University Scholarship Program for the 2011-2012 School Year
http://www.microsoft.com/university/scholarships

Program Overview
Microsoft College scholarships are designed to encourage students to pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. Students will be awarded scholarships in recognition of their passion for software, academic excellence, and ability to make a difference in the software industry.
Microsoft is excited to be offering scholarships for the 2011–2012 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2011.

At Microsoft, we want to encourage students from groups currently under-represented in the field of computer science to pursue technical degrees. While all candidates who meet the criteria for eligibility described below may apply, a large majority of our scholarships will be awarded to female students, under-represented minority students or students with disabilities. Minority applicants must be a member of one of the following groups under-represented in the software field: African American, Hispanic or Native American. Microsoft will review all applications and select final candidates on the basis of eligibility, quality of application, displayed interest in the software industry, commitment to leadership and financial need. We will target announcing scholarship recipients by March 18, 2011.

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**Please note this is for UW study abroad programs. We’ll have an info session on the CSE study abroad programs (ETH, KTH, and Saarland) this January.**

Explore study abroad options from Cape Town to Cairo from Copenhagen to Canberra at the Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall Commons.  More than 100 exhibitors and program alums will be present to speak with you about options for taking your UW education across borders.  Staff from International Programs and Exchanges will also be available to answer any questions you may have about scholarships, travel resources, and finding the program that is the right match for you.

We are excited to welcome visitors from our exchange partner universities in Asia, Europe and Africa and hope that you will visit the fair to learn more about these unique and affordable study abroad opportunities.  More than 20 UW academic departments will also be present to showcase their UW faculty-led programs.

Concurrent workshops will be held in Mary Gates Hall 258:

11 a.m.  Study Abroad 101
Noon     Study, Work and Scholarship Opportunities in Japan
1 p.m.    Funding your Study Abroad

We look forward to seeing you on the 27th!  Shannon

Shannon Koller
Regional Team Lead for Africa/Middle East/Americas
Study Abroad Advisor
International Programs and Exchanges – University of Washington
459 Schmitz, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
206.221.3794
www.ipe.washington.edu
Advising: M 2-4, W 12-2, F 10-12

The 2011 Pride Foundation/GSBA Scholarship Application will be available on October 15 at www.PrideFoundationScholar.org

This year, $500,000 is available in scholarships to support education and leadership development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer students of any age; students who have an LGBT parent; and students who are straight allies and are committed to civil rights for the LGBTQ community. Since 1990, more than $3 million in scholarships have been awarded. Pride Foundation and the GSBA Scholarship Fund would like to encourage you to share this excellent opportunity for students of any age or sexual orientation from Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Washington who are pursuing any post-secondary education (including community college, public or private colleges & universities, trade apprenticeships, or certificate programs)! There are fifty different types of scholarships with awards up to $10,000 – but only one web-based application to complete!

Applications can be completed online at www.PrideFoundationScholar.org and are due by 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, January 31, 2011.

It is incredibly important you share this scholarship announcement with all students! LGBTQ students often do not have access to traditional means of support from families making it more compelling for organizations and schools to work together to reach these students. Our scholarships have the power to make a huge financial and emotional impact on their lives! Please post the enclosed posters prominently and announce these scholarships in your bulletin, newsletter, or student newspaper. Some LGBT students may not be “out” to others and straight ally students are often unaware that our scholarships are available to them as well. We rely on them seeing our scholarship posters or hearing the announcement to know that our scholarships exist.

To further assist students applying for these scholarships, we will hold Scholarship Application Workshops throughout the Pacific Northwest this fall – for specific times and locations or to request a workshop, please email scholarships@pridefoundation.org or call 800-735-7287 x110.
If you would like to learn more about this history and mission of our organizations, please visit www.pridefoundation.org or www.thegsba.org. We look forward to receiving applications from your students and thank you for your help spreading the word and supporting tomorrow’s leaders today!

With Pride,

_____________________________
Anthony Papini
Director of Scholarship Programs
Pride Foundation
Giving Together. Building Community.

