*Applicants who have won the Graduate Leadership award or the Undergraduate Transition award in the past are not eligible to apply again. Recipients of the Graduate Parenting Award may receive the award up to three consecutive award cycles.
Applications are due by 11:59pm on Friday, May 16th, 2025. After being reviewed by our reviewers, you should hear back about your application no later than June 6th. If you have any questions about your application, please email scholarships.uowgs@gmail.com.
Undergraduate Awards
In keeping with our mission to promote the advancement of all marginalized genders in science,
the University of Oregon Women in Graduate Sciences is offering an award to aid outstanding
undergraduates in the sciences in advancing to graduate school. Multiple awards are available;
each student is eligible for one award worth $300 to help offset the costs of the transition. In
order to be eligible for this award, you must be a University of Oregon undergraduate student
and have accepted a position at an accredited graduate school. You do not need to be a
member of UOWGS.
Undergraduate Summer Research Award
In keeping with our mission to promote the advancement of all marginalized genders in science,
the University of Oregon Women in Graduate Sciences is offering an award to aid outstanding
undergraduates in the sciences by supporting a portion of their summer research. Multiple
awards are available; each student is eligible for one award worth $500 to gain research
experience in order to advance their scientific development.
In order to be eligible for this award, you must be a UO undergraduate (or recent graduate)
that is planning on working in a lab for the summer. You do not need to be a member of
UOWGS.
Graduate Awards
The University of Oregon Women in Graduate Sciences is devoted to helping our members
achieve career success. To that end, we are awarding a $1,500 scholarship to parents this year
(any given student may receive the award up to three consecutive award cycles) in order to
ease their financial burden and assist them in succeeding in their graduate career. Multiple
awards are available; each student is eligible for one award worth $1,500.
Graduate Leadership Award
The UOWGS Leadership Award recognizes graduate students at the University of Oregon who
have demonstrated strong dedication to the mission of the professional development of
marginalized genders in all disciplines of science to enable them to become successful
contributors to their fields through exemplary leadership. Multiple awards are available; each
student is eligible for one award worth $1000.
Graduate Conference Award
The University of Oregon Women in Graduate Sciences is devoted to helping our members
achieve career success. To that end, we are administering awards that will partially fund
travel to one or more scientific conferences where the student is to give a presentation (talk
or poster) about their research. Multiple awards are available; each student is eligible for one
award worth $1000.
