Department of Earth and Space Sciences Scholarships

Eligibility

• ALL Undergraduate students who have declared as an ESS major for the academic year and are currently enrolled in courses at the UW are eligible to apply for Department awards, regardless of immigration or residency status. Undocumented students and international students are encouraged to apply.
• The main criteria for many of the awards are a high academic standing with some requiring financial need, or a combination of the two.  There are also a large number of awards available for outreach, field work support, and service.  
• Applications require a minimum of one letter of recommendation, but more are recommended. Letters from Faculty are preferred. Demonstrated financial need is a requirement for some scholarships, and may be a consideration in awarding others. Eligibility for needs-based scholarships will be based on submission of a FAFSA or WASFA (the ESS Department will confirm this with the UW Student Financial Aid Office) and the description of financial need in the essay. Awards vary from modest cash stipends to full resident tuition for one or more quarters.
• ALL ESS graduate students are eligible to apply for Department awards, regardless of immigration or residency status. Undocumented students and international students are encouraged to apply.

Scholarship requirements