Funded by the William P. and Ruth Gerberding Rome Studies Endowment Award Information This endowment fund was established to honor William and Ruth Gerberding. The Gerberdings came to the University of Washington in 1979 when William began his term as UW president, a term that lasted 16 years. Ruth was instrumental in helping to build public and private support for the University and served on many community committees and boards, including the UW Rome Center Advisory Committee. These fellowships provide…
Japan, the Philippines and Israel are a few of the countries where University of Washington graduate students and alumni will be studying and working next year, with six students awarded Fulbright Fellowships for 2023. The U.S. scholarship program is the largest international exchange opportunity in the country for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching. This year’s group of graduate students and alumni will be using their awards to study everything from Ukrainian refugee health experiences to multilingual…
Funded by the Chester Fritz and Boeing International endowments These one-quarter grants provide support to UW graduate students doing research that takes place outside of the United States. Successful applicants are awarded either a Chester Fritz Fellowship or a Boeing International Fellowship. The fellowships are available to fund research periods of one quarter (three full months) abroad during the 2024–2025 year (autumn 2024–summer 2025). These awards DO NOT support faculty-led UW study abroad programs. Awardees will receive a stipend of $2,800…
Financial Ability Requirement After You’re Admitted English Language Proficiency Test Options TOEFL iBT TOEFL MyBest Duolingo IELTS Minimum Required Score (ELP Not Satisfied) – effective through Autumn Quarter 2024 admissions 80 80 105 6.5 Minimum Required Score (ELP Not Satisfied) – effective starting Winter Quarter 2025 admissions 80 80 110 6.5 Recommended Score (ELP Satisfied) – effective through Autumn Quarter 2024 admissions 92 or higher 92 or higher 120 or higher 7.0 or higher Recommended Score (ELP Satisfied) – effective starting Winter Quarter 2025 admissions 92…
Tuition and fees make up a large part of the cost of attending graduate school, but don’t forget about living expenses, travel, and other incidentals. These pages will help you learn about types and sources of funding as well as how and when to apply. It always helps to start thinking about funding and to take action early. The Process Identifying, applying for, and securing funding is a long process. Students are often surprised that they need to start looking…
Giselle Antoine Business Dissertation: “Organizational Cultures of Guilt and Shame” English Dissertation: “Decolonizing Collaboration in English Language Teaching: Teacher Identity and Tanzania” Renee Lynch is a PhD candidate in the English Department whose dissertation examines how English teachers negotiate identity during collaboration and make sense of these identities in the context of larger discourses around English language, race, colonialism and development. Arthur Obst Philosophy Dissertation: Wilderness for Wildness: Saving the Wild in a Post-Natural World Arthur Obst is a PhD…
Traveling internationally during the pandemic has not been easy for many people, but despite Sweden’s travel ban, Fulbright Scholar Hannah VanBenschoten was able to use a student visa to study in Stockholm. A UW bioengineering Ph.D. student, Hannah flew to Sweden in mid-January 2021 and has been studying at the Karolinska Institute. Hannah was awarded the Fulbright grant in 2020. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering grants for U.S. students to undertake individually designed…
Have you ever had a goal or dream so ambitious it felt impossible to reach? Many of us have stepped away from an ambition simply because the steps to reach it were unclear. Isy Okafor, a recent graduate who earned her master’s in materials science & engineering, has set an example for how small steps — such as using YouTube to learn a new language — can lead to more opportunities and, eventually, a goal realized. Isy taught herself Korean as an…
The Fulbright scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue international graduate study, advanced research and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. For the past several years, the UW has been named a top producer of Fulbright students and scholars, ranked by the Chronicle of Higher Education each February. For 2019–20 academic year, two graduate students were among the 16 UW students and alumni awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships: Joyce Maria Nimocks, Master of Social Work…
Earlier this month, the OPA and UWPA traveled to Cleveland, OH for the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) annual meeting. This is always an exciting conference, where leaders from postdoctoral associations and institutional offices gather to share best practices, recent research, and to strategize for future efforts supporting the postdoc experience. Here are a few pearls: Take a holistic approach to postdoc experience. There was consistent advice across presenters that all postdocs need to explore various career choices. This is part…