Scholarships
UW Biology Graduate Student Awards & Fellowships
The Department of Biology is pleased to be able to offer its graduate students support for their research projects and the preparation of their theses through the following awards and fellowships. Requests for proposals go out twice a year, in fall and spring.
Upon notification of winning an award, students will work with department staff to purchase research supplies and/or tickets for travel. Fellowships are disbursed for the quarter the student requests, which may be any quarter during the coming calendar year (winter, spring, summer, or fall).
Awards & Fellowships Offered During Fall Quarter
Application Due Date: 5:00 pm, Friday, October 22, 2010
Eligibility and application guidelines for fall awards
Edmondson Award (up to $2,400)
The Edmondson Award supports Department of Biology graduate students conducting research in biological limnology, including freshwater and saline lakes and estuarine and intertidal zones, the plants and animals that live in them, and their physical properties.
Sargent Award (up to $1,000)
The Sargent Award supports Department of Biology graduate students traveling for non-conference reasons, e.g., field work, special courses, and collaborations with other universities and international associations. Can be used for any biology discipline.
Graduate Student Appreciation Award ($300)
This award is meant to support a weekend writing retreat at Friday Harbor Labs for a group of 3 or 4 Biology graduate students planning on graduating within the coming year. The award will cover the costs of ferry transportation to Friday Harbor and a duplex at Friday Harbor Labs for 2 nights. The writing retreat should be planned for winter quarter, due to greater FHL duplex availability in winter. This award is sponsored by a gift from graduate student alumni Liz Addis and Sara O’Brien in appreciation of the support they felt from fellow graduate students while completing their dissertations.
Denton Writing Fellowship (1 quarter of support)
The Melinda Denton Writing Fellowship supports Department of Biology graduate students conducting plant systematic research for one quarter while they write their dissertation and prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. For use during the coming W, Sp, Su, or F quarter.
Frye-Hotson-Rigg Writing Fellowship (1 quarter of support)
The Frye-Hotson-Rigg Writing Fellowship supports Department of Biology graduate students conducting research on plants, algae, or fungi for one quarter while they write their dissertation and prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. For use during the coming W, Sp, Su, or F quarter.
Hahn Writing Fellowship (1 quarter of support)
The Kathryn C. Hahn Writing Fellowship supports Department of Biology graduate students conducting research in any system for one quarter while they write their dissertation and prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. For use during the coming W, Sp, Su, or F quarter.
Tunnicliffe Writing Fellowship (1 quarter of support)
The Tunnicliffe Writing Fellowship supports Department of Biology graduate students conducting research in any system for one quarter while they write their dissertation and prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. For use during the coming W, Sp, Su, or F quarter.
Charlotte Cornell Crary Distinguished Teaching Fellowship (1 quarter of support)
The Charlotte Cornell Crary Distinguished Teaching Fellowship supports Department of Biology graduate students conducting research in any system for one quarter while they write their dissertation and prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. This fellowship is awarded to graduate students who have made an outstanding contribution to undergraduate teaching at the UW. For use during the coming W, Sp, Su, or F quarter.
WRF-Hall Fellowship (1 quarter of support)
The WRF-Hall Fellowship funds independent quarters of support for Biology graduate students for collaborative, integrative, and creative scientific discovery and activities that foster such discoveries, including, but not limited to, 1) rotating through faculty labs to learn new techniques and to inspire creative questions and innovative approaches to answering those questions; 2) working with local organizations to gain experience and develop professional networks outside academia; 3) completing dissertations and preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals; and 4) other exceptional educational opportunities. For use during the coming W, Sp, Su, or F quarter.
Awards Offered During Spring Quarter
Application Due Date: 5:00 pm, Friday, April 1, 2011
Eligibility and application guidelines for spring awards
Botanical Field Research Award (Giles Award) (up to $3,500)
The Giles Award provides support for Department of Biology graduate students conducting field research in plant science.
Edmondson Award (up to $2,400)
The Edmondson Award supports Department of Biology graduate student research in biological limnology, including freshwater and saline lakes and estuarine and intertidal zones, the plants and animals that live in them, and their physical properties.
Experimental Field Ecology Award (up to $3,000)
The Experimental Field Ecology Award supports research travel and purchase of supplies by Department of Biology graduate students engaged in field research.
Friday Harbor Labs Award (up to $800)
The FHL Award supports Department of Biology graduate students with coursework or research at Friday Harbor Labs.
Ingrith Deyrup-Olsen Graduate TA Award ($500 award)
This annual award recognizes an outstanding TA career of a Biology graduate student. Nominations are by faculty. Nominations must be accompanied by at least two letters of recommendation (from two different classes).
Iuvo Award (up to $300)
The Iuvo Award provides support for Department of Biology graduate students conducting research in any biology discipline.
Riddiford-Truman Award (up to $2,200)
The Riddiford-Truman Award provides support for Department of Biology graduate students conducting research in the field of physiology.
Sargent Award (up to $1,500)
The Sargent Award supports Department of Biology graduate students traveling for non-conference reasons, e.g., field work, special courses, and collaborations with other universities and international associations. Support is for students in any biology discipline.
Snyder Award (up to $1,000)
The Snyder Award supports travel and purchase of research equipment and supplies by Department of Biology graduate students studying vertebrate zoology.
Wingfield/Ramenofsky Award for Environmental Biology (up to $500)
The Wingfield/Ramenofsky Award provides support for Department of Biology graduate students conducting research in the field of environmental biology, broadly defined.