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Workshop: Describing Your Research and Its Broader Context (Research applicants)

Are you applying for the Mary Gates Research Scholarship for Fall 2025, but don’t know how to describe your research or project to both a generalist and specialist audience? Join us for this workshop and get support from your peers and advisors. Bring your MG application materials or ideas (past and new applications are both welcome!), brainstorm how to strike a balance between being technical and clear, and workshop how to articulate the broader context of your research in an effective way. Goals & Objectives: Direction in getting started with your research application , Practice sharing and writing out your research project, concepts and methodologies , Focus on showing your understanding of the research and its broader context, Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, September 4, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Online. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Workshop: Defining Your Leadership and Purpose (Leadership applicants)

Are you applying for the Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship for Fall 2025, but don't know how to articulate your leadership or project? Join us for this workshop and get support from your peers and advisors. Bring your MG application materials or ideas (past and new applications are both welcome!), brainstorm how you'd like your leadership project to look like, and workshop creative ways to articulate the purpose of your project and leadership.  Goals & Objectives: Direction in getting started with your leadership application , Practice sharing and writing out your leadership skills and goals , Focusing on defining your role and purpose and centering application around these elements, Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Online. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Mary Gates Endowment Info Session

Attend an info session to learn more about the scholarships offered through Mary Gates Endowment and the Autumn 2025 application cycle, the only application cycle for the Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarship in 2025-26. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Online. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

Workshop: Getting Started on your Mary Gates Scholarship (Research and Leadership)

Join us for this workshop and get started on your Mary Gates Research and/or Leadership Scholarship. Bring your draft (if you already have started one), questions and ideas, and make progress on your scholarship application in community. This workshop is for both Leadership and Research applicants. This is not an information session, but an opportunity to start working on your application. Please attend an info session before joining this workshop. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, September 11, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Online. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) Information Session

NSF GRFP is one of the premier opportunities to fund graduate study in the US, providing 3 years of funding which includes a $37,000 annual stipend and full cost of tuition/fees. Many academic fields within the Social Sciences, Psychology, STEM education and STEM fields are supported. Current undergrads and bachelor's alumni planning for graduate study in the US, as well as current graduate students may be eligible to apply. The invitation to apply has not yet been issued for this year, so eligibility and selection criteria may change.  All students are welcome to attend this session. Presenters: Robyn Davis, Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards and Robin Chang, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards, Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Join us to learn more about the program and we'll walk through the application components and process! Event interval: Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F7qb_u6OSb2c0bbdpP5N-A#/registration. Campus room: Online: Zoom. Accessibility Contact: scholarq@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, September 11, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM. Online, please register to attend. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Scholarship Info Session for New Huskies!

Do you want to apply to scholarships while at UW, but don’t know where to start? Does the scholarship process feel intimidating? The University of Washington’s Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards is excited to host information sessions for new, first-year, and transfer students. In this session, you’ll be introduced to UW scholarships and other funding opportunities (local and national) you can apply for that can reduce the cost of college expenses, help you gain research and leadership experience, and even support your endeavors to study abroad. You’ll learn tools and strategies for finding scholarships, and tips to make your applications more polished and competitive. It is never too early to learn about and begin applying for scholarships! Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Mary Gates Hall (MGH). Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171. Accessibility Contact: scholarq@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: First-year students, New Huskies, Transfer Students. Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

Scholarship Info Session for New Huskies!

