UAF to waive fees, provide scholarships to deployed service members
May 21, 2019
Marmian Grimes
907-474-7902
The 乐虎直播 will offer waivers and scholarships to cover fees
for local soldiers and airmen who are deployed during the fall and spring semesters
of the 2019-2020 academic year.
鈥淲hen combined with their tuition benefits, this means soldiers will have minimal,
if any, out-of-pocket expenses associated with their online classes,鈥 said Jackie
Morton, director of UAF鈥檚 Department of Military and Veteran Services. 鈥淯AF wants
to thank our soldiers for their service and support them as they further their education
and increase their competitiveness for promotion.鈥
The program is open to any active-duty soldier or airman stationed in the Fairbanks
North Star Borough who is deployed as part of a named military operation, as well
as any 乐虎直播 National Guard service member deployed under the same circumstances.
UAF launched the new program after the announcement that soldiers from Fort Wainwright鈥檚
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division are scheduled to deploy to
Iraq later this year.
The university will waive application fees for soldiers who want to enroll in classes
through UAF eCampus. Deployed soldiers, including those who are already taking classes
from UAF, will also be eligible for scholarships to cover their fees during the fall
and spring semesters.
For instructions regarding how to apply for the waiver and scholarship, contact the
UAF Department of Military and Veterans Services at 907-474-7400, via email at uaf-veterans@alaska.edu or stop by Room 104 in the Eielson Building on the Fairbanks campus.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Jackie Morton, jemorton@alaska.edu, 907-474-7400.