Fellowships and Assistantships
Fellowships and Assistantships
Calendar for Available Fellowships
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- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
American Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications November 15, 2009
American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.
For information, please to the AAUW website
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Career Development Grants
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications December 15, 2009
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grants provide support for women in pursuing additional education.
Women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields.
For information, please go to the AAUW website
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
International Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications December 1, 2009
American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships provide support to female non-US citizens pursuing graduate or postdoc education.
Women who are pursuing full-time study or research in the United States who are not United States citizens or permanent residents.
For information please to the AAUW website
- American Association of
University Women (AAUW) Selected Professions Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 10, 2010
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Selected Professions Fellowships are for women who are full-time students in one of the selected areas.
Current areas are:
- Architecture (M.Arch., M.S. Arch)
- Computer/Information Sciences (M.S.)
- Engineering (M.E., M.S.)
- Mathematics/Statistics (M.S.)The following are restricted to underrepresented women of color:
- Business Administration (M.B.A., E.M.B.A.)
- Law (J.D.)
- Medicine (M.D., D.O.)For information, please go to the AAUW website
- Arts & Humanities Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications March 29, 2010; 8:00 a.m.
Arts and Humanities fellowships to support doctoral dissertation research in the fields of arts and humanities.
Ph.D. candidate who will complete the degree during the next academic year. Requires nomination.
Information on website - will be updated for 2010.
Application cover sheet - will be updated for 2010.
Must be nominated by the chair of the department. Nominations are requested by the Graduate School.
Contact Helene Obradovich for application.
- Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Award
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications To be Announced.
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Award -- $10,000 award for students in natural or applied sciences.
For master's students, and junior or senior undergraduate students in natural or applied sciences. Must be U.S. citizens. Must be nominated by faculty.
For information and nomination forms, please contact the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium directly.
- Bonderman Graduate Travel
Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications To be Announced
Bonderman Graduate Travel Fellowships - Fellowships are intended to provide an intensive travel experience to expand personal horizons.
Not for research projects, formal study at a foreign university, or internships abroad.
Must be University of Washington graduate student, or graduate business, law or other professional students.
Graduate student applicants must apply through the Office of Fellowships and Awards.
Applications must be either submitted online or sent by US mail and postmarked by deadline.
Application as fill-in Word document - will be updated for 2010.
Contact person: Helene Obradovich
Undergraduate students should check the undergraduate Bonderman fellowship website.
- Central Europe Summer Research Institute (CESRI)
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications February 1, 2010
The Central Europe Summer Research Institute (CESRI) will provide U.S. graduate students in the sciences and engineering with a high-quality international research experience in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland or Slovakia.
U.S. citizenship, or permanent residence in the U.S.
Current Master's or Ph.D. student at an American university in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics or Physics.
More information at the CESRI website
Application available for download at CESRI website
Frequently Asked Questions about CESRI
Contact: Vijay Renganathan, Program Manager 212-984-5442, cesri@iie.org
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 4, 2010
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship – Fellowships awarded for study and research leading to Ph.D. in science and engineering.
Must be U.S. citizen or national. For graduate students at or near the beginning of their graduate work. Must receive bachelor's degree by Fall of the award year. More information at the NDSEG web site.
Apply online at: NDSEG web site.
- David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 28, 2010
David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships (National Security Education Program)– To support outstanding students who demonstrate high levels of academic performance and motivation to internationalize their education by developing expertise in languages, cultures, and world regions.
U.S. citizenship; willing to enter a service agreement; must be in a graduate degree program to use the fellowship. More information is available at http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship
Download the application from the http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship/how_apply.html web site.
- DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 14, 2010
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship provides support in scientific or engineering disciplines, including but not limited to Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Applied Math, Astronomy, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Oceanography, Physics.
U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens, in first or second year of graduate study in physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences or exceptional senior undergraduates who can meet all the requirements.
More information at http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml
Online application at https://www.krellinst.org/doecsgf/application/ - The John C. Flanagan Graduate Student Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications November 20, 2009
The John C. Flanagan Graduate Student Fellowship - For UW graduate students at the dissertation stage.
