Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards (OMSFA)

UW has many more resources than we can list here, but these are resources we recommend most often to students.

Finance-related questions or concerns

• Office of Student Financial Aid. For financial emergencies, please find information about UW's Emergency Aid program.
• Student Fiscal Services
• UW Student Basic Needs Navigation & Resources. The LiveWell Student Needs Navigator can assist low-income UW students with connections to programs like food banks, information about King County Housing Authority and other low-cost and local shelter resources, how to apply for state funded health insurance, Husky Health medical care options, and more. Please note, the Student Needs Navigator is not able to provide direct funding for students.

Academic & career planning

• Career Center
• Academic Departments
• Academic Support Programs
• Honors Program
• Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity Student Success programs

Opportunities to engage outside the classroom

• Community Engagement & Leadership Education Center
• Office of Undergraduate Research
• Student Activities Office
• Study Abroad