Do you want to apply to scholarships while at UW, but don’t know where to start? Does the scholarship process feel intimidating? The University of Washington’s Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards is excited to host information sessions for new, first-year, and transfer students. In this session, you’ll be introduced to UW scholarships and other funding opportunities (local and national) you can apply for that can reduce the cost of college expenses, help you gain research and leadership experience, and even support your endeavors to study abroad. You’ll learn tools and strategies for finding scholarships, and tips to make your applications more polished and competitive. It is never too early to learn about and begin applying for scholarships! Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Mary Gates Hall (MGH). Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171. Accessibility Contact: scholarq@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: First-year students, New Huskies, Transfer Students. Thursday, September 25, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

Workshop: Reworking your Mary Gates Application (Leadership and Research)

Are you a returning applicant who would like to strengthen their last MG application ahead of the Autumn 2025 deadline? Join us for this workshop and get support from your peers and advisors. Bring your last MG application materials and your new draft (if you have one) or ideas, and make progress on your new scholarship application in community. This workshop is for both Leadership and Research returning applicants. Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, September 25, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

Mary Gates Endowment Info Session

Attend an info session to learn more about the scholarships offered through Mary Gates Endowment and the Autumn 2025 application cycle, the only application cycle for the Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarship in 2025-26. Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Friday, September 26, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

Workshop: Articulating Your Leadership Project Plan (Leadership applicants)

With the Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship application due in a few weeks, it’s a great time to hone in on the core of the application: your project and its context. What will you be doing over two quarters? What are methods and benchmarks you will use to ensure your leadership project will be successful? Are your project goals and tasks practical and realistic, or do you need to break down these details? Join us for this workshop and get support from your peers and advisors. Goals & Objectives: Focus on your project plan: methods, timelines, breaking down tasks and sub-activities , Articulating how applicants will leverage their mentors and resources , Encourage applicants to build out their project tasks and plans so it’s sufficient and feasible work for the award period, Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Goldwater Scholarship Information Session

The BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP is designed to attract outstanding students into research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit to students who are sophomores or juniors during the current academic year and who have excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in and potential for research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. The scholarship covers undergraduate eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board to a maximum of $7,500 per academic year. Join us to learn more about eligibility and suitability for this competitive scholarship program, information about the UW campus application and nomination process, and assistance students will receive if selected as campus nominees. Please register using the link below! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Mary Gates Hall (MGH). Campus room: MGH 171. Accessibility Contact: cacharya@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Undergraduates - 2nd & 3rd year STEM researchers. Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Workshop: Articulating Your Research Project Plan (Research applicants)

With the Mary Gates Research Scholarship application due in a few weeks, it's a great time to hone in on the core of the application: your project and plan. What will you be doing over two quarters? What methods will you use and what goals will you set for yourself and your project? Are your project goals and tasks feasible and is your role clearly articulated? Join us for this workshop and get support from your peers and advisors. Goals & Objectives: Focus on your project plan: methods, timelines, breaking down tasks and sub-activities , Articulating how applicants will leverage their mentors and resources , Encourage applicants to build out their project tasks and plans so it’s sufficient and feasible work for the award period, Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

FAO Schwarz Fellowship Information Session

Each year a new cohort of FAO Schwarz Fellows begins paid, two-year assignments with leading nonprofit organizations FAO Schwarz Fellows work at high-impact nonprofit organizations in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. These organizations are all deeply valued in their communities and have a strong record of delivering consistent results and high-quality services. Host organizations vary from year to year—and all have a proven commitment to addressing critical issues of social inequity. Fellows deepen their knowledge and understanding of relevant social issues, work directly with host communities, and lead strategic projects that strengthen the host organization’s capacity and impact. In the info sessions, you’ll hear directly from current Fellows and Executive Director Priscilla Cohen. Learn how Fellows have used their experience to launch  careers in social impact. Ask questions about the direct service and strategic project experiences. And bring your questions—each info session includes time for… Event interval: Ongoing event. Online Meeting Link: https://www.faoschwarzfellowship.org/infosessions/. Campus room: https://www.faoschwarzfellowship.org/infosessions/. Accessibility Contact: contact@ faoschwarzfellowship.org. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, October 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Online, please register. For more info visit www.faoschwarzfellowship.org.

