Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards

Contact Us

Robin Chang, Director

she/her

206-543-2603
robinc@uw.edu

Contact Robin regarding any scholarships, including:
  • Alumni Reunion & Class Gift Scholarships
  • Beinecke Scholarship
  • Bonderman Fellowship
  • Carnegie Endowment Gaither Junior Fellowship
  • Churchill Scholarship
  • Fulbright US Student Program
  • Gates Cambridge Scholarship
  • Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
  • Luce Scholars Program
  • Marshall Scholarship
  • Martin Family Foundation Scholarships
  • Mitchell Scholarship
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
  • Eleanor Davis Pinkham Scholarship
  • Quad Fellowship
  • Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
  • Yenching Academy

Chetana Acharya, Assistant Director

she/her

206-543-4170
cacharya@uw.edu

Contact Chetana regarding any scholarships, including:
  • Alumni Reunion & Class Gift Scholarships
  • Boren Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Critical Language Scholarships
  • DAAD RISE (DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service)
  • DAAD Graduate Research or Study Scholarships
  • Fulbright US Student Program
  • Goldwater Scholarship
  • NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
  • Payne Fellowship
  • Pickering Fellowship
  • Rangel Graduate Fellowship and Summer Enrichment Program
  • Schwarzman Scholarship
  • Truman Scholarship
  • Udall Scholarship
  • YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund

Olivia Albiero, Assistant Director for the Mary Gates Endowment for Students

she/her

206-616-3925

albieroo@uw.edu

Contact Olivia regarding Fulbright (Europe & Eurasia) and the Mary Gates Endowment Leadership & Research Scholarships. Please visit the Mary Gates Endowment website to learn more.

Simon Tran, Coordinator & Advisor

he/him

trans2@uw.edu

Contact Simon regarding the Gilman Scholarship, Bonderman Travel Fellowship, and any other scholarships.

Alexandra Namuco, Technical Writing Intern

she/her

206-543-4282
scholarq@uw.edu

Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity

OMSFA is housed in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity (EXPD), along with several other programs: Community Engagement & Leadership Education Center, Early Identification Program, Ronald E. McNair Program, Mary Gates Endowment for Students, and Office of Undergraduate Research. OMSFA collaborates closely with these other EXPD programs to identify and reach out to engaged students.

OMSFA is a unit within Undergraduate Academic Affairs in collaboration with the Office Minority Affairs and Diversity.

National Association of Fellowships Advisors

OMSFA is a member of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors (NAFA). NAFA’s mission is to guide advisors in promoting the full potential of fellowship candidates through the application process, and to foster the continued growth and professionalization of fellowship advising in higher education.