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Application Timeline for Autumn 2021 Enrollment

  • Dec. 1, 2020: For priority consideration, the MyGrad application and all application materials must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (PST).
  • Mid- to late December 2020: Select applicants will be notified that they have been chosen to participate for an interview. Applicants not selected for an interview will receive a final decision letter.
  • Late December 2020 to late January 2021: Interviews will be conducted via phone or private chat room with members of the Ph.D. admission committee
  • Early February 2021: All decisions (admit, wait list, deny) will be conveyed via email. 
  • Mid-February 2021: Admitted applicants will receive their funding package. (All admitted applicants receive a funding offer.)
  • March 3-4, 2021: Visit events for admitted students occur on the UW campus in Seattle.
  • April 15, 2021: Reply deadline for initial round of offers.

Deadline Policy

All application materials, including recommendations, should be submitted by the Dec. 1 deadline. Review and/or consideration of incomplete applications or late materials is at the discretion of the Ph.D. admissions committee.

Note: Office hours for the Information School and Graduate School are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Staff from these offices will not be available outside of these times to answer questions. If the deadline listed falls on a weekend, please contact the appropriate office during business hours with questions.

Reapplication Procedures

Some individuals apply to the Ph.D. program more than once.  These applicants will need to submit a complete application through MyGrad just like any other first-time applicant. However official test scores submitted during the previous admissions cycle will be kept on record and will not need to be reported again. Applying to the program multiple times does not increase or decrease your chances of being admitted. Each application cycle is a fresh start.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom: Invest in education equity

Thursday, April 15, 2021
Noted sociologist, writer and cultural critic Tressie McMillan Cottom made a case for investing in a more equitable approach to higher education at the University of Washington Information School’s Ed Mignon Distinguished Lecture on...
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MisinfoDay draws more than 1,000 students across state

Thursday, April 8, 2021
More than 1,000 middle and high school students, teachers and educators from across Washington state and the nation participated in MisinfoDay 2021, a series of virtual workshops on March 18 where facilitators explored strategies for...
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Events

Apr 21
 
4:00-5:30PM

DEI in the Workplace: Student Perspectives Panel and Networking

Online
Apr 21
 
6:00-7:30PM

MSIM Online Prospective Student Information Session & Alumni Panel

Apr 22
 
3:30-4:30PM

Alternative Summer Plans — Small Group Coaching

Online
Apr 27
 
3:00-5:00PM

iAffiliates Day 2021

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