University of Washington, Seattle. . .

Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world.

The University of Washington helps make your university education affordable by providing financial assistance in a number of areas -- from grants and loans to scholarships and work-study opportunities.

The University of Washington-Seattle has many scholarship opportunities available to our students. UW provided about $20 million in scholarships to about 3700 undergraduate students in the past year. These scholarships cover a wide scope of academic pursuits, musical and athletic talents as well as community service and research activities. Scholarship programs are highly competitive as UW has more talented students than we have scholarship funds.