Mary Gates Endowment Info Session

Attend an info session to learn more about the scholarships offered through Mary Gates Endowment and the Autumn 2025 application cycle, the only application cycle for the Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarship in 2025-26. Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

Mary Gates Endowment Info Session

Attend an info session to learn more about the scholarships offered through Mary Gates Endowment and the Autumn 2025 application cycle, the only application cycle for the Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarship in 2025-26. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Monday, October 6, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Online. Please register to attend and receive the Zoom link. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

National Deadline for the Fulbright US Student Program!

2026-2027 Competition Deadline: Tuesday October 7, 2025 at 2 pm Seattle Time For more details on the Fulbright U.S. Student program, please visit: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/getting-started. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: fulbright@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 2:00 PM.

Workshop: Defining Your Leadership and Purpose (Leadership applicants)

Are you applying for the Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship for Fall 2025, but don't know how to articulate your leadership or project? Join us for this workshop and get support from your peers and advisors. Bring your MG application materials or ideas (past and new applications are both welcome!), brainstorm how you'd like your leadership project to look like, and workshop creative ways to articulate the purpose of your project and leadership.  Goals & Objectives: Direction in getting started with your leadership application , Practice sharing and writing out your leadership skills and goals , Focusing on defining your role and purpose and centering application around these elements, Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Workshop: Describing Your Research and Its Broader Context (Research applicants)

Are you applying for the Mary Gates Research Scholarship for Fall 2025, but don’t know how to describe your research or project to both a generalist and specialist audience? Join us for this workshop and get support from your peers and advisors. Bring your MG application materials or ideas (past and new applications are both welcome!), brainstorm how to strike a balance between being technical and clear, and workshop how to articulate the broader context of your research in an effective way. Goals & Objectives: Direction in getting started with your research application , Practice sharing and writing out your research project, concepts and methodologies , Focus on showing your understanding of the research and its broader context, Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Workshop: Putting the Final Touches on Your Mary Gates Research Application

With the Mary Gates Research Scholarship application due in a week, it's time to put the final touches on your materials. In this workshop, we will give speedy feedback on your application drafts, making sure you address a clear project outline and plan, articulate your role, describe the mentorship you will be receiving, and demonstrate the impact of this project, on yourself and your career. This is a drop-in workshop and students will have the option to sign up for a 10-minute session to receive feedback. Goals & Objectives: Making sure applicants address the selection criteria , Give feedback on how students address their impact and their goals , Ask students questions that can help them strengthen their application (how does your project fit within the larger research area, what do you want to achieve through your research steps, how will your work with your mentor(s), how will this project connect to your greater goals even after UW, etc.), Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Monday, October 13, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Workshop: Putting the Final Touches on Your Mary Gates Leadership Application

With the Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship application due in less than a week, it's time to put the final touches on your materials. In this workshop, we will give speedy feedback on your application drafts, making sure you address a clear project outline, including your mentor's role, defining your leadership, and demonstrating the impact of this project, on yourself and your career. This is a drop-in workshop and students will have the option to sign up for a 10-minute session to receive feedback. Goals & Objectives: Making sure applicants address the selection criteria , Give feedback on how students address their impact and their goals , Ask students follow-up questions that can help them strengthen their application (e.g. how will you stay organized, how will your mentor(s) support you, how will this project connect to your greater goals even after UW, etc.), Please register to attend. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Mary Gates Hall 171 (Multipurpose room). Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Mary Gates Hall 171. Please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Goldwater Scholarship Information Session

The BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP is designed to attract outstanding students into research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit to students who are sophomores or juniors during the current academic year and who have excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in and potential for research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. The scholarship covers undergraduate eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board to a maximum of $7,500 per academic year. Join us to learn more about eligibility and suitability for this competitive scholarship program, information about the UW campus application and nomination process, and assistance students will receive if selected as campus nominees. Please use this Web Link to register and receive the Zoom link! Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://new.expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1151. Accessibility Contact: cacharya@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Undergraduates - 2nd & 3rd year STEM researchers. Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Online, please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

Application Deadline: Mary Gates Research and Leadership Scholarships

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:00 PM.

