The UW is committed to helping students from all economic backgrounds access a world-class education. To help students fund college, the UW offers financial aid, scholarships, and work-study programs.
Tuition rates are set annually by the University. For complete information on the cost of attendance at UW Seattle, including the cost of living, see the academic year student budget provided by the Office of Student Financial Aid. Student Fiscal Services provides more information on tuition fees.
Use the tuition dashboard to help you understand tuition and fees depending on your level, residency and more.
Review your scholarship application status
If you've already applied, you may access your current application to review your status and accept awards.
Scholarships
The majority of scholarships offered by the College of Engineering have a financial need requirement. To be considered for most scholarship opportunities, make sure to submit your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application, or your WASFA (Washington Application for State Financial Aid) application, on time.
Funds are awarded annually based on financial need and/or academic performance and are designed to be integrated into a student's total financial aid package.
Scholarship applications are open to UW-Seattle, undergraduate students. Specific graduate student fellowships may be available by application.
The central scholarship office in the College of Engineering makes a small number of awards to incoming first-year ENGRUD students. Selection is based on a student's University admission application, and preference is given to students with financial need who are Washington state residents. No additional application is required.
Current ENGRUD students may be able to submit a scholarship application for the upcoming academic year to departments whose majors they plan to request placement. Students can contact advising staff in those departments before applying to learn more about the availability of scholarships. Scholarship offers from a department will be contingent on placement into that department's major. Junior and senior students are generally prioritized to receive departmental scholarships.
AA, CEE, ECE, HCDE, ISE, MSE, and ME consider scholarship applications from transfer applicants who have applied or are planning to apply for admission to the major. Admitted transfer applicants are encouraged to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) and to submit a scholarship application during the periods outlined below.
Students already admitted to an engineering department should submit an application to their department.
International students who have been admitted to the UW are welcome to apply for scholarships. However, international students may not be eligible for some awards, as many scholarships have a financial need requirement determined by the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Additionally, most departments will only award students who are formally placed or admitted into their department.
Scholarship application due dates
Scholarship applications are accepted during these times:
| Time period | Applications accepted by... |
|---|---|
| April 1 – May 15 | A&A*, BioE**, CEE, ECE, HCDE, ISE, MSE, ME Applicants will be notified by no later than July 31. |
April 1 - May 1 | ChemE Applicants will be notified by no later than May 29. |
| May 1 – June 6 | CSE** Applicants will be notified by no later than July 30. |
| Varies | CoE Dean's Office application-only scholarships |
*Aeronautics & Astronautics only accepts applications from 1) students currently in the major and 2) prospective transfer students who have applied to the major by April 5.
** Bioengineering and Computer Science & Engineering only accept applications from students currently in those respective departments.
Application process
- Check your department deadlines and initiate the online application. A UW NetID is required. Be prepared to enter your extracurricular activities, work experience, and a personal statement. Note that all communication about scholarship awards are sent electronically to your UW email address, so be sure to check it regularly.
- Complete the application by the deadline on the table above. An email confirming receipt of the scholarship application is sent to the applicant. After decisions are made, the scholarship administrator notifies students of their status by email.
- Accept or decline any awards you are offered by returning to the online application.
- If you accept an award, you may be asked to submit a thank you letter to the donor.
- Typically, the College of Engineering hosts a Scholar Donor Recognition event in the fall. If the donors to your scholarship plan to attend, you will receive an invitation to the event.
- If you have questions about the process, please email scholarship_admin@engr.washington.edu.
Renewing and resubmitting applications
If you are currently receiving a departmental scholarship and would like to be considered for renewal, you need to reapply for the scholarship.
Students who received a College of Engineering scholarship upon admission to UW as an ENGRUD student do not need to reapply to have their scholarship renewed.
If you would like to be considered for a new award, you should resubmit your application during the period that the department accepts applications.
Helpful resources
- Financial Aid Status Self-service (UW)
- Graduate Student Fellowships (UW)
- Emergency Aid (UW) - Allows students experiencing unexpected financial hardships to request emergency aid
- MyUW Financial Aid Tool - Tracks UW undergraduate financial aid progress but does not track engineering scholarships
- Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards (UW) - Helps undergrads with searching and applying for local and national scholarships
- Washington State Opportunity Scholarship