RAHI application period opens for summer 2025
Audrey Ranstead
907-474-6095
Jan. 10, 2025
Graduates toss their caps during the 42nd Rural ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Honors Institute graduation ceremony July 11, 2024, in the Schaible Auditorium on the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fairbanks campus.
The Rural ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Honors Institute is accepting applications for its summer 2025 session.
The session will run from May 27 to July 11. Applications are due by Saturday, March 1.
RAHI is a competitive college preparation program at the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fairbanks. It is open to ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Native and rural ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ students with at least a 3.0 GPA following the completion of their junior or senior year of high school. The program aims to help students thrive academically by exposing them to life on campus, enhancing their self-confidence and discipline, and helping them develop a statewide community of peers and mentors.
During RAHI, approximately 50 students live on ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks. They earn an average of nine college credits in courses that cover a wide array of subjects. Students spend weekends volunteering for local organizations and exploring the outdoors in Interior ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ. The entire experience is offered at no cost to students, including room and board and travel to and from Fairbanks.
Now in its 43rd year, RAHI has graduated 1,948 participants from 232 communities. They have gone on to earn 1,461 credentials, ranging from occupational endorsements to doctorates. Most are putting their education to work in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ.
Find more information and the application form on the RAHI website.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Brianna Pauling, 907-474-6886, bpaulin1@alaska.edu
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