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Vi Nhan was awarded the 2008 Charles Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship.  It is given to outstanding seniors who have an interest in pursuing a career in the Foreign Service with the U. S. Department of State. The Rangel Fellowship awards up to twenty (20) fellowships of $28,000 annually towards tuition, room, board, books and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree.  Nhan was also selected during her sophomore year at the University of Washington as a 2005 Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellow.

The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards (OMSFA) helps UW undergraduates develop the tools and personal insights necessary to match their goals with local and national merit-based scholarship opportunities. National scholarship opportunities include the Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Rhodes, Truman, and many others.

At OMSFA, we:

  • Mentor students through an intense process that results in competitive applications for national scholarships;
  • Support students by offering resources, advising, and individual feedback through the scholarship process;
  • Collaborate with faculty and staff to identify and support potential student scholars;
  • Provide information and resources to students via workshops, fairs, web pages, and one-on-one assistance; and
  • Maintain a database of merit-based scholarships available to eligible UW undergraduates.

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  • Scholarship Checks
    Scholarship checks are handled by Student Fiscal Services. Checks should be made payable to the University of Washington.

    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

    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.

    For additional information, please visit http://f2.washington.edu/fm/sfs/schol/private or contact Student Fiscal Services.

  • Scan Design Fellowship
    Several Scan Design Fellowship to advanced undergraduates and graduate students who wish to participate in existing echanges with universities in Denmark. Deadline: March 1, 2010  Upcoming info sessions will be held in Schmitz 459 on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd from 4-5pm and Thursday, Feb. 4th from 4-5.  For more information, please see the ScanDesign Fellowship webpage.
  • Spend your summer researching in China!
    The International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) Program is now accepting applications for a 10-12 week paid summer research opportunity in China. Applications due February 15th, 2010.   Please see the IREE website for more details.
  • Summer Internship Opportunities
    Get involved this summer through and internship! Click here for a list of opportunities with upcoming deadlines.
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The University of Washington is committed to providing access, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities.

For information or to request disability accommodation contact:

Disability Resources for Students (DRS) (Seattle campus, matriculated students), 448 Schmitz, box 355839, phone 206.543.8924/V, 206.543.8925/TTY, 206.616.8379 (FAX), or e-mail uwdss@u.washington.edu.

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