Scholarships for Leadership & Service

Undergraduate students committed to making a difference in their communities should attend this information session to learn more about different scholarships and opportunities that could support their goals. For example: The Harry S. Truman Scholarship supports graduate education and professional development of outstanding young people committed to public service leadership. The award amount is $30,000 to go toward graduate education. Read more about the Truman at www.truman.gov. The Morris and Stewart Udall Scholarship looks to support sophomore and junior level college students committed to careers related to the environment and/or tribal public policy leadership, or Native American health care. The Udall awards may be up to $7000. We will discuss additional scholarships beyond these two, like the Voyager Scholarship, Emerson Hunger Fellowships, Humanity in Action Fellowships, and the Samuel Huntington Public Service Award, among others. Please use this Web Link to register and receive the Zoom link! Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1162. Accessibility Contact: cacharya@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Online. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

Mentor Letters' Deadline for the Mary Gates Research and Leadership Scholarships

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mgates@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 5:00 PM.

Critical Language Scholarship: UW Writing Workshop

Applying to the Critical Language Scholarship Program for intensive language study in summer 2025? Please join UW advisers for a workshop covering the application's short essays and personal statement. While we will go over the selection criteria and provide some examples of essay content, this is a working session and we'll have time carved out for applicants to work on these written materials. Please use this Web Link to register and receive the Zoom link! Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://new.expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/554. Accessibility Contact: cacharya@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Workshops. Event sponsors: Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards Office of Fellowships & Awards, The Graduate School. Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Online, please register to attend. For more info visit new.expo.uw.edu.

National Deadline for the DAAD (German Academic Exchange program)

2026-2027 Competition Deadline: Friday October 31, 2025 at 3 pm Seattle Time For more details on the DAAD study & research program, please visit: https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/scholarships/information-for-scholarship-applicants/. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: fulbright@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, October 31, 2025, 3:00 PM.

Scholarships for Leadership & Service

Undergraduate students committed to making a difference in their communities should attend this information session to learn more about different scholarships and opportunities that could support their goals. For example: The Harry S. Truman Scholarship supports graduate education and professional development of outstanding young people committed to public service leadership. The award amount is $30,000 to go toward graduate education. Read more about the Truman at www.truman.gov. The Morris and Stewart Udall Scholarship looks to support sophomore and junior level college students committed to careers related to the environment and/or tribal public policy leadership, or Native American health care. The Udall awards may be up to $7000. We will discuss additional scholarships beyond these two, like the Voyager Scholarship, Emerson Hunger Fellowships, Humanity in Action Fellowships, and the Samuel Huntington Public Service Award, among others. Please register using the link below! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Mary Gates Hall (MGH). Online Meeting Link: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1162. Campus room: MGH 171. Accessibility Contact: cacharya@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, November 6, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit expo.uw.edu.

FAO Schwarz Fellowship Information Session

Each year a new cohort of FAO Schwarz Fellows begins paid, two-year assignments with leading nonprofit organizations FAO Schwarz Fellows work at high-impact nonprofit organizations in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. These organizations are all deeply valued in their communities and have a strong record of delivering consistent results and high-quality services. Host organizations vary from year to year—and all have a proven commitment to addressing critical issues of social inequity. Fellows deepen their knowledge and understanding of relevant social issues, work directly with host communities, and lead strategic projects that strengthen the host organization’s capacity and impact. In the info sessions, you’ll hear directly from current Fellows and Executive Director Priscilla Cohen. Learn how Fellows have used their experience to launch  careers in social impact. Ask questions about the direct service and strategic project experiences. And bring your questions—each info session includes time for… Event interval: Ongoing event. Online Meeting Link: https://www.faoschwarzfellowship.org/infosessions/. Campus room: https://www.faoschwarzfellowship.org/infosessions/. Accessibility Contact: contact@ faoschwarzfellowship.org. Event Types: Information Sessions. Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online, please register. For more info visit www.faoschwarzfellowship.org.