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The purpose of this fund is to provide support for the Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB) at the ���ϳԹ��� such as graduate student support for field and lab research, travel to conferences and meetings, and summer research fellowships.

Graduate student research includes topics such as landscape ecology, climate modeling, animal physiology, hibernation genomics, plant and animal population genetics, wildlife ecology and wildlife management, carbon and nitrogen cycling, human health including diabetes and obesity, and plant-insect interactions.

Established in 1993.

To provide funds in support of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research at the ���ϳԹ���. Expenditures from this fund can include but are not limited to, salaries, equipment, contractual services, and commodities, representational and non-representational expenses.

Established in 2010.

This fund supports the Fostering Science Program, which was started in 2017.  Fostering Science provides "science adventure camps" to youth ages 10-16  in care of the State (in foster care, in care of relatives, or in group homes). Kids engage in hands-on science activities in the outdoors, interact with a wide range of scientists, and build connections with kids in care and with adults who are passionate about both science and youth. We currently run a day camp at the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research site, and an overnight camp in Denali National Park. We are working on expanding the program to provide more opportunities to experienced campers.  Visit for more information.

Established in 2021.

The purpose of this fund is to provide the students and faculty of the University of Alaska, especially in the Division of Life Sciences, and other interested persons, the opportunity to have an outstanding life scientist lecture on a noteworthy topic and to consult and interact with faculty and students on an informal basis.

The lecture will be given on an annual basis as interest returns permit and will be publicized to the campus and Fairbanks community. Each Irving-Scholander Memorial Lecturer will give one lecture designed for the general public and one lecture for the scientific community.

Past lecturers include Warren Porter, Gerhard Walter Heldmaier, Terrie M. Williams, William R. Dawson, James H. Brown, N. Michelle Holbrook, Ian Hume, Paul Ehrlich, and Jared Diamond.

Established in 1981.

The Murie Memorial Student Award was established to honor three Alaskan pioneers: Olaus Murie, who was the first wildlife biologist to undertake comprehensive studies of Alaska’s caribou; his spouse, conservationist Margaret “Mardy” Murie, who was instrumental in the passage of the Wilderness Act; and his brother, the naturalist and author Adolph Murie, who pioneered field research on wolves and other mammals in the Arctic. The purpose of the award is to provide support to students studying caribou or wildlife ecology, with a strong emphasis on wildlife habitats.

 To be eligible, a student must: 

• Be a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled part-time or full-time at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Be in good academic standing
• Be conducting research on wildlife ecology or wildlife habitats
• Have a 2.0 GPA or higher

Preference will be given to students studying caribou.

Established in 2008.

The purpose of this fund is to provide support for research, education, field course program development and facility infrastructure improvements at the Toolik Field Station at the Institute of Arctic Biology, ���ϳԹ���, which is not currently provided for by a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.

Established in 2005.

The purpose of this fund is to provide support for faculty within the Transformative Research in Metabolism (TRIM) program at the ���ϳԹ���. Visit for more information.

Established in 2021.

To provide assistance to graduate students and staff members of the Department of Biology and Wildlife and the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The intent is to alleviate the burden of unanticipated expenses, such as emergency medical or dental bills, travel in response to a family medical emergency, or emergency housing displacement that fall beyond the scope of one's personal resources.