Vicky L. Carwein and William B. Andrews Endowment for Graduate Programs

This award is awarded to students accepted into the University of Washington Tacoma's School of Engineering and Technology and is normally awarded for one academic year. 

Eligibility

• Be enrolled in a UW Tacoma School of Engineering and Technology graduate program the quarter of selection (i.e. Autumn 2023, Winter 2024, etc.). On leave status is not considered "enrolled." 
• Be in good academic, conduct, and disciplinary standing during the quarter of selection.  
• If awarded, good academic, disciplinary, and conduct standing is a prerequisite of receiving the fellowship.  
• Must be registered in the quarter this funding is awarded - students on-leave are ineligible. 

Guidelines 

Distributions of the Vicky L. Carwein and William B. Andrews Endowment can be used in the following ways: 

• Direct financial support and related expenses for distinguished Ph.D. students; 
• Broad based funding for SET graduate programs, which may include support of students engaged in mentored research projects, and/or educational programming that showcases student research in preparing UWT students for technology-focused careers 
• Subject to the availability of funds, an award may cover all or part of tuition and may also provide support for books, fees, and other educational expenses. 

Recipients of direct financial awards are selected on the basis of academic merit. 

For the 2024-2025 Academic Year, the application for this fellowship will open on October 31st, 2024 and will close on November 22, 2024 at 5:00pm PDT. 

Items Required with Application 

• CV/Resume 

• Copy of unofficial transcript - order yours for free through the Registrar's Office here. 

• Personal Statement (up to 2 pages) 

  • Personal statements should describe the applicant’s motivation and goals for pursuing a PhD, the applicant’s vision for contributing to society, and any challenges the applicant experiences in pursuing a PhD. Additionally, where applicable, the personal statement can describe the applicant’s diversity as a PhD student in Computer Science. The personal statement can describe the broader impacts of the applicant’s PhD research and overall career goals. Broader impacts describe the potential for the research to positively benefit society and contribute to achieving specific, desired societal outcomes that go beyond just the scientific and technical advancements. Personal statements should use language that is both appealing to read and easily understood by a general audience.

  • How to write a personal statement for a Fellowship application

• Research Statement (up to 3 pages, not including references)

  • Must include list of peer reviewed publications: this should include a detailed list of publications. Papers accepted to peer-reviewed conferences and journals should identify conference acceptance rates and journal impact factors. In addition, papers under review, papers under revision from a journal/conference, or under preparation (not submitted yet) should be listed. 

  • Explanation of research goals - "What have you done so far, what are your publication results, and what are your future research plans?"

  • Applicants should work with their PhD advisor to craft a quality research statement for this and any fellowship application. 

How to write a personal statement for a Fellowship application

Sample Research Statements - research statements provided below are provided for example purposes, and have not been evaluated for quality: 

• Avik Chaudhuri, UMD College Park, Areas: Programming languages, security, and verification 

• Jimeng Sun, CMU, Areas: data mining, machine learning, and database systems 

• Fan Long, MIT, Areas: software engineering, programming languages, and systems security 

• Jonathan Mace, Brown University, Areas: distributed systems 

How to Write a Research Statement in Computer Science 

• Michael Ernest, UW 

• MIT EECS Communications Lab 

• Stefanie Tellex, Humans to Robots Laboratory, Brown University