ALI Student Cohort
The ALI Student Cohort is a year-long program for University of Alaska undergraduate and graduate students, in any discipline, who want to lead in the Arctic. Each cohort member joins an interdisciplinary Arctic Challenge Project team with Early Career Faculty Fellows and President's Arctic Professors, working on a question a partner organization has asked.
- Fall leadership retreat in Fairbanks and spring retreat in Anchorage at Arctic Encounter, where teams present their work (travel covered)
- The course Arctic Leadership: Theory and Praxis (PS/ACNS F416/F616), with a 91茄子视频 Foundation scholarship covering the cost of the course
- A $1,000 stipend on completing the program
Any 91茄子视频 student, graduate or undergraduate, in the cohort or not, can apply for an Ambassador Travel and Residency Award to present at an Arctic conference or take part in a residency or exchange. These awards are separate from the travel support that comes with Challenge Projects. Next deadline: Monday, November 30, 2026.
Applying for 2027-28: the call opens in January, and applications are due Monday, March 15, 2027. See Opportunities and Deadlines, or email ua-ali-info@alaska.edu.
2026-27 ALI Student Cohort
Twenty-four students from across the University of Alaska system make up the 2026-27 ALI student cohort. The cohort includes undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students across disciplines and campuses, and joins a growing network of Alaska-trained Arctic leaders.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Emma Cungauyar Daniel 路 Alyssa Enriquez 路 Fernando Escobar 路 Maddi McArthur 路 Molly Minick 路 Moxie Moxie 路 Chloe Pleznac 路 Bertha Prince 路 Adam Schwartz 路 Genevieve Simono 路 Serena Solesbee 路 Naeem Talha 路 Chase Thompson 路 Yan Vyshynskyi
University of Alaska Anchorage
Cailan Cumming 路 Ashley Ihde 路 Megan Johnson 路 Charlee Korthuis 路 Pierce Schwalb 路 Samantha Grace Antonio 路 Taylor Peace 路 AnneMarie Scofield
University of Alaska Southeast
Sean Demello 路 Shane Williams
Adam Militello, Ph.D. Student | Natural Resources and Sustainability | University of Alaska Fairbanks
脕gi Lehr, Ph.D. Student | Biological Sciences | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Almer铆a Alcantra, Undergraduate Student | Interdisciplinary Studies / Social Sciences | University of Alaska Southeast
Bax Bond, Master's Student | Electrical Engineering | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Caleb Anthony Yabes Master's Student | Public Policy | University of Alaska Anchorage
Clover Strickling, Master's Student | Public Policy | University of Alaska Anchorage
Ella Kelly, Undergraduate Student | Marine Biology | University of Alaska Southeast
Fredric Lacsina, Undergraduate Student | Business Management / Economics | University of Alaska Anchorage
Gabe Canfield, Master's Student | Marine Policy | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jazzy Jones, Undergraduate Student | Interdisciplinary Studies | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kelsey Nicholson, Ph.D. Student | Natural Resources and Sustainability | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kiana Potter, Undergraduate Student | Independent Design: Indigenous Studies and the Outdoors | University of Alaska Southeast
Lee Renan Aeo, Undergraduate Student | Interdisciplinary Studies | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Malia Batchelder, Undergraduate Student | Psychology (BS), Criminology (BA) | University of Alaska Anchorage
Maranda Peterson, Master's Student | Fisheries Science | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Rebecca Van Wyck, Master's Student | Project Management | University of Alaska Anchorage
Sean Holland, Ph.D. Student | Interdisciplinary Studies | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Abby Charles, 91茄子视频F Master's student (Arctic and Northern Studies)
Bernice Oyagak, 91茄子视频F Ph.D. student (Indigenous Studies - Knowledge Systems)
Clementina Piciaccia, 91茄子视频F undergraduate student (Natural Resources, Climate and Arctic Sustainability)
Dan Jones, 91茄子视频A Master's student (Interdisciplinary Studies in Arctic Security)
Elise Davis, Ph.D. student (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Emiko Newman, 91茄子视频F Undergraduate student (Civil Engineering)
Emma Wetter, 91茄子视频F Undergraduate student (Alaska Native Studies)
Gabriela Olmos Rosas, 91茄子视频F Ph.D. student (Cultural Anthropology)
Gretchen Fauske, 91茄子视频F Master's student (Arctic and Northern Studies)
Hannah Bogdan, 91茄子视频S Undergraduate student (Environmental Sciences)
Hannah Bissett, 91茄子视频A Master's student (Public Policy)
Jennifer Gross, 91茄子视频A Master's student (Social Work)
Katie Craney, 91茄子视频F Master's student (Arctic and Northern Studies)
Kelby Randall, 91茄子视频S Undergraduate student (Biology)
Margaret Thomas, 91茄子视频F Undergraduate student (English)
Mariah Seater, 91茄子视频F Graduate certificate student (Health Care Managment and Leadership, Business Administration)
Maya Russin, 91茄子视频F Undergraduate student (Fisheries and Marine Sciences)
Megan Schmidt, 91茄子视频A Master's student (Business Administration)
Nels Ure, 91茄子视频F Undergraduate student (Climate and Arctic Sustainability)
Nicholas Parlato, 91茄子视频F Ph.D. student (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Shaheena Shahid, 91茄子视频F Ph.D. student (Indigenous Studies and Sustainability)
Tatiana Korthuis, 91茄子视频A Undergraduate student (Natural Sciences)
Theresa Miller, 91茄子视频F Master's student (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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