Student must have attained doctoral candidate status when the award commences and must anticipate completion of the degree by the end of academic year.
Nominations are made by departments.
Information available at http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/flanagan/09-10flanagan.pdf. Questions should be addressed to the Office of Fellowships and Awards.
- Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation
Fellowships for Minorities
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications November 2, 2009: Predoctoral
November 9, 2009: Dissertation
Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities - For study in research-based programs in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, math, physical sciences, and biological sciences.
U.S. citizens or nationals; member of a minority group that is underrepresented in the sciences. More information is available at the National Research Council web site. Or click on the links below.
Application information can be found at the Ford Fellowship web page
- Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity
Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications November 9, 2009
Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowships - For postdoctoral study in behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, math, and life sciences.
U.S. citizens or nationals; member of a minority group that is underrepresented in the sciences. More information is available at the National Research Council web site.
Program information and application can be found at the Ford Fellowships web page
- Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 15, 2010
Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships - Fellowships for advanced training in Canadian, East-, Central-, South-, and Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, Russian and Eastern European and Western European Area Studies.
For graduate and professional students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Academic year awards are for language and area studies. Summer fellowships are solely to support intensive language study.
Information available from Mary Ann Curtis at macurtis@u.washington.edu or 206 543-6001.
Information is available at the Jackson School FLAS page
Applications available at the Jackson School of International Studies at 111 Thomson Hall, on the UW Seattle campus.
Applications may also be downloaded from the Jackson School FLAS page
- Chester A. Fritz Grants for International Exchanges
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications February 22, 2010; 8:00 a.m. (PST)
Chester A. Fritz Grants for International Exchanges – Grants to support international study or research in the humanities and social sciences.
Current UW masters or PhD students with foreign language competence in the arts and humanities or social sciences and social professions.
See the Fritz fellowship page for a list of eligible fields.
Information is available at the Fritz fellowship page. Applications are available by clicking here.
Contact person: Marilyn Gray at megray@u.washington.edu
For information about establishing an affiliation with the foreign university contact the Office of International Programs and Exchanges at ipe@u.washington.edu
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications November 16, 2009; 8:00 a.m. (PST)
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships – Grants for dissertation research abroad for non-Western European Area Studies
Geographic areas include: Africa; East, Southeast, and South Asia, Pacific Islands; Near East; East Central Europe and Eurasia; and the Western Hemisphere (excluding US and territories)
U.S. citizens or immigrant aliens; Ph.D. candidates in modern area studies, planning a career in teaching, government, international development and the professions, proficient in language of the host country.
UW students must apply through the Fellowship and Awards Office, G-1 Communication Building, UW Seattle campus. Applications are available online
For more information about the fellowship, go to the US Department of Education website
- Fulbright Study / Research Abroad Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications UW Campus deadline September 23, 2009
Fulbright Study / Research Abroad Fellowships - Grants for graduate study or research abroad and for training abroad in the creative and performing arts
U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree or equivalent before the beginning date of the grant; proficiency in the language of the host country. More information available from the Institute of International Education web site.
Enrolled University of Washington students should apply through the Fellowship and Awards Office, G-1 Communication Building, UW Seattle campus. Applications are available online the IIE website. UW students should apply through the UW by indicating that they are current students when they set up their application accounts.
For more information about applying through the UW please go to the Fulbright information page or contact Helene Obradovich.
Information about the fellowship is available at the Fulbright website
- Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications UW Campus deadline September 23, 2009
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships – Fellows are placed in schools or universities to assist in improving their students’ language abilities and knowledge of the U.S.
U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree or equivalent before the beginning date of the grant. More information available from the Institute of International Education web site.
Enrolled University of Washington students should apply through the Fellowship and Awards Office, G-1 Communication Building, UW Seattle campus. Applications are available online the IIE website. UW students should apply through the UW by indicating that they are current students when they set up their application accounts.
For more information about applying through the UW please go to the Fulbright information page or contact Helene Obradovich.
