Introduction
Graduate students in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at UW Bothell have the opportunity to apply for funding from a number of sources that 
may lighten their financial burden during the program. All students are strongly encouraged to fill out and submit the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) by February 1 of the year of application. See the FAFSA web site for details.
Graduate Tuition Assistance
Our programs are in a position to make limited funding available to graduate students on the basis of academic merit. This funding is disbursed in the form of a tuition waiver. Recipients must be currently enrolled or recently admitted Washington State residents. Award amounts range from $300 to $3000 and cannot exceed the total amount due on a tuition account in any given quarter. To apply fill out the Tuition Assistance Application (doc) and submit it so Andrew Brusletten at abrusletten@uwb.edu.
Financial Aid Office Opportunities
The UW Bothell Financial Aid Office is occasionally in a position to make funding available to graduate students. These opportunities generally combine academic merit and financial need. Contact Danette Iyall at diyall@uwb.edu for more information about how to apply for these opportunities. Also contact Andrew Brusletten at abrusletten@uwb.edu to ask about any opportunities that may be available in the Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Graduate Office.
Graduate Staff Assistant Position
The Graduate Office staff includes one Graduate Staff Assistant who is responsible for a variety of activities that contribute to the successful operation of the graduate programs. These activities involve spoken and written communication, web and print media, event planning, and travel to local recruiting fairs. The Assistant works closely with the Graduate Program Manager, the External Relations Coordinator, and the Program Coordinator. The position is 20 hours per week and requires occasional evening and weekend work, a Washington State driver's license, and full-time enrollment. Benefits include medical/dental insurance, a monthly stipend, and a full tuition waiver. Preference is given to second-year Cultural Studies and Policy Studies students.
Conference Travel Funding
The Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) Graduate Office is in a position to make limited funding available to IAS graduate students to help cover costs associated with conference travel. This funding is disbursed in the form of a reimbursement check 4 – 8 weeks after receipts are submitted.
Students are eligible to receive up to $300 in conference travel funding per academic year. Applicants must be matriculated current students and enrolled at least half-time (five credits) in the Master of Arts in Cultural Studies or Master of Arts in Policy Studies programs at the time of travel. Funding can only be used to cover the costs of conference registration, lodging, food & drink (not including alcohol), and transportation.
Funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Travel dates must fall within the academic year (first day of autumn quarter through last day of spring quarter) during which the application is made.
Students may also be eligible for $300 in additional funding from the UW Graduate School. This funding can only be used for transportation costs, and students are only eligible if they are presenting at the conference.
Download and submit the Application for Travel Funding.
Research Assistant Positions
Professors at the University of Washington are occasionally in a position to offer Assistantships to graduate students if these professors have an outside source of funding. It is impossible to know specifically what will become available in any given year. However, the Graduate Office makes every effort to publish these opportunities in Coordinates, the monthly program newsletter.
Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP)
GO-MAP, an office of The Graduate School, works to provide an innovative and inclusive graduate student community and experience. GO-MAP takes a leadership role in the recruitment and retention of minority and underrepresented graduate students and students pursuing studies in multicultural scholarship. GO-MAP also strives to improve campus climate so that all students may learn and grow through experiences rich in cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity. GO-MAP offers a number of funding opportunities, and their application processes generally require departmental nomination. More information is available on the GO-MAP web site.
Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation (GSFEI)
GSFEI provides funding assistance to units in support of graduate students, graduate faculty, academic and research programs, scholarly activities, and special initiatives that support and enhance graduate and undergraduate studies at the University of Washington. As a graduate student you may consider GSFEI to fund transportation costs associated with presenting your scholarly work at a conference. Our department will make the travel funding request on your behalf. Once you have been accepted as a presenter or co-presenter at an academic conference, contact Andrew Brusletten at abrusletten@uwb.edu for the Travel Funding Request form and submit it to the Graduate Office.
Graduate School Opportunities
The Graduate School's web site contains information on Fellowship and Assistantships, finding outside funding, and UW work study and employment opportunities. We encourage you to regularly consult this resource for updates.