The application for the Global Innovation Fund (GIF) is now open! The deadline for all submissions is January 31, 2025.
This year we have four categories:

Global Engagement Fellows – up to $2,000
Research Awards – up to $20,000
Study Abroad/Away Awards – up to $10,000 per year
Teaching & Curriculum Awards – up to $2,000

 
Click on any links above to learn more about each category. 

IRES Costa Rica Program Application
NSF-IRES Costa Rica program
This National Science Foundation-funded program takes place in Santa Elena Bay, located on the northwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica. A unique oceanographic feature of this region is the seasonal upwelling also known as the “Papagayo Upwelling” which brings deep cold and nutrient-rich water to the surface during the trade wind season, driving high productivity and biodiversity in the area. 

SCUBA CLUB TIDEPOOLING ALKI BEACH 11/23:
Want to see cute tide-pooling critters with knowledgeable folk? Want to mingle with divers and other marine biology majors? Then join us for this tide-pooling event!
We will be going to Alki Beach on Saturday, 11/23 meet at 5:00pm for the 6:00pm low tide. Thanks for joining us! Sign up at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVaep0Agc44_c2DOuQDbxTbthdfjTKQcYOU-Ci-UQt50F2tg/viewform
Join the scuba discord while you’re at it: https://discord.gg/hbaueQvz 

We are hosting an information session for the NOAA Hollings Scholarship on Tuesday December 3rd at 4:00pm in FSH 207.  Freshmen and Sophomores are encouraged to attend. Sophomores already intending to apply for the Hollings this round may benefit from this information session, where we will have a panel of current UW Hollings Scholars to answer questions. We will also share information about other resources for application support, including dates for workshops that we are planning to hold in January. 

Chris Mantegna (Marine Biology ’21) features in a new Be Boundless story by the University of Washington. Joining our program as a transfer student, and now a graduate student in the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Chris’ story is an inspiring one. Read all about what led her to UW, her passion for the marine environment, and her dedication to making marine science more inclusive and accessible to others.

In November 2024, Marine Biology student, Mollie Ball, gave her first research presentation at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science’s (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM Conference in Phoenix, and clinched the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation award.

Three great career-building events coming up in November: NOAA Internship Opportunities and Hiring Tips Webinar, Environmental Careers in the Private Sector, and Marine Tech Society Monthly Meeting.

In a new episode of the UW College of the Environment’s FieldSound, Aisha Rashid, a recent graduate of both the Marine Biology and Oceanography programs, shares her experience aboard the research vessel Thomas G. Thompson, her current work with Wild Orca researching Southern Resident killer whales, and her capstone research as a double major. 

What’s Fall Quarter like when studying Marine Biology at Friday Harbor Labs? Find out in our latest social media takeover with Ellie!

From transferring in to UW, and discovering the geosciences through GEODUC, we spoke to Mollie Ball about her experience becoming a scientist. Seizing research opportunities and building her community within GEODUC, Mollie’s student profile highlights her first-generation, transfer student journey while sharing advice for other undergraduates.