS
Renewal: Usable for up to eight semesters; to keep it at UAS you must maintain a 2.5 GPA and complete 24 credits the first year, then a 2.5 GPA and 30 credits per year afterwards. The FAFSA must be submitted each year before June 30 to use the APS.
Other terms: A STATE of Alaska award (Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education), not a UAS institutional scholarship, but UAS administers and disburses it. Amounts are 'up to' the level ceiling. UAS's own page states the credit/GPA renewal terms; the dollar tiers are published by the state APS provider.
https://uas.alaska.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.html
