Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship:

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. The awards will be distributed on the basis of merit. The University of Washington is eligible to nominate up to four outstanding candidates who are of sophomore or junior standing during the 2012-2013 academic year.

To be considered for campus nomination, a student must:

1. Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of high education during the 2012-2013 academic year. Sophomores are eligible to receive up to two years of funding.

2. Have a college grade-point average or at least a “B” (or the equivalent) and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.

3. Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or a United States national. Nominations from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee’s intent to obtain U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card.

4. To be competitive at the UW, students must have a minimum of three quarters of research experience and a minimum grade-point average of 3.5.

Applications for this years’ campus nominations are available online via the Goldwater Website. Students must submit the completed application, including essay and list of three to five faculty who are familiar with your work and you prospects and would be willing to write a letter of recommendation if you are selected. A faculty committee reviews application materials and four finalist are nominated for the national competition.

2011-2012 Campus Nomination Procedures:

Each applicant will need to submit the following:

Using the Barry Goldwater Online Application, www.act.org/goldwater/apply/index.html

· Complete the Goldwater Application. NOTE: Do not complete the recommenders section in that it will prompt each name listed to write a letter. We do not need that information for the campus nomination application. Also do not submit the application – that will not be needed for the campus nomination process.

Using the Catalyst “Collect It’ tool, please upload the following materials (Research Essay, Unofficial Transcript, List of Recomenders) labeling each using your first name, last name, item name — https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/scholarq/17822

Campus Deadline: Tuesday, November 8, 2010, 11:45 p.m.

More information can be found at the Barry M. Goldwater website: http://www.act.org/goldwater/ or at on the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards webpage: https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/goldwater . If you have any questions about the Goldwater Scholarship, please direct questions to: Mona Pitre-Collins, mpitre@uw.edu

Mona

Mona Pitre-Collins | Director, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning | 171 Mary Gates Hall | Box 352803
University of Washington | Seattle | WA 98195 | 206-221-6059 | Fax 206-616-4389
http://exp.washington.edu/scholarships

The start of fall quarter always brings with it a flood of scholarship opportunities for students. The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards helps UW undergraduates (all campuses) develop the skills and personal insights necessary to pursue scholarships appropriate to their goals, provides information about searching for scholarships, and information about specific national scholarships.

We have a large number of scholarship information sessions and workshops coming up in October, including but not limited to:

Information sessions on the Truman, Udall, Goldwater, Carnegie Jr. Fellows, Merage American Dream, Critical Language and Boren Scholarships
Workshops on searching for undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships (for undergrads), CV Writing and Personal Statement Writing

Please share and/or post the attached handout with undergraduate students. Additional details and information about all the scholarships and workshops listed are available on our website at http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/.

Undergraduate students are also welcome to connect with us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Office-of-Merit-Scholarships-Fellowships-Awards/17924742843)and/or join our e-mail list (https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/scholarships).

Thank you,

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Robin Chang
Assistant Director
Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity
University of Washington
171 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803
Seattle, WA 98195-2803
206-543-2603 FAX: 206-616-4389
http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/

Applications for the $10,000 scholarships will be accepted from September 15th, 2011 – November 15th, 2011. These awards aid college students facing significant financial burdens due to the loss of a parent (or guardian) to breast cancer or their own breast cancer diagnosis at age 25 or younger.

The scholarship awards $10,000 per year (for up to four years) to a student to attend a state university in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. Komen scholarship recipients are selected based on scholastic achievement, community service, financial need and demonstrated leadership potential. Scholarship recipients serve as Komen Collegiate Ambassadors and must volunteer their time to breast cancer awareness activities for at least 20 hours per semester.

For more information and to apply for this scholarship, please visit www.komen.org/scholarship.

Hey students!

Check out the scholarship opportunity below.

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I write to make you aware of a tremendous scholarship-for-service opportunity for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students and to request that you encourage your best students to apply to the SMART Scholarship Program. This is a highly-selective, prestigious, national program that fully supports their education, including full tuition, a very generous stipend, book allowance, and Summer internship, while they are in school, and then provides guaranteed employment with the Defense Department upon graduation.

