Undergraduate Scholarships

The Political Science Department offers several undergraduate scholarships.

You can see more information on our departmental scholarships and access the applications on the Scholarship Application Page.

The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards maintains listings and information on merit based scholarships. Many of these scholarships have deadlines in early fall, so it is recommended that you look into them as early as possible. Included in the listings are the Marshall Scholarship, the Rhodes Scholarship, the Fulbright-Hayes Grant, the National Science Foundation Fellowship, the Truman Scholarship, and the Andrew Mellon Fellowships, among others. The scholarship office is located in Room 120 Mary Gates Hall.

Below you can search department awards and other scholarships of particular interest to students studying political science.

The Kaplan/Levi Undergraduate Grant to Promote Civic Engagement

The Political Science Department is pleased to announce two new grants for undergraduates.

The Kaplan/Levi Undergraduate Grant to Promote Civic Engagement was created through the generosity of Robert D. Kaplan, Distinguished Alumnus of the UW Department of Political Science, and Margaret Levi, Jere L. Bacharach Professor of International Studies in the UW Department of Political Science. This grant provides $500 in financial support to students who seek through civic engagement to address issues of public concern. The grant should be used to cover expenses related to the project.

Scholarship Categories: Undergraduate, Research Grant

The David J. Olson Undergraduate Research Grant

This grant provides $500 for expenses related to undergraduate research on state, regional or city politics or labor politics. It was created to honor David J. Olson, the former Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of Washington.

Scholarship Categories: Undergraduate, Research Grant