Valle Program Application

Application Procedures

Valle Scholarships are limited to graduate students enrolled in programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering or Architecture and Urban Planning. All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, or of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, or Sweden. Note that the deadline to apply is *January 15 for Architecture and Urban Planning students and February 1 for Civil and Environmental Engineering students..

Note: Due to the time required for processing applications, international applicants are strongly encouraged to apply to the UW Graduate School by November 1. Applications received after this date will be processed as soon as possible but significant delays may result.

To Apply:

1. Complete Application Form:

1. Fill out the correct Application Form below (requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0)   OR
   
2. Fill out the form in the grey box below for application information via email

Note the following test locations and dates in the Baltic countries: GRE Registration and Test dates (Oct. 27, Feb. 2) [ click here ] Tallinn Technical University, Estonia Riga School of Economics, Latvia Vilnius ETS Test Center, Lithuania TOEFL iBT For Registration and Test dates [ click here ] Vilnius ETS test center, Lithuania Riga School of Economics, Latvia Tallinn Technical University, Estonia Tartu University, Estonia

2. Submit GRE and/or TOEFL scores
Applicants to the Graduate School at the University of Washington must take the GRE examination. Students from the Nordic countries must also take the TOEFL test.

Note: Test center locations and dates are limited, so you are encouraged to register for the GRE and TOEFL tests as soon as possible. Please indicate when you plan to take the tests on your application.

For test locations and dates, see the GRE Bulletin
[ click here ] and the TOEFL Bulletin [ click here ] .

3. Submit a proposed plan of study and research
Applicants for the exchange program must submit a proposed plan of study and research. You should describe your research and study plans for the exchange, note how this stay will affect your career and other anticipated study and experience which could follow your exchange work. Please discuss arrangements you and your advisor have made with a faculty member who has agreed to supervise your work while at the exchange institution.

4. Apply to UW Graduate School (unless you are a current UW graduate student)
All Scandinavian Valle Scholarship applicants must apply to:

University of Washington Graduate School

5. Apply to specific department of study (unless you are a current UW graduate student)
All Scandinavian Valle Scholarship applicants must apply to:

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   OR

College of Architecture and Urban Planning:

• Architecture
• Construction Management
• Landscape Architecture
• Urban Design and Planning

Application Forms:

(PDFs can be filled out on-screen)

Graduate Students from Scandinavia to study at the University of Washington (PDF)
Graduate Students from Scandinavia to study at the University of Washington (Microsoft Word)

Graduate Students from the University of Washington to study in Scandinavia (PDF)
Graduate Students from the University of Washington to study in Scandinavia (Microsoft Word)

Valle applications must be received by January 15 (CAUP) or February 1 (CEE) to be considered for the following academic year. Awards include a monthly stipend (approximately $500 per month more than a regular graduate assistantship) plus tuition.