Call for 2019-20 Alfonso Carlos Peña Graduate Fellowship Nominations – Deadline 12/2

The Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP), in partnership with the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), is excited to announce the creation of the Alfonso Carlos Peña Graduate Fellowship!

The Peña Graduate Fellowship was established to provide support to graduate students engaged in research and/or activities related to wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ (Intellectual House).

• Awardees must have financial need and an interest in and a commitment to addressing social and environmental issues impacting American Indian, Alaska Native, and/or other indigenous communities.
• This award is a one year/three quarter award with an annual stipend of $20,000, tuition and fees, and GAIP coverage. Departments must provide a match of comparable funding for the second year of graduate studies. For the 2019-2020 academic year, funding will be awarded Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters.

For award details and student eligibility, please see the attached PDF. Nominations must be made by the department in the MyGrad awards management system. Please login to nominate a student, by Monday, December 2^nd, 2019 at 11:59 PM PST.

Please contact Willa Kurland at 206.543.9016 or willamei@uw.edu, with any questions.

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