Using OMSFA's database
Our office maintains a database of scholarships, fellowships, and award opportunities offered by UW, local Seattle and Washington State organizations and companies, and on the national and international levels.
OMSFA’s database and work focuses on supporting UW undergraduates and alumni; however, several of these opportunities offer funding for graduate school. The database is accessible to UW students, alumni, staff, and the general public.
Important notes about the database
Use it AND additional databases.
- Our database is designed to be a starting tool for UW undergraduates and alumni. It is a great introduction to many of the scholarship opportunities available, but it is fairly small in comparison to the thousands of scholarships out there in the world. Use multiple search tools!
Our database is best used as a finding tool.
- Once you identify a scholarship that looks interesting to you, proceed immediately to the official website for the most up-to-date information.
We do not update scholarship listings very frequently, so you may see outdated information.
- That's ok, most of the scholarships listed in our database are fairly consistent in their scholarship offerings each year. If a scholarship looks interesting, even if the dates are old, proceed immediately to the official website for the most up-to-date information.
Once at the official program website, you may have to dig to find what you're looking for.
- Be persistent! Don't let a dead link keep you from finding the information. Slow down and look through the site menu for clues.
How to use the database
We recommend you use the database as one of the tools to identify scholarship opportunities that might be good fits for you. Because our scholarship database has roughly 500 scholarships listed, we recommend you:
Use key words one at a time.
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Use key words in the search bar that connect to your major, academic interests, and communities you’re connected to. We recommend using one key word at a time.
Use filters one at a time, and play around with different options to get different lists.
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Select your Eligibility (year in school, residency, etc.) - but not at the same time.
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Use additional filters to conduct general or specific scholarship searches, but don’t set all the filters at once. Try different filters separately.
Go to the official websites.
- Once you've found scholarship that looks interesting, visit the official scholarship website for the most updated scholarship details, eligibility, tips, and deadlines.
Read scholarship details carefully.
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Determine if you can apply to the scholarship directly or if the opportunity requires a UW nomination (only a few require nomination).