The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship-for-service Program fully funds undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of technical areas, including all fields of engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mathematics.

A SMART brochure and a poster are attached and the application web page is at www.asee.org/SMART. The application deadline is December 1, 2011 for the 2012 school year. SMART provides:

· Full Tuition – to any accredited U.S. University
· A very generous stipend while in school
– $25,000 for undergraduates
– $33,000 for masters candidates
– $36,300 to $41,800 for doctoral candidates
· Book allowance – $1,000
· Health Insurance
· Paid Summer internships
· All required student fees
· Travel for internships

Summer internships at Labs are required. In return for fully funding their education, students are required work as a civilian employee at a Service (Army, Navy, Air Force) or DoD Agency (NSA, DIA, DARPA, etc.) laboratory, or other research and development activity for a period equal to the time the program paid for their school. Students must be U.S. Citizens, able to obtain a DoD Security Clearance, and be willing to work as a civilian in the DoD upon graduation.

There will be approximately 300 new awards this year. A list of SMART awards from previous years is listed by University at: http://smart.asee.org/schools/scholar_directory

While UW is one of the top schools in terms of the number of SMART recipients, I think we can greatly increase the number of your students supported in this program. I would appreciate your help in disseminating this information to your students, faculty, undergraduate advisors, and graduate coordinators, and by encouraging your best students to apply for this tremendous opportunity.

Please direct your interested students to: www.asee.org/SMART. There are links to the application portal and other program related information. Additional applicant and SMART related questions for students can be answered via:

Email: smart@asee.org
Phone: (202) 331-3544

Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have questions at the university/ college/department level, please feel free to contact me.

Respectfully,

Knox
Senior Administrator for the DoD SMART Program

______________________________________

Knox T. Millsaps, Sc.D.
Professor and Chairman
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
700 Dyer Road, Room 338
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943-5100 USA
web: www.nps.edu/mae
Phone: (831) 656-2586, 656-3382
Fax: (831) 656-2238
email: millsaps@nps.edu

Hey CSE students! Do you like free money??

The application for CSE and COE scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year will open on August 1st and will close on September 1st. Please note that these dates are much earlier than previous years. The majority of the CSE scholarships are offered during this period with academic merit, financial need, or a combination of both as criteria for recipients.  New majors for autumn 2011 are also encouraged to apply, as many of the awards are targeted for new transfer students or freshmen. You do not want to miss out!

You can find the application here: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/scholarships.html

Or linked directly from the CSE Departmental Awards page.

——— Forwarded message ———-
From: Robin Chang <robinc@uw.edu>
Date: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Subject: new Fulbright Canada STEM Awards funding PhD programs in Canada
To: Robin Chang <robinc@u.washington.edu>
Cc: Mona <mpitre@uw.edu>, helene@uw.edu, megray@uw.edu

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Robin Chang
Assistant Director
Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity
University of Washington
171 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803
Seattle, WA 98195-2803
206-543-2603   FAX:  206-616-4389
http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/

We have a LOT of amazing students, please consider applying to these prestigious national scholarships!!

From: Mona Pitre-Collins <mpitre@u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Subject: Churchill, Gates Cambridge, Marshall, Mitchell,Rhodes:
Scholarships for Graduate Study in England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales
To: Mona Pitre-Collins <mpitre@uw.edu>

Good Afternoon,

Campus deadline for the Churchill, Marshall, Mitchell, and Rhodes is
coming up Tuesday, April 12, 2011.  Although time is tight, there is
still time for students to apply and be considered for these
prestigious national scholarships. Although the national deadline is
in October 2011, we nominate students early to give them time to
develop competitive applications. The Churchill, Gates Cambridge,
Marshall, Mitchell and Rhodes Scholarships all provide funding for
students interested in attending graduate school in the UK.

Applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered:

1.    Have obtained a baccalaureate degree by August of 2012

2.    Are a U.S. Citizen at time of application.  (International
students may apply to the Rhodes and Gates Cambridge via their home
country).

3.    Have a 3.7 GPA with strong leadership, service and/or research
involvement.

4.    Age requirement as of October 1: Mitchell (29 or younger),
Rhodes (23 or younger).

Please encourage your eligible students to apply for these graduate
school opportunities.

