Private Scholarships

The Student Fiscal Services Office accepts all private scholarship checks on behalf of current UW students and students who have been accepted into the University for future quarters. If you have received a private or non-University sponsored scholarship, you must notify your sponsor which college or university you are attending.

You must be registered for classes for the current quarter before any funds can be released to pay your tuition or for you to pick up a check. Your sponsor determines whether your funds will automatically pay your tuition, or if you will be issued a check. If you are not registered for the current quarter, the funds may be applied to a future quarter.

If not otherwise stated by the sponsor, all checks for $3000 or more will be split over the academic year according the the quarter in which it is received. Checks for less than $3000 will be applied in full toward the current quarter.

If you will not be attending the University of Washington, the sponsor may request a refund from the Student Fiscal Services Office. If you will be attending another college, your sponsor may request in writing that the funds be transferred to the other school.

If you are registered only for UW extension classes, scholarship funds can not be released to pay your tuition or to print you a check. Check with UW Extension for payment instructions.

Scholarship Checks

Scholarship checks should be made payable to the University of Washington.

Checks that require both the endorsement of you and the University of Washington delays disbursement of your funds. If the sponsor requires that the check be made payable to both you and the University of Washington, the sponsor should mail the check directly to you for endorsement. After signing the check, you need to mail or bring the check to the Student Fiscal Services Office.

If the sponsor sends a check requiring your endorsement directly to Student Fiscal Services, the check will be returned to the sponsor.

Scholarship checks should be mailed to:

University of Washington
Scholarships
PO Box 24967
Seattle, WA 98124-1967

Please have the sponsor include the following information with the check:

Your full name
Your UW student number or your social security number
Quarter or academic year that the payment covers
Sponsor's full address, including fax and email address if available

Sponsor's Options of Disbursement

Sponsors may specify one of the following disbursement methods:

All funds apply to University charges only. University charges include tuition, related fees, and UW dorm room and board.
Funds apply to University charges with remaining funds issued to student.
All funds issued to student.

Note: the University Bookstore is not part of the University of Washington and charges for books are not included in University charges.

Additional information about private scholarships is available from the Undergrad Scholarship Office.

Finances

Tuition and Related Fees