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University of Washington doctoral students receive funding from numerous sources to help finance their education and support their research efforts. Select awards conferred on iSchool Ph.D. students in recent years include:

2022

  • Tessa Campbell, Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship — Catalysts for Change: Tuition, stipend, participation in specialized coursework. 
  • Mandi Harris, Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship — Catalysts for Change: Tuition, stipend, participation in specialized coursework. 

2021

  • Iisaaksiichaa Braine, Joseph and Jill McKinstry Endowed Ph.D. Fellowship in Native North American Indigenous Knowledge: broad-based financial support.
    LEARN MORE: iSchool alum awarded inaugural Ph.D. fellowship in Native North American Indigenous Knowledge
  • Lisa Dirks, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity), National Institutes of Health, four years at more than $40,000 per year.
  • Lisa Dirks, Community Impact Research Award, American Indian Graduate Center.
  • Rachel Franz, AI for Accessibility PhD fellowship, Apple Scholars in AI/ML: two years of funding, internship opportunities, and a two-year mentorship with an Apple researcher.
    LEARN MORE: Expanding accessibility in virtual reality
  • Nicole Kuhn, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: 3 years of financial support including an annual stipend and cost-of-education allowance totaling $138,000.
  • Nicole Kuhn, Predoctoral Fellowship, Ford Foundation: $27,000 annual stipend for three years, access to mentoring and networking resources, and an invitation to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows.
  • Leo Stewart, Predoctoral NIH T32 Demography & Data Science Fellowship, University of Washington Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology: one year of financial support including a monthly stipend and cost-of-education allowance, a small travel grant, and benefits. Renewable for a second year.
    LEARN MORE: Fellowship backs Ph.D. student's work to make everyone count

2020

  • Erin Beneteau, Small Grant Program, Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation and Work (ARDRAW), The Social Security Administration: one-year $10,000 stipend.
  • Lisa Dirks, Special Higher Education Award, American Indian Graduate Center.
  • Dykee Gorrell, GSEE Graduate Excellence Award, University of Washington Graduate School: ​​​2 years of tuition, benefits and a monthly stipend.
  • Prerna Juneja, Social Data Research and Dissertation Fellowship, Social Data Initiative: $15,000.
    LEARN MORE: Juneja researches the role of algorithms in spreading misinformation
  • W.E. King, Louisville Institution Dissertation Fellowship: $25,000 over one year.
    LEARN MORE: King investigates inclusion on Christian dating websites
  • Nicole Kuhn, American Indian & Indigenous Studies (AIIS) Scholars, The Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies (CAIIS), University of Washington: 2020-21.
  • Nicole Kuhn, Intel Growing the Legacy Scholarship, American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES): 2020-21.
  • Nicole Kuhn, Peer Mentors Research Family Award, The Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies (CAIIS), University of Washington: Spring 2020.
  • Lassana Magassa, Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Beta Phi Mu: $3,000.
    LEARN MORE: Magassa's dissertation builds a framework of everyday digital literacy and explores the everyday digital literacy levels of formerly incarcerated individuals 
  • J. Elizabeth Mills, Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Social Professions, University of Washington Graduate School: one academic term of tuition and fees, health insurance, and a stipend.
    LEARN MORE: Mills' dissertation explores the nature and role of reflection in public library storytime assessment
  • Benjamin Xie, Intern Supplement, National Science Foundation Award: $35,056.
  • Benjamin Xie, Google Cloud Academic Research Grant, Google: $5,000.

2019

  • Erin Beneteau, Small Grant Program, Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation and Work (ARDRAW), The Social Security Administration: one-year $10,000 stipend.
  • Lisa Dirks, Alfonso Carlos Peña Graduate Fellowship, University of Washington Graduate School: 1 year of tuition, benefits and a monthly stipend.
    LEARN MORE: Dirks studies how technology could facilitate community involvement, specifically for sharing research results with Native and Indigenous communities
  • Lisa Dirks, Special Higher Education Award, American Indian Graduate Center.
  • Nicole Kuhn, Ronald E. McNair Fellowship, Office of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (GSEE), University of Washington: 2019-20 and final/dissertation year of PhD program.
  • J. Elizabeth Mills, Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Beta Phi Mu: $3,000.
  • Yim Register, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: 3 years of financial support including an annual stipend and cost-of-education allowance totaling $138,000.
    LEARN MORE: Register’s main focus is developing literacy around machine learning with the aim of empowering people to advocate for themselves in an increasingly AI world
  • Mina Tari, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: 3 years of financial support including an annual stipend and cost-of-education allowance totaling $138,000.
    LEARN MORE: Tari explores ways to make technology classes more inclusive

2017-18

  • Lisa Dirks, GSEE Presidential Fellowship, University of Washington Graduate School: 2 years of tuition, benefits and a monthly stipend.
  • Lisa Dirks, Board of Directors Scholarship Award, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
  • Lisa Dirks, Jeanette Elmer Fellowship - Library Science, American Indian Graduate Center.
  • Chris Holstrom, LEADS Fellowship, LIS Education and Data Science for the National Digital Platform (LEADS-4-NDP), Drexel University Metadata Research Center: summer stipend, curriculum and training, and a ten-week data science internship.
  • Alannah Oleson, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: 3 years of financial support including an annual stipend and cost-of-education allowance totaling $138,000.
  • Mina Tari, GSEE Graduate Excellence Award, University of Washington Graduate School: ​​​2 years of tuition, benefits and a monthly stipend.

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iSchool research helps neurodivergent people succeed on the job

Monday, November 27, 2023
Sock wrangler Chelsie Fonseca does a little of everything at John’s Crazy Socks, an online retailer and social enterprise that features thousands of pairs of quirky socks. She packs the Happiness Gift Boxes and does the gift wrapping....
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iSchool's Chirag Shah honored for information behavior research

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Information School Professor Chirag Shah is the recipient of this year’s ASIS&T SIG USE Outstanding Contributions to Information Behavior Research Award, which recognizes one scholar each year for their body of work in the...
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