Information about the fellowship is available at the Fulbright website
- Gatzert Child Welfare Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications March 29, 2010; 8:00 a.m. (PDT)
Gatzert Child Welfare Fellowship - Fellowships to support doctoral dissertation research in the field of child development with special reference to the physically or mentally disabled.
Ph.D. candidate who will complete the degree during the next academic year. Requires nomination.
Must be nominated by the chair of the department. Nominations are requested by the Graduate School. Contact Helene Obradovich for application.
- Gerberding-Rome Studies Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications To be Announced
Gerberding-Rome Studies Fellowship - Supports graduate students to pursue studies at the University of Washington Rome Center in Rome, Italy.
Any UW graduate student who intends to enroll at one of the programs at the UW Rome Center.
Fellowship and Awards Office
G-1 Communication Building, UW Seattle campus.
Email : dzimmer@u.washington.edu - German Academic Exchange Service Fellowships
(DAAD)--musicians and fine arts
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications UW Campus deadline - October 30, 2009; 9:00 a.m. (PDT) - for performing musicians and fine arts
German Academic Exchange Service Fellowships (DAAD) - One-year scholarship for study or research at a University in Germany.
This deadline is for performing musician and fine arts applicants. (see below for other graduate students)
UW graduate students or postdocs within 4 years of PhD completion in Fine Arts, Architecture, Music, and Dance ; U.S. or Canadian citizenship, some international students (see website for details) and proficiency in German. More information is available at DAAD's web site.
UW students must apply through the Fellowship and Awards Office, G-1 Communication Building, UW Seattle campus. Email: Helene Obradovich
Applications may be downloaded from DAAD's web site.
- German Academic Exchange Service Fellowships (DAAD) --
other graduate students
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications UW Campus deadline - October 30, 2009; 9:00 a.m. (PDT)
German Academic Exchange Service Fellowships (DAAD) - One-year scholarship for study or research at a University in Germany. (see above for deadline for fine arts and performing musicians deadline.)
UW graduate students in all disciplines except medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy; U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents and some international students (see website for details), proficiency in German. More information is available at DAAD's web site.
UW students must apply through the Fellowship and Awards Office, G-1 Communication Building, UW Seattle campus. Email: Helene Obradovich
Applications may be downloaded from DAAD's web site.
- GO-MAP Graduate Diversity Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications Early March (contact GO-MAP for current year's deadline)
GO-MAP Graduate Diversity Fellowships (Bank of America, Presidential, and Stroum Dissertation Fellowships)
Awards based on merit, financial need, and diversity; available to doctoral students only.
Departments may submit student nominations to The Graduate School's Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) gomap@u.washington.edu
- Graduate Opportunities Program (GOP) through
GO-MAP
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications Mid-February (contact GO-MAP for current year's deadline)
Graduate Opportunities Program - Research assistantships for entering underrepresented students
Entering UW graduate students underrepresented in area of study.
Departments may submit 'Graduate Diversity Plan' to the Graduate School's Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) gomap@u.washington.edu
- Fanny & John Hertz Graduate Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications October 30, 2009, 11:59 p.m. (PDT)
Fanny &: John Hertz Graduate Fellowships – To support graduate education of students of outstanding potential in the applied physical,biological, and engineering sciences.
U. S. citizenship; bachelor’s degree; accepted for graduate study in the physical sciences; 3.75-4.00 GPA.
Apply directly to the Hertz Foundation.
Information is available at the Hertz Foundation webiste
- Huckabay Teaching Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications March 29, 2010; 8:00 a.m. (PDT)
Huckabay Teaching Fellowships - One-quarter partial fellowships for graduate students, in collaboration with a faculty mentor, focusing on issues of teaching and learning.
Project proposals must be submitted by a graduate student and a faculty mentor either from the UW or from a nearby community college, college, or university.
Information session: to be announced
Print applications from Huckabay website.
Contact: Marilyn Gray at megray@u.washington.edu
- Jacob J. Javits Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications October 5, 2009
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship - To assist students of superior ability to pursue graduate programs leading to the doctorate or the Master of Fine Arts in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Students who at the time of application have not yet completed their first year of graduate study or will be entering graduate school in the upcoming academic year. Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident (some accepted in the process of becoming citizen or permanent resident).
