ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ˈʌmfk sˈaɪnd ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wɪððə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bˈaɪəθlɑːn ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ɐlˈaʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈʌsbə tə nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪt ˌʌp tə fˈaɪv bˈaɪəθliːts fɚɹə ˈʌmfk skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp pɹˈoʊɡɹæm wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊz ðˌɛm tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi æt ðə mˈeɪn ɪnstˈeɪt tuːˈɪʃən ɹˈeɪt ænd ɡˈɪvz ðˌɛm ˈæksɛs tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz tɹˈeɪnɪŋ fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz.
In 2002, UMFK signed an agreement with the United States Biathlon Association allowing the USBA to nominate up to five biathletes for a UMFK scholarship program which allows them to attend the university at the Maine in-state tuition rate and gives them access to the university's training facilities.