Several UW alumni funded scholarship programs are now accepting applications for the 2026 cycle. These scholarships support current UW undergraduate students across all campuses, all majors, and all class years. US citizenship is not required.

Students can submit a single application to be considered for seven different alumni scholarship programs. Awards range from 1,000 to 2,000 dollars. Apply through the UW Alumni Reunion and Class Gifts Scholarships application portal:
https://new.expo.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/reuniongift
Special Note for Transfer Students
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Apply by June 24 for the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Keystone Fellowship, which aims to create pathways into marine-related careers for individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and broaden participation in these fields.

The Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship offers a unique, paid educational opportunity for early or shifting career professionals to provide additional capacity for coastal communities around coastal resilience. Apply by June 18, 2025.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is launching a new interdisciplinary research program, the Undergraduate Research Collective! It’s is a two-year program designed for first-year, second-year, and first-year transfer students with no prior research experience. Students enroll in a two-quarter seminar focused on research preparation and community-building, are matched with a faculty mentor to conduct research, and receive an $8,000 scholarship over the course of their two-year participation. Apply by July 21, 2025.

Finishing up his second quarter at the University of Washington – studying Marine Biology and American Indian Studies (AIS) – is Jaycee Williford. He recently received the Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship, which is awarded to Indigenous people interested in pursuing educational opportunities in aquaculture, fisheries science and management or natural resource management.

Announcement for 2025: Travel Grants, Award Nominations, Scholarships, Small Project Grants, Student Colloquium, and Film and Photography Festival Submissions
Travel Grants – Call for 2025 WDAFS Travel Grants
The Western Division and the Colorado/Wyoming Chapter of The American Fisheries Society will be co-hosting the 2025 Western Division AFS Annual Meeting. The Western Division is pleased to offer travel grants to help with registration and travel assistance to attend the meeting, which will be held in Westminster, Colorado during May 11-15, 2025. 

FUTURE OF FISHERIES SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
The Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Division is pleased to announce that applications for an undergraduate-level student scholarship are now being solicited. The Future of Fisheries Scholarship fund provides up to $2,500 annually to an undergraduate student working towards a degree in fisheries, aquatic sciences, or a closely related field. The new scholarship is intended to promote the future of the fisheries profession by increasing undergraduate student participation in the American Fisheries Society and providing funding that can supplement the needs of the student (e.g., tuition, books, and fees) as they progress towards a job in the field. 

Benefitting from a series of in-person information sessions geared towards helping students apply for the NOAA Hollings Scholarship Program, we’re happy to announce that multiple UW students from the College of the Environment have been granted the award this year.
Marine Biology students Jenna Callan and Kathryn Whitmer, Oceanography student Annabel Wade, and Atmospheric Sciences student Vlad Munteanu, are some of the 120 students who were awarded the Hollings Scholarship this year from thousands of applicants nationwide.