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Harry S. Truman Scholarship

Submitted by Mark P. Weitzenkamp on September 16, 2020 - 8:07am

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is open to U.S. citizen students in their third year. If you know of students who have been engaged in activism, service to their communities, and/or civic and community leadership, please encourage them to apply for nomination. Students who would be great candidates for these awards don’t always think of applying for nomination. UW has a chance to nominate up to 7 students to be considered for this award.

The Truman Scholarship 

  • The Harry S. Truman Scholarship supports graduate education and professional development of outstanding young people committed to public service leadership. 
  • Open to U.S citizen students who are in their 3rd year. 
  • The award amount is $30,000 to go toward graduate education. Read more about the Truman at www.truman.gov. 
  • Apply for nomination for the Truman award online at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/apply/596
  • Deadline: November 16th

Read about UW’s most recent Truman Scholar, Virginia Burton, class of 2021.

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