The Graduate School believes that fostering diversity and inclusion in education is a paramount responsibility as we prepare our students to be effective leaders in local and global societies. Our support and programming is designed to help our students of color thrive while at the university and beyond. Read more about our Equity & Justice initiatives Ralina Joseph, associate dean Location and contact Loew Hall (map →) humienik@uw.edu 206.221.7342
The Graduate School provides advocacy, management, and an administrative home for integrative interdisciplinary programs. Additional support We partner with faculty across multiple colleges, schools, campuses, and partner institutions to support educational activities that cut across administrative boundaries and where the diversity of faculty interests and expertise cannot easily be represented by a single chair, dean, or chancellor. Location and contact 315 Loew Hall, Box 352191 (map →)graddean@uw.edu206.685.6664
The nurse at your doctor’s office. The social worker who helped find your mother long-term care. The architect who designed your home. Your child’s ninth-grade teacher. From engineers creating a new generation of robots to scientists helping land rovers on Mars to the people who create life-saving treatments, graduate education impacts each of our lives, every day. A graduate education gives people the tools and connections they need to make a difference in our communities, from the neighborhoods of Seattle to…
What is the OG Program? The Office of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (GSEE) is committed to enhancing the promotion and success of graduate students from diverse perspectives and experiences at the UW. While GSEE is based on the Seattle campus, Bothell and Tacoma graduate students are welcome to participate in GSEE programming. The Outreaching Grads (OG) Program is a comprehensive and collaborative outreach and recruitment program housed in GSEE of the Graduate School. OGs help to support GSEE, academic…
The GSEE Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB) is an interdisciplinary group of graduate students who meet quarterly to discuss and plan programmatic offerings designed to build community and support graduate education through diversity. Meet our 2024-2025 GSAB Members Rachael Tamngin GSAB Co-LeadDoctoral Student | Anthropology Carol LuDoctoral Student | Psychology Hiwot Weldemariam Master’s Student | Epidemiology Sebastián Gallegos Doctoral Student | Pharmaceutics Mahnoor Hyat Doctoral Student | Psychology Yasmine GomezDoctoral Student | Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Mikyla SakuraiGSAB Co-LeadMaster’s Student | School of Social Work & School…
Overview: 2025–2026 GSEE Graduate Tuition and Graduate Supplemental Awards. Please note: There are several changes to the nomination process this year, so please read the eligibility criteria carefully GSEE has a limited number of graduate tuition and graduate supplemental awards for prospective and current master’s and doctoral students. For a prospective or current graduate student to be considered for these need-based, merit awards, nominations must be made by the student’s college/department/program. While there is no individual student application, students may…
Nominations are open for GSEE’s 2025–26 Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship and Top-Off Funding. These GSEE awards are intended to increase the number of University of Washington doctoral degrees granted to doctoral students who demonstrate a sustained commitment to underrepresented communities as demonstrated by their work, research, scholarship, and/or service. Two categories of awards are available: Doctoral Recruitment Fellowships and Top-Off Funding. Deadline: Monday, March 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PT. No exceptions will be made. Student Eligibility The following are ineligible: Award Descriptions …
The GSEE Graduate Excellence Award (GEA) is a three-quarter merit-based research assistantship that will be awarded to individual departments based on departmental diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) efforts (see details below). This award aims to assist departments in recruiting, developing and supporting a diverse community of graduate scholars across graduate programs at the University of Washington with emphasis on promoting rich, culturally responsive educational opportunities. This award is not open for student applications. If you are a student and have questions about…
Award Information The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to support the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. The fellowship is awarded to prospective and current graduate students who have demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in science and engineering research. This three-year fellowship, which can be used over the course of five years, includes: Application deadlines: late October (specific date varies depending on discipline) Eligibility Applicants must: *NSF-supported fields of…
Welcome to the Lectures Library, where a selection of our past programming is available for revisiting, either in video or audio format. New lectures will be added monthly, so check back often! Video Lectures Steven Pinker: Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters Experimental psychologist Steven Pinker engages in a enlightening conversation about rationality and the importance of using critical thinking, logic, and causation and correlation as it relates to modern society. This lecture was originally…