The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship awards up to $50,000 per year for up to 6 years to college seniors or recent graduates with excellent academic records and financial need to attend graduate or professional programs beginning fall 2009. Each UW campus can nominate up to 2 students to compete in the national competition for this award. The campus application process and additional information about the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship are available at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards website.

To be eligible, students must have:

• Senior standing or have graduated from UW within the past five years.
• A cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.50 or better.
• Demonstrated unmet financial need.
• A bachelor’s degree by the start of the fall 2009.
• Not previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship.
• Plans to begin their first graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2009.

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Trista Taylor from Google send this info:

Games4Girls Competition: ChicTech, an outreach program of the University of Illinois’ Department of Computer Science, extends an open invitation for college women to participate in the fifth annual Games 4 Girls Programming Competition (G4G). Students can get real-world, collaborative experience by creating new software for girl gamers. Teams from various Universities will compete using the Gamemaker platform. In April, High School girls will judge the games and determine the winners. Create your team today! (more…)

The Sterling and Gene Munro Public Service Fellowship encourages a life-long commitment to public service by providing students with support (between $2000 and $4000) for a proposed public service initiative.  In addition, Munro Fellows participate in a community-based leadership seminar in winter and spring quarters.

Details are available on the Carlson Center website.

The extended application deadline for 2009 Munro Fellowships is November 17, 2008.

2009 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship – Deadline to Apply is February 6, 2009

Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling the barriers that keep women and minorities from entering the computing and technology fields.

In honor of Anita’s vision, Google is proud to announce the 2009 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, awarding a group of female students each a $10,000 scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. All
finalists and scholarship recipients will also be invited to attend a 3-day Scholars’ Retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA in June 2009.
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Job Newsgroup

Here’s one example you may be missing by not checking…

11/05/08 : Student Position, CSE Student Lab Assistant

The University of Washington Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering has a great opportunity for current UW students with a strong interest in computing and previous PC tech experience.  Candidates should be outgoing, motivated and ready to work in a fun, dynamic technical environment.  Primary responsibilities are to answer CSE helpdesk questions and provide technical support to CSE dept. Faculty, Staff and Students.  Daily tasks also involve building/deploying Windows PC’s, printer maintenance, managing loaner equipment, troubleshooting minor software, hardware, networking problems, and other special projects.

Interested applicants should be looking for 10 to 19.5 shift hours/week, with the option of additional hours during quarter breaks and summer.  Hours desired are flexible daytime hours (we schedule around your classes), and the possibility of weekend shifts.

Starting pay is $11/hour.

If interested, please send a resume to timss@cs.washington.edu.

Freshman Scholarship 101 – Getting Started in the Search for Scholarships

Specifically designed for freshmen or first-quarter sophomores, this introductory workshop provides students with information to begin the scholarship search and to develop a competitive edge for merit-based scholarships.

All sessions are held in 120 Mary Gates Hall.

November 5, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm
November 20, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm
December 4, 2008 from 2:30pm to 3:20pm

Scholarship 201 Workshop, Continuing Students — The Search for Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships

This workshop provides assistance to continuing students looking to fund undergraduate academic years and graduate school. This will include information on discipline-specific scholarships, campus funding opportunities, scholarship search sites, and tips to develop competitive applications.

All sessions are held in 120 Mary Gates Hall.
November 13, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm
December 3, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm
January 13, 2009 from 1:30pm to 2:20pm
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Thursday, November 6th, 3:30-4:30pm in Mary Gates Hall room 120

Many CSE undergrads participate in research. The Undergraduate Research Program Information Sessions provide information about how to get started on your search for a research project, plus other resources available for the undergraduate researcher. Click to register.

Please visit the CSE undergrad research pages for info on how research credit applies to CSE graduation requirements, how to approach CSE faculty about research, and CSE research projects.

Curious where you might go (and how much you’ll make) when you graduate? Check out this job offer data for students who graduated last year. (more…)

Meet employers! On-Campus company information sessions and events hosted by the UW Career Center.

Attend an on-campus company information session to learn more about the company culture and available employment or internship opportunities. Open to all. Most of these employers will be accepting resumes for on-campus interviews, via HuskyJobs!

For event details and RSVP (not required but recommended), visit your HuskyJobs account or the UW Career Center calendar.

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We are extending the deadline for the Merage Fellowship for the American Dream to Friday, November 14, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Campus application materials and additional information can be found at the following URL.  Follow the link to ‘Procedures,’  https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/merage Students applying for the Merage Fellowship Program must be promising immigrant students in their graduating year of college. They can be new U.S. citizens or hold a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card). Students who are not yet citizens must indicate their intention to become United States citizens. The Merage Institute Fellows Program is dedicated to promoting expanded opportunities for immigrants to achieve their American Dream.   University nominees must be seniors graduating by June 2009. (more…)