It’s tax season! Student Fiscal Services is once again hosting student tax classes! We have different tax classes for different student groups, depending on their tax-related needs. Here is a list of all the classes we will be offering until April 15, 2019.

Tax 101 Workshops for U.S. Resident Students:

All classes in Odegaard room 220

3/08/2019: 2pm – 3pm

3/22/2019: 1:30pm – 2:30pm (correct time)

4/03/2019: 12:30pm – 1:30pm

4/10/2019: 11:30am – 12:30pm

You’ve received your 1098T tax form! Student Fiscal Services is presenting this workshop to help US Resident students understand the information on the 1098T tax form and how it relates to education tax credits as well as tax issues regarding scholarships and grants. Class is appropriate for undergraduate, graduate and professional students.  The class is free of charge and you do not have to register to attend. Come to learn about the new updates on the 1098T form.

Tax 101 Workshops for International Students:

All classes in Odegaard room 220

3/14/2019: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

3/25/2019: 1:30pm – 2:30pm

4/09/2019: 2pm – 3pm

UW non-resident students may receive tax forms related to US source of income. The information contained in these forms can be confusing. The session focuses on helping students understand the 1042S forms sent out by the UW Payroll Office. This class is co-sponsored by Student Fiscal Services, International Student Services  and the Payroll Office. Class is appropriate for all International students. Class is free of charge and you do not have to register to attend.

Tax Class for Graduate and Professional Students:

All classes in Odegaard room 220

3/19/2019: 2:30pm – 3:30pm

4/04/2019: 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Join us to learn about student taxes information on the 1098-T form. This workshop is jointly presented by the UW Law School Lower Income Taxpayer Clinic and UW Student Fiscal Services. The class will go over the 1098T tax form and explain what is considered taxable scholarship income.  The class is free of charge and you do not have to register to attend. Come to learn about the new updates on the 1098T form.

GPAA Panel Discussion – Graduate Student Funding: Alternate Sources of Funding and Support

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 11am – noon

Allen Library Auditorium

This panel will focus on helping graduate students find alternate sources of funding and support during graduate school, from external scholarships and fellowships to affordable housing, public service loan forgiveness and more.

Join us via zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/809113416

For the third year, the Foster School Accounting Department and United Way of King County are hosting a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site in Mackenzie Hall (Room 132) from now through the tax filing deadline in mid-April. The site will be staffed by UW MS Tax students who prepare free tax returns three days a week through the tax deadline in April. The site operates Mondays and Wednesdays from 4pm – 7pm and Fridays from 12pm – 3pm. All volunteers are certified by the IRS. Anyone who earns less than $66,000 per year is eligible (although the site does turn away some people with especially complex tax issues). Also, the UW site is equipped to prepare tax returns for international students.

In our 2018 on-campus VITA campaign, student volunteers provided tax assistance to 435 taxpayers in King County. In addