Category: Opportunity

The Beinecke Scholarship seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The scholarship provides $34,000 for graduate study in arts, humanities and social science fields to juniors (based on graduation date) of exceptional ability, achievement, and who have financial need. Students must be nominated to compete for this scholarship, and the UW is able to nominate one student per year to compete for this national award. Students from all 3 campuses are welcome to apply for nomination.

If you are considering graduate studies in an arts, humanities or social science field, have a passion for that field, and financial need, consider applying! Each scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants.

UW application deadline: Jan. 9, 2018, 11:59pm

UW application and nomination information: https://expd.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/beinecke

UW online application: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/apply/493

Eligibility:
 To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must:

• Have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise during their undergraduate career.
• Be a college junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree during the 2017-2018 academic year. “Junior” means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2018 and August 2019.
• Plan to enter a master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Students in the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience should not apply for a Beinecke Scholarship. Also, students who plan to pursue professional school programs that emphasize skills and practical analysis over theory and research (such as law, business, education, architecture, journalism, clinical psychology, social work, etc.), are not competitive for selection at the national level.
• Be a United States citizen, or a United States national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Have a documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during their undergraduate years. Primary evidence of meeting this criterion is a student’s history of receiving need-based institutional, state or federal grants-in-aid. An institutional financial aid officer will be required to complete a Financial Data Sheet certifying that the student meets this criterion. During the selection process, the amount of financial need will be one of the factors considered with preference being given to candidates for whom the awarding of a scholarship would significantly increase the likelihood of the student’s being able to attend graduate school.

Information Sessions:
To learn more about this opportunity and the UW application and nomination process, please attend a Beinecke Scholarship Information Session:

• Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, 12:30pm, MGH 171
• Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, 2:30pm, MGH 171
• Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, 3:30pm, MGH 171
• RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/238, though drop-ins are always welcome.

Please feel free to contact Robin Chang in the UW Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards (robinc@uw.edu, 206-543-2603, MGH 171) with questions or concerns.

Prototype Funding Application Open!

Whether you are working in a technical, medical, consumer, environmental, digital, or another space—Awards are available between $500 and $3,000. Some restrictions apply. Fill out the application now and if you have questions, please contact the Buerk Center for more details. Deadlines to apply for funding are Nov. 17, Dec. 8, and Jan. 12.

Find Your People, Form a Team, Enter a Buerk Center Competition

Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge | Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge | UW Business Plan Competition

Team Formation Night: Build a Sustainable Future

Wed, Nov 29

5:30 – 8:00 pm

Gould Hall Court

RSVP

You care about the environment, justice, and resilient communities. You want to grow your handprint, not your footprint. Now is the time to find inspiration, or grow an already existing idea for change. Hear about hot topics and discover areas of opportunity – from forestry and conservation to oceanography, health, and the built environments – and meet others who may want to team up to create solutions towards a sustainable future. Bring your passion and skills to this team formation night – we’ll need everyone’s contribution!

Food & Drinks Provided. Open to all students, all disciplines.

Team Formation Night: Panel of Past Participants

Tues, Dec 5

5:30-8 pm
HUB 250
RSVP

Thinking about entering the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge or the spring Business Plan Competition? You will want to come hear these people talk about their experiences!  Some teams had companies up and running by the end of the year, but even if they didn’t, participants all said it was an amazing experience. We will have a mix of speakers who can share the highlights from their point of view. This is our final Team Formation Night of the quarter so you don’t want to miss it!

Food & Drinks Provided. Open to all students, all disciplines.

Can’t attend in person? If you’re looking for a team member to enter a competition or work on a startup project, or just want to join an existing team, create a profile now! Then check out the Showcase page to browse for a team to join or to find team members.

FISH 455 Fish and Wildlife Toxicology (3 or 5 cr) – TTh 9:30-11:20, T 1:30-4:20 (5cr course only)

NW, no prerequisites. Study the history of fish and wildlife toxicology, major classes of contaminants, current regulations, methods used to assess hazards, and contemporary contaminant-fish/wildlife issues. In the lab (5cr only), conduct research aimed at improving efficacy of pesticides and minimizing non-target effects.

Instructor: Christian Grue (cgrue@uw.edu)

If you are committed to public service leadership, issues related to Native American Nations or the Environment, we hope you’ll consider applying for the Truman or the Udall Scholarships!  The Truman awards up to $30,000 to U.S. citizen, third year students who are committed to public service leadership to be used for graduate school. The Udall awards up to $7,000 for U.S. citizen sophomores and juniors who are committed to service and issues related to Native American Nations or the Environment.

Read about eligibility & apply online!

Apply for the Truman Nomination | Deadline: 11/27

Apply for Udall Nomination | Deadline: 11/28

Click here to see the informational flyer!

Click here to see the informational flyer!