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:

2024

• Zhuohao (Jerry) Zhang, Apple Scholar in AI/ML, Apple, Inc.: Funding for 2 years, covering tuition, fees and a $40,000 stipend; $5,000 annual travel stipend; connection with an Apple research mentor; opportunities to intern at Apple.

2023

• Jesse Brisbois, Health Policy Research Scholars Program, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: four years of support including an annual funding award of $30,000, a mentorship program for newer cohort members and opportunities to take courses provided by the program on topics like public policy and navigating academia.
  LEARN MORE: Fellowship backs Ph.D. student's research on tribal health equity
• Amelia Lee Dogan, GSEE Graduate Excellence Award, University of Washington Graduate School: 2 years of tuition, benefits and a monthly stipend.
• Amelia Lee Dogan, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: five year fellowship with three years of financial support including an annual stipend and cost-of-education allowance totaling $159,000.
• Megumi Kivuva, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: three years of Ph.D. funding, including a $37,000 annual stipend, to be used over five years.
• Claire Mitchell, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: five year fellowship with three years of financial support including an annual stipend and cost-of-education allowance totaling $159,000.
• Xuhai "Orson" Xu, Distinguished Dissertation Award in Mathematics, Physical Sciences & Engineering, University of Washington Graduate School: $1,000 honorarium.

2022

• Tessa Campbell, Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship — Catalysts for Change, American Library Association: tuition support, stipend, participation in specialized coursework. 
  LEARN MORE: Two iSchool Ph.D. students receive ALA Spectrum fellowships
• Izzy Chaiken, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (CSGrad4US), National Science Foundation: 3 years of funding, as well as group and 1-1 mentoring sessions to help prepare Ph.D. application materials.
• Kayla Duskin, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: 3 years of funding.
• Mandi Harris, Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship — Catalysts for Change, American Library Association: tuition support, stipend, participation in specialized coursework. 
  LEARN MORE: Two iSchool Ph.D. students receive ALA Spectrum fellowships

2021

• Iisaaksiichaa Braine, Joseph and Jill McKinstry Endowed Ph.D. Fellowship in Native North American Indigenous Knowledge, University of Washington Information School: 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 [now known as Native Forward].
• 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.
  LEARN MORE: Ph.D. student investigates Tribal health communications online
• 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 [now known as Native Forward].
• 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 [now known as Native Forward].
• 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.

Learn more about scholarships and funding available for Ph.D. students.