Peña Graduate Fellowship Opportunity

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The Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP), in partnership with the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), is excited to announce the creation of the Alfonso Carlos Peña Graduate Fellowship!

The Peña Graduate Fellowship was established to provide support to graduate students engaged in research and/or activities related to wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ (Intellectual House).

Graduate Student Eligibility:

  • Admitted and enrolled full-time master’s or doctoral program starting Autumn 2019 (10+ credits a quarter)
  • Demonstrated financial need (FAFSA, WAFSA, or equivalent)
  • US citizen, DACAmented, undocumented, or hold permanent resident status
  • Tribal enrollment verification or proof of lineage for American Indian and Alaska Native students
  • Students are ineligible if they hold an F1 or J1 visa or will be enrolled in a foreign study, study abroad, or international program or exchange
  • Students in fee-based programs are only eligible for the $20,000 stipend na dGAIP coverage

More Info:

  • Awardees must have financial need and an interest in and a commitment to addressing social and environmental issues impacting American Indian, Alaska Native, and/or other indigenous communities.
  • This award is a one year/three quarter award with an annual stipend of $20,000, tuition and fees, and GAIP coverage. Departments must provide a match of comparable funding for the second year of graduate studies. For the 2019-2020 academic year, funding will be awarded Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters.

Nominations must be made by the department in the MyGrad awards management system. Please login to nominate a student, by Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at 11:59 PM PST.

  • Letter of nomination from Department Chair or GPC describing how the graduate student meets the eligibility for the Peña Graduate Fellowship, the department’s plan for the second year of funding, and how the department will provide support (outside of funding) to the student throughout their graduate studies at the University of Washington.
  • Statement from student addressing their interest in and a commitment to addressing social and environmental issues impacting American Indian, Alaska Native, and/or other indigenous communities.

Please contact Willa Kurland at 206.543.9016 or willamei@uw.edu, with any questions.