The Ugrad Advisors are hosting a small information session for high school students on Monday, 10/18 from 3:30 to 4:30.

We are looking for a CSE student who would be available to attend the session, briefly speak about their experiences in the department and to answer questions from the students/parents. We are expecting a group of about 20 people. The session will take place in CSE 305.

If you are interested or have questions please email ugrad-advisor@cs.washington.edu.

Hello first and second year grads and senior undergrads that are
interested in grad school,

I just wanted to send out a reminder that the NSF info session will be
held tomorrow (10/13) from 3:30pm-5pm in CSE 403.
The session will officially start at 4pm, but if you have a class
conflict you can stop by (and talk with past winners) starting at
3:30. Previous winners will be there, as well as Ed Lazowska and
Lindsay Michimoto.

If you cannot make any part of this time and would still like
NSF-related information, send me an email, and I’ll send you relevant
information that we discussed.

See you there,
Emily Fortuna

FREE Practice GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, and PCAT

Saturday, October 23rd

Seattle Kaplan Center

Take a FREE Practice GMAT online at www.kaptest.com/practice

On Saturday, October 23rd, Kaplan is holding a FREE opportunity for students to take a practice GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, or PCAT.  The event will be held at the Seattle Kaplan Center (4216 University Way NE). It is open to anyone who would like to take a practice test, even if you are not a current student.
Each test will last up to 3 hours and will be proctored like an actual exam. After the test, one of our amazing instructors will give a short workshop on test-taking strategies and answer questions.
This is a great opportunity for students to see how they might score on the real thing, and also to get an idea of the kinds of questions that will be on the real test. The tests will be scored and returned to the students that same day with computerized feedback about their individual performance on the test.

**To sign up for the event, you just need to log onto the University of Washington Practice Test website at http://www.myfreepracticetest.com**

Before the event, we will send you an e-mail confirming your registration and providing you with instructions for checking in on Saturday.
Again, this is a completely FREE event and a great opportunity for anyone interested in going to grad, law, med, dental, optometry, or pharmacy school in the next few years!  Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

For those of you applying to business school and taking the GMAT, remember that Free Live Online practice GMAT tests are offered several times a week at www.kaptest.com/practice .

See you at the Practice Test on October 23^rd!

Hi all!!! I apologize again for the necessary but possibly irritating amount of inbox filling bits, but i assure you things will taper down come Winter quarter!

This needs to get out there quick! If you plan on attending the Google Tech Talk Thursday PLEASE RSVP ASAP!!!!  By clicking

<https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHM4elBKTGhUdUg4Tll4b2xJdTBhX2c6MA#gid=0>

This helps assure adequate amounts of precious food for this popular talk! Below is the attached details for the talk!

Chris Raastad

You-know-who

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Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. It’s an enormous goal to accomplish and we need great people to help us achieve it!

Come learn about Google and meet some of our Googlers at this event. Swag and food will be provided!

Who: UW Computer Science students
What: Google Tech Talk & Info Session
When: Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 6-8 PM
Where: EE 125
How: Sign up for this event by RSVP’ing here<https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHM4elBKTGhUdUg4Tll4b2xJdTBhX2c6MA#gid=0>. RSVPing helps us know how many people to order food for, but everyone is welcome!

Please check out our job opportunities at www.google.com/students/eng<http://www.google.com/students/eng> and complete this form<https://spreadsheets5.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFUtUWY3SGtjSXF4cTFHUmY0ckpPYnc6MA> to receive announcements about future job opportunities, scholarships, and programs.

Hey CSE,

This is a HUGE Week!  Plan ahead, there is LOTS going on in the department! Don’t forget to study.  Prepare for the biggest companies and a high energy speaker!  Here’s the summary!

Tuesday October 12th, Resume Review Workshop,  3:00-5:30pm, CSE Atrium

Dave Rispoli sent a blurb about this earlier! Come any time!  The affiliates fair is right around the corner, so now is the best time to get yourself looking fabulous on paper!!!

Wednesday October 13th, Microsoft Tech Talk, 6:30pm-8:30pm, EE 125

THE Microsoft, just across the bridge in Redmond.  There will surely be free food, swag, interesting discussion about the direction of the software giant, and of course info for internships and employment!

