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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Apply for Chem/Biochem scholarships and summer research stipends by 1/15/24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Department of Chemistry tuition scholarships ($1,000-$2,500) and book awards ($500) for UW students who are currently declared biochemistry or chemistry majors.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">ChemStarter summer research stipends ($5,000-$6,000) for UW students</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> who are current or aspiring chemistry/biochemistry majors and aspire to pursue a
 career in chemical sciences, are at earlier stages of their career, and demonstrate financial need.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">The application deadline is <b>January 15, 2024, 11:59 pm</b>. Students may submit their application
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfn5PVSH_jX6WIWLNVv1TGH8rdw2JQSRS6Tc1SvVBvbGLx6xA/viewform?usp=sf_link__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kLsUEyf4NiKxbpjA9D3A7zdqycsI3ORBXNeITQH0J5FxyDi55sXST0b6vbOQc9FVoNHluhxT9n3tzt6FH_6SbG04Zg$"><span style="color:#1155CC">here
 [docs.google.com/forms]</span></a><span style="color:black">. More information is below and complete application information can be found on our website at:</span><a href="https://chem.washington.edu/scholarships-and-financial-support"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://chem.washington.edu/scholarships-and-financial-support</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">New this year:</span></i><span style="color:black"> We have a consolidated application for both the scholarships/book awards and ChemStarter summer research stipends. Applicants will select whether they want to be considered for
 a scholarship/book award and/or summer research stipends. Recipients will be selected during winter quarter (by mid-March 2024). Scholarships and book awards will be disbursed for spring quarter and ChemStarter summer research stipends will be disbursed at
 the start of summer quarter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The application form has four pages, outlined below. Before starting the application, we recommend you gather all you need to answer the prompts:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Page 1 (for all applicants):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Answer basic questions about yourself, like your name, student ID, year in school and major<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Your cumulative UW GPA<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="color:#202124;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Indicate if you receive federal financial aid</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="color:#202124;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tell us about any research experience that you have, including which department/lab you are in and how long you have been there. (aim for approximately 100 words)
<i>Note that for ChemStarter summer research stipends, research experience is not required.</i></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="color:#202124;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tell us about your personal background. This may include sharing a challenge or obstacle (educational, financial, or otherwise) that you have faced and how have you overcome it or plan to overcome
 it. If you have a personal commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion of marginalized groups in STEM, please share with us. (aim for approximately 150 words)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Are you involved in any volunteer activities or extracurriculars? Please tell us about these experiences. (aim for approximately 100 words)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202124;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tell us who has agreed to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. We prefer that letters of recommendation come from a faculty member or teaching assistant in the Department of Chemistry. Please provide
 this link to your recommender so they may submit their letter here: </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/FfXMFQhnzo9CsmKRA__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kLsUEyf4NiKxbpjA9D3A7zdqycsI3ORBXNeITQH0J5FxyDi55sXST0b6vbOQc9FVoNHluhxT9n3tzt6FH_52bRSPvg$"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">https://forms.gle/FfXMFQhnzo9CsmKRA</span></a><span style="background:white">.
 Letters are due on </span></span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">January 15, 2024, at 11:59 pm.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tell us about your career goals (one to two sentences)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202124;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tell us how this stipend will impact your summe</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">r plans or what you would do this summer if you did not receive this stipend?
</span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">(aim for approximately 50 words)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202124;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">If you are currently in a research lab, which one are you in? Do you plan to continue research with this lab over the summer, and have you discussed this with your PI?</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202124;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">If you are not in a research lab, or if you do not plan to continue in your current lab over the summer, rank your level of interest in various research areas, so that the committee can inquire with Chemistry
 faculty about open positions in their labs on your behalf. (We will provide a list of areas including Analytical Chemistry, Biophysics, Catalysis, Chemical Biology, Clean Energy, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Theory
 and Computation. For each area, you may choose “Strong interest, Medium interest, Low interest, or No interest.”)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202124;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Provide a personal statement: What research focus interests you the most? How does this summer research opportunity fit into your future plans, and what do you hope to get out of this experience? What are your
 prior experiences and skills that may help you succeed in research? How will this award impact your professional development? Feel free to address the questions that are most relevant to you. Successful essays include specifics/evidence of the qualities you
 seek to emphasize. For example, "I am industrious" is too vague, but  "I have done x, y, and z and this proves that I am industrious" carries a lot more weight (aim for approximately 250-350 words).</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
<a href="https://academicsupport.uw.edu/study-skills/writing-resources/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Writing resources are available at the UW.</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Upload one pdf file, named “LastName_FirstName_CV.pdf”, containing:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in;padding-inline-start:48px" type="circle">
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<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Your CV that includes a listing of all your education, training, and work experience</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in;padding-inline-start:48px" type="square">
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<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Do not include sensitive information such as your social security number/ITIN.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202124;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">You are encouraged to include any honors and awards you might have received, scholarly presentations or publications, leadership, service, outreach or other extracurricular activities, as well as honors courses
 you have taken in addition to any other activities or information that could distinguish your application.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202124;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Examples of CVs are provided by the<a href="https://careers.uw.edu/resources/sample-resumes/"><span style="color:#202124">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">Career and Internship Center</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Your most current unofficial transcript.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none">An optional field to share anything else with the selection committee that you feel is important.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">If you have any questions, reach out to the Chemistry advisers at
</span><a href="mailto:advisers@chem.washington.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1155CC;background:white">advisers@chem.washington.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Thank you to our many generous alumni and friends who support the education of chemistry and biochemistry students with contributions to departmental scholarships and student support funds.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">We look forward to reviewing your applications!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Assistant Professor Alexandra Velian, committee chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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