Costs and Financing

Undergraduate tuition and fees are described on the UW Tuition and Fee Overview page: http://f2.washington.edu/fm/sfs/

Below are resources which will help you with your search for financial aid for your HCDE education. By no means is this list exhaustive. If you have other resources to share, please notify us and we will add them to the list for other students to investigate.

Society for Technical Communication (STC) (www.stc.org)
Four $1000 scholarships (two for undergrads, two for grads)
Materials available: Late October
Deadline: Mid February
Criteria: academic record, experience with technical communication and potential for contributing to the profession of technical communication.

Sakson Diversity Scholarship (www.hcde.washington.edu/nav-intl-diversity/diversity/sakson-diversity-scholarship)
The amount of the scholarship varies each year based on revenue from endowed funds.
Deadline: July 1
Criteria: View the criteria in word.doc format

Souther & White Scholarship (Puget Sound Chapter of STC: (www.stc-psc.org/)
For students enrolled in Puget Sound area schools, this is a $1,500 award.
Deadline: Late January
Criteria: demonstrates strong language and/or illustration skills, works independently, good interviewing skills, and commitment to the field of technical communication.

SIGDOC Undergraduate Scholarship (1999) (www.acm.org/sigdoc/)
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group for DOCumentation
Materials available: early December
Deadline: mid February
One scholarship of $500 each will be granted toward school tuition and expenses

UW Alumni Board
One year full tuition for undergraduate (WA state resident) given on the basis of financial need, scholastic achievements, leadership, community service and strong work ethic.
Materials available: early November
Deadline: early February

UW Office of Financial Aid  (http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/)

UW Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards (www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/)