Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards

Pranoti Hiremath (right) and Andrew Ishizuka (left) were selected by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation as 2009 Goldwater Scholar and Goldwater Honorable Mention, respectively. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program encourages outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering and fosters excellence in those fields. Read the Undergraduate Academic Affairs article about their achievements.

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.