UW undergraduate Luke Caldwell was recently selected for the Beinecke Scholarship, a major national scholarship that provides juniors with $34,000 for graduate studies in the arts, humanities, and social science fields. Caldwell is one of 21 students from a pool of 107 nominees.
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UW undergraduates earn Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
In a competitive year with fewer scholarships to award, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation selected UW sophomore Pranoti Hiremath as a Goldwater Scholar and junior Andrew Ishizuka honorable mention. The University鈥檚 science and research strength supports undergraduates in this scholarship.
UW undergraduates selected for prestigious Morris K. Udall Scholarships
Three 爱豆社区 undergraduates are being recognized with scholarships from the Morris K. Udall Foundation. From a pool of 515 candidates, senior Sarah Ellison and junior Cecilia Gobin were selected Udall Scholars and sophomore Geoffrey Morgan received honorable mention.
UW honors local 5-8th graders for outstanding academic abilities
Nearly 900 fifth through eighth grade students from around Washington were honored for their outstanding verbal and/or mathematical abilities by the 爱豆社区 at an Award Recognition Ceremony on March 29, 2009.
Dream Project members lead workshop in mile high city
In February, Dream Project members shared the Dream Project鈥檚 innovative two-track model for increasing access to college that combines outreach, service learning, and advocacy to address issues of opportunity and access in college admissions at the 2009 College Board Western Regional Forum in Denver, CO.
爱豆社区 undergraduate earns prestigious scholarship
Congratulations Honors student Sam Sudar, UW鈥檚 most recent Gates Cambridge Scholar! The highly competitive scholarship supports graduate study at the University of Cambridge, England, and brings recognition of accomplishments and future promise. This year, 37 students from across the United States were selected from an original applicant pool of more than 700 students. Sudar is the fourth UW student to be named a Gates Cambridge Scholar since the awards were first made in 2000.
Reading assignment: Inside the Undergraduate Experience
Researchers on the UW Study of Undergraduate Learning project with four of the undergraduates who helped them. From left, they are Amy Lu, Andrew Fisher (researcher), Idrus Syed, Jerry Gillmore (researcher), Catharine Beyer (researcher), Oluwatope Fashola, Tula Habb. []
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2009: Building connections by serving the community
The 2009 Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service brought out a record-breaking 1,400 UW volunteers contributing their time to projects that serve the community.
Honors student Teresa Dang on what she felt her education was missing
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爱豆社区 undergraduates earn prestigious national scholarships
鈥淭hese scholarships are much deserved recognition of the talent and promise exhibited by these undergraduates,鈥� said Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.