SEFS has limited fellowship funds available for graduate students who would benefit from a final quarter of financial support without research or teaching obligations in order to focus on completion of their thesis or dissertation.

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Details

• Apply 1-2 quarters in advance of the quarter in which you are planning to defend your thesis and to use the Fellowship, if awarded, i.e.:
  • Autumn fellowships, apply during the previous Winter or Spring quarter.
  • Winter fellowships, apply during the previous Autumn or Spring quarter.
  • Spring fellowships, apply during the previous Autumn or Winter quarter.
  • Summer Fellowships, apply during the previous Winter or Spring quarter.
• Requests are due by the fourth Monday of each academic year quarter (Autumn, Winter, Spring). No summer requests are accepted.
• Awards will be announced by the ninth week of the quarter in which you applied.
• This award provides one quarter of support at RA-equivalent rates (tuition, stipend, benefits).
• Requests will be reviewed by the SEFS Scholarship Committee, who will make recommendations for final funding decisions to the Director.
• Awards will be credited to the student’s UW Student Account
• A short thank you note to the fund donor is required.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be a SEFS M.S. or Ph.D. student in good academic standing.
  • Ph.D. students must be in candidate status
• Applicants must not have RA or TA funding for the quarter in which they use the funds.
• Students must apply up to two academic-year quarters in advance of when the need is anticipated.
• Students are expected to not be employed for more than ten hours per week during the period of the fellowship.
• Students may receive funds only once during their graduate program(s) at SEFS.

Criteria

Funds are limited and will be distributed based on

• current status of thesis or dissertation work
• feasibility of the completion plan
• need for funds