Thursday October 14th, Steve Ballmer Microsoft CEO, 3:30pm-4:30pm, CSE Atrium

“A Conversation with Steve Ballmer.” Come watch one of the most high energy speakers come to our very own “Caregie Hall of Academic Lectures.”  Take a seat or stand on the 6th floor balcony and enjoy the show!

Thursday October 14th, Google Tech Talk, 6:00pm-8:30pm, EE 125

Yes, our search giant of 10^100.  Want to some day work at the 10^10^100? (This is the Googleplex of course)  This is the first step to finding all about what it takes become a Googler!  Like all great Tech Talks there will (of course) be Food, Fun, and Swag!

Friday October 15th, Smoothie Day?!  Time: TBA Early Afternoon  Location: TBA

Just when you think this week couldn’t get any more exciting, we just had to continue on with CSE tradition.  There will be smoothies, they will be cheap.  Relax, don’t stress, its a cool calming event to welcome the weekend.   More information is on the way, stay tuned!

Chris Raastad

ACM SPAM-A-LOT

The UW Scholarship Office is offering several info sessions this quarter for local and national scholarships and programs. Please see UW Scholarship Sessions for the details on upcoming sessions and application deadlines.

In this issue:

· October scholarship information sessions

· October scholarship deadlines

· Other scholarship news

OCTOBER SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION SESSIONS

All information sessions will provide students with essential information needed to determine interest, eligibility and suitability for these competitive scholarship programs. Sessions will also contain information about the campus application processes for those scholarships requiring nomination.

Boren Scholarship & Fellowship Information Session:

• Oct. 5, 3:30pm, MGH 206

Campus deadline for undergraduates: Jan. 11, 2011

National deadline for graduates: Feb. 1, 2011

Susan Sharp, from the Institute of International Education, will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships. This is a rare opportunity to learn about these study abroad scholarships directly from a national program representative!

Please RSVP to attend at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/scholarq/111423.

Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are excluded.

The Boren Scholarship provides undergraduate students up to $20,000 for an academic year abroad. Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. The Boren Fellowship allows graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies.  Boren Fellows can be awarded up to $30,000.

Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study, federal service commitment and application procedures can be found at www.borenawards.org.

Additional information sessions for undergraduates will be held throughout fall quarter.

Merage American Dream Fellowship Information Sessions:

· Oct. 1, 12:00pm, MGH 120

· Oct. 6, 1:30pm, MGH 120

Campus deadline: Oct. 12, 2010

The Merage American Dream Fellowship is dedicated to promoting expanded opportunities for immigrants to achieve their American Dream. Each year, the Foundation will choose a number of promising immigrant students in their graduating year of college to participate in the Merage Foundation Fellows Program. The selected Fellows will be immigrant students who reflect both a strong desire and a real capacity to achieve leadership roles in business, science, education, public service, culture, and the arts. Each Merage Foundation Fellow will receive a $10,000 stipend per year for two years. Fellows may spend the funds on the following kinds of activities: graduate education; strategic travel related to professional development; participation in specific skill building training programs; use of consultants to develop and carry out business or professional plans; personal or family support associated with internships, etc.

Carnegie Endowment Jr. Fellowship Information Sessions:

· Oct. 6, 2010, 4:30pm, Thomson 317

· Oct. 7, 2010, 3:30pm, MGH 258

Campus deadline: Oct. 26, 2010

Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment’s senior associates. Those who have begun graduate studies are not eligible for consideration. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year. Junior fellows are currently paid a gross salary of $2,916.66 per month ($35,000 per year). A full benefits package is also provided.