University of Washington students can obtain information and access an application at the Jacob K. Javits Fellowships website.
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Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 13, 2010
Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship for those with degrees in a physical science (for example, physics, chemistry or astronomy) or engineering or mathematics and who want to teach high school physics, physical science and/or chemistry or mathematics
Check the Frequently Asked Questions at Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship website for all the eligibility requirements.
Applicants must have earned at least a bachelor's degree in a physical science, mathematics or engineering before the fellowship begins in June. In addition, candidates must enroll in a secondary teacher credential program before the fellowship is awarded.
Information at http://www.kstf.org/teaching_fellowships_home.aspx
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Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 4, 2010
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship - for graduate students in humanities, social sciences or natural sciences (including law, medicine, engineering, architecture or other formal professional training)
Applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree, must be a U.S. citizen, and must demonstrate a need for financial assistance.
UW information is available at: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/liebmann/index.shtml and applications are available from the UW Fellowships Office: gradappt@u.washington.edu
Fellowship website at http://www.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/liebmann/index.html.
- National Physical Sciences Consortium Graduate
Fellowships in the Physical Sciences
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications November 5, 2009
National Physical Sciences Consortium Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences--up to six years of funding towards a graduate PhD.
NPSC welcomes applications from any qualified U.S. citizen who has the ability to pursue graduate work at an NPSC member institution. Special emphasis on underrepresented minorities and women.
More information on NPSC website
Online application at NPSC website
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowships
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications November 2-12, 2009 - depending on field
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowships - Fellowships for graduate study in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, and social sciences.For a listing of eligible fields, click here.
U.S. citizenship; at the time of application must not have completed post-baccalaureate study in excess of 30 quarter hours in any of the fields listed in the program description.
Information and online application information can be found at: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
- NSEP National Flagship Language Initiative (NFLI) Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 14, 2010
NSEP National Flagship Language Initiative (NFLI) Fellowship for students at the advanced level in Arabic, Central Asian Turkic languages, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, and Russian language study.
Two-year awards that provide support for all academic expenses directly associated with participation in a Flagship Language Program
U.S. citizenship, minimum of a Bachelor's degree (by the start of the program), a minimum current knowledge of a Flagship language at an Advanced Level, excellent skills in English, and strong commitment to seek long-term employment in an agency or office of the U.S. federal government involved in national security affairs.
More information at the Language Flagship site
Application information available at the Language Flagship site
- Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy (PIP)
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications January 27, 2010; 5:00 p.m. (PST)
Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy (PIP) provides an opportunity for diverse, highly motivated cohort of 4-6 University of Washington doctoral students to develop their teaching skills in the context of an integrative interdisciplinary program that spans the arts and sciences.
UW students only. Applicants should be advanced to doctoral candidacy in their academic program and have at least one year of teaching experience.
Information about PIP is available at: http://www.uwb.edu/IAS/about/pip.xhtml
Information about the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program, University of Washington, Bothell curriculum is available by clicking http://www.uwb.edu/IAS/.
Funded by The Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation.
- Social Sciences & Social
Professions Dissertation Fellowship
- University of Washington Retirement Association (UWRA) Fellowship
Deadline Award Name & Description Eligibility Requirements Where to Get Applications to be announced
The UWRA Graduate Student Fellowship will provide one 9-month fellowship to support graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns.
UW graduate students not in their last year of study (at time of application)
Information about the UWRA fellowship is available at: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/uwra/index.shtml
Contact the Graduate School Office of Fellowships and Awards at gradappt@uw.edu
March 29, 2010; 8:00 a.m. (PDT)
Social Sciences and Social Professions Dissertation Fellowship - Fellowships to support doctoral dissertation research in the fields of social sciences and social professions.
Ph.D. candidate who will complete the degree during the next academic year. Requires nomination.
Information on website
Application cover sheet
Must be nominated by the chair of the department. Nominations are requested by the Graduate School.
Contact Helene Obradovich for application.