Each summer the University of Alaska Fairbanks hosts an epic 5-6 weeks long academic and lifetime adventure summer program, focused on solutions to many of the problems that Alaska encounters. The program not only prepares students for college, it provides an opportunity to explore campus life, help solve real-world problems, and make memories that will last a lifetime. This unique experience can change students’ lives!
T3 Summer Program: Energy Leadership & Digital Storytelling
This T3 Alaska Summer Program is a unique 10-day experience combining leadership development, energy education, and digital storytelling, centered around the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. Students from select communities across Alaska will enhance communication skills, explore the energy sector, and create professional-quality multimedia stories about their communities’ energy challenges and opportunities. The program aims to develop the next generation of Alaskan innovators, providing students with networking opportunities, technical training with environmental monitoring equipment, in digital media production, and a deeper understanding of Alaska’s energy landscape.
Application closes April 10, 2025.
Upward Bound Summer Program Sessions
his year Upward Bound and T3 Alaska are offering three compelling summer sessions to existing and new qualifying students. Summer Programs are offered to enrolled students at no cost.
- Our primary summer session, “Your Future Role in Alaska” is an exceptional program planned at the University of Alaska and Community Technical College in Fairbanks, which promises career exploration, college life, and deep connections.
- Our second session aims to promote student academic success by providing online and in-person writing intensive and earning college credits. “Drafting Dreams: High School Summer Writing Academy” will give your inner voice the opportunity to be told.
- Those of you familiar with the Wrangell Anan Wildlife Observatory projects will be interested to know our third summer session, “Tech Meets Nature,” furthers the partnership with the USDA Forest Service and Anan Wildlife Observatory remote bear monitoring project. Learn about installing electrical conduits and cameras, along with boat and wildlife safety. Open to returning students.
The application window is closed.
2024 Two Epic Summer Programs
The T3 Alaska/Upward Bound Summer Programs wrapped up with incredible success, engaging over 50 students across two sessions. June introduced younger students to cutting-edge technology, earth monitoring, and hands-on learning experiences, while July’s advanced session focused on energy, climate, and oceanic projects. From drone-based community projects to in-depth explorations of environmental concerns, students gained valuable skills and insights that will inspire them long after the summer ends.
2023 Four Environmental Strand Program
Fifty students from Rural Alaska and North Pole joined together and tackle problems related to Renewable Energy, Ocean Science, Earth Observation, and Climate Science. The program began in Anchorage at UAA on May 30. From there, students split into their academic focus teams and head out on a field trip to Juneau, Denali, Kotzebue, or Valdez. Each trip was designed to introduce students to the sticky problems faced in each community. The last two weeks of the program was spent in Fairbanks living on the UAF campus and finishing student projects
2022 One Ocean Program
2022 One Ocean ProgramIn 2022, Upward Bound students from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and from the University of Hawaii Maui College (UH-MC) participated in a high school summer program experience like no other – the One Ocean Summer Program. One Ocean was spearheaded by Upward Bound Directors Jana Wilkinson from UH-MC and Adam Low from the UAF. The One Ocean Summer Program utilized T3 Alliance project based learning framework to address mutual energy and climatic problems impacting their communities.