Winston Churchill Scholarship:
https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/mitchell

The Churchill supports one year of study in mathematics, science and
engineering at Churchill College at Cambridge University.

Gates Cambridge:
https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/gatesc

The Gates Cambridge supports two to three years of study in any
discipline at Cambridge University.  Students must apply directly and
be accepted to the University before consideration.

Marshall Scholarship:
https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/marshall

The Marshall provides two years of support to fund study at an
institution of higher education in England, Scotland, Whales or
Northern Ireland.

Mitchell Scholarship:
https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/mitchell

The Mitchell provides funding for one year of study at any institution
of higher education in Ireland.

Rhodes American and Canadian Scholarship:
https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/rhodesa

https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/rhodesc

The Rhodes Scholarship supports funding for two to three years of
study at Oxford University in England.

Campus Application Deadline:  Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Upcoming Information Sessions:  120 Mary Gates Hall

Wednesday, March 30, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Monday, April 4, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

For more information regarding any of the listed scholarships, please
see the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards website:

http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/uk

If you have any questions regarding these scholarships, please feel
free to contact me at the following address.

Mona

Mona Pitre-Collins | Director, Office of Merit Scholarships,
Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning | 120 Mary Gates Hall | Box 352803
University of Washington | Seattle | WA 98195 | 206-221-6059 | Fax 206-616-4389
http://exp.washington.edu/scholarships

Hi all,

The scholarship application for our awards from the College of Engineering is now online: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/scholarships.html. CSE has two awards to grant this cycle, and the deadline to apply is April 1. Both CS and CE students are eligible for these awards for the 2011-2012 academic year.

One of the scholarships is merit-based and the other is based on financial need (requires FAFSA). If you wish to be considered for both, and you have financial need, you’ll want to make sure you have a FAFSA on file.

– Megan

As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, we are pleased to provide scholarships to students studying computer science.  Google’s scholarship programs award students from diverse backgrounds who are studying computer science to encourage them to excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders in the field. If selected, recipients will each receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year and be invited to attend the all-expense paid Annual Google Scholars’ Retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA.  Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of applicants’ academic background and demonstrated passion for computer science.

Please see below for a list of open scholarships and upcoming deadlines for students studying computer science or related fields:

Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship – Deadline to apply is February 1, 2011

Scholarship for female students entering their senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program in the US and Canada

Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for First Years – Deadline to apply is February 1, 2011

Scholarship for female high school students entering their first year of undergraduate study

Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities – Deadline to apply is February 6, 2011

Scholarship for students with disabilities

Google American Indian Science and Engineering Society Scholarship – Deadline to apply is February 15, 2011

Scholarship for American Indian and Alaskan Native students

Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship – Deadline to apply is March 1, 2011

Scholarship for Hispanic students

For complete details on all of our scholarships, please visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships.

Just a quick reminder for your interested students of the impending campus deadlines for these three great national scholarship opportunities. It’s not too late to apply!

Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award – Campus Deadline: Jan. 10, 2011 – for graduating seniors and recent alums planning to start graduate school in fall 2011 in Art, Performing Arts, Creative Writing, Dance, Design, Drama/Theatre Arts, Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Music, Radio/TV/Film fields. Provides up to $50,000/year for up to 3 years of graduate study in the US or abroad.

Beinecke Scholarship – Campus Deadline: Jan. 11, 2011 – for juniors (based on graduation date) with financial need planning to graduate between Dec. 2011 and Aug. 2012 and planning to attend graduate school in Arts, Humanities or Social Science fields. Provides $34,000 for graduate study in the US or abroad.

Boren Scholarship – Campus Deadline: Jan. 11, 2011 – provides up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study languages abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, 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. This application cycle is for students planning to study abroad during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Of course, these are just a few of the scholarships with deadlines this month. Undergraduate students (and advisers) are encouraged to use the search tools and listings on our website to find more: https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/.

Thanks again!
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Robin Chang
Assistant Director
Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning
University of Washington
120 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803
Seattle, WA 98195-2803
206-543-2603   FAX:  206-616-4389
http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/