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Information Sessions:

· Oct. 7, 2:30pm, MGH 120

· Oct. 13, 3:00pm, MGH 120

Campus deadline: Nov. 2, 2010

The Goldwater Foundation awards undergraduate scholarships to outstanding students with demonstrated potential for and commitment to careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.  The one or two year scholarship covers the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

Morris K. Udall Scholarship Information Session:

· Oct. 6, 12:30pm, MGH 120

· Oct. 12, 4:00pm, MGH 120

Campus deadline: Nov. 2, 2010

The Udall Scholarship awards undergraduate scholarships of up to $5000.  Selected students must have strong commitment to improving or preserving the environment; or a strong commitment to health care or tribal public policy and potential for significant future contribution in his or her chosen field.  The Foundation will award approximately 75 scholarships plus 50 honorable mentions.

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Information Sessions:

· Oct. 6, 12:30pm, MGH 120

· Oct. 14, 3:30pm, MGH 120

Campus deadline: Nov. 2, 2010

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship looks to support students currently actively engaged in leadership activities on campuses and/or in their communities. The Truman Scholarship awards students who are juniors or seniors with one year of undergraduate work left to complete beginning fall 2010.  The scholarship is awarded to students who wish to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service.

Critical Language Scholarship for Intensive Summer Institutes (CLS) Information Sessions:

· Oct. 13, 4:30pm, MGH 120

· Oct. 21, 3:30pm, MGH 120

National deadline: Nov. 15, 2010

CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students. Students in all disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply. Languages supported: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, Urdu.

SELECTED OCTOBER SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES

(See our website for additional upcoming deadlines.)

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship: National deadline Oct. 5, 2010 for study abroad programs beginning between December 15, 2010 and April 15, 2011

· Merage American Dream Fellowship: Campus deadline Oct. 12, 2010

· Gates-Cambridge Scholarship: National deadline Oct. 15, 2010

· Mary Gates Endowment Leadership Scholarship: Campus deadline Oct. 18, 2010

• Mary Gates Endowment Research Scholarship: Campus deadline Oct. 22, 2010

· Carnegie Endowment Jr. Fellowship: Campus deadline: Oct. 26, 2010

OTHER SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

EXP Open House

Please join us for the Center for Experiential Learning Open House! Thursday, Sept. 30, noon-4pm in 120 MGH. Free popcorn and workshops on:

• Scholarship 101: 12:30-1:20 – Funding your academic, leadership, service & study abroad experiences
• Community Engagement 101: 1:30-2:20 – Volunteering in schools & non-profit organizations
• Research 101: 2:30-3:20 – How to plan, design, and fund your UW research experience

Study Abroad Fair

Come see us at the UW Study Abroad Fair, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 10am-2pm in the MGH Commons! A workshop on Funding Your Study Abroad will be held from 1-2pm in MGH 206.

Jumpstart Scholarship & Work Study Opportunities

Jumpstart Seattle at UW is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 Academic Year!!!

Jumpstart is an early literacy program that connects UW college students as tutors & mentors with 3-5 year old, low-income preschool children.  Read stories, sing songs and play games that support young children’s school readiness skills.  Undergraduates work 8-12 hours a week on a
team of UW students in local Seattle preschools.

Benefits Include: Earn *$10/ hour* for work-study students, earn a *$1,132 scholarship* for serving 300 hours, earn *academic credit*, gain valuable skills and experience, meet other UW students, and *make a difference in the life of a child*!

For more information and to APPLY, visit our website at http://depts.washington.edu/jstart
Questions?  Email jstart@u.washington.edu or call us at 206-543-5476.

A reminder that all CSE undergrads (only) are strongly encouraged to attend our Resume Workshop next Tuesday, October 12 from 3:00-6:00 pm in the Allen Center Atrium.

This year’s outstanding panel of reviewers includes representatives from Amazon, Facebook, Google, Isilon, Microsoft, and whitepages.  In many cases the reviewers will be the very HR folks and engineers who will be making the hiring decisions  for internships and full-time positions–so it’s a chance go beyond the resume guides and get solid info directly from the source!

No rsvp is needed.  Students can arrive anytime between 3:00 and 5:30.  Bring along 4 or 5 resume copies if at all possible.  A rough draft will also work.  At minimum, bring a bulleted list of accomplishments to share with the individual reviewers so they can  guide you toward a first draft.

Please contact Dave Rispoli at rispoli@cs.washington.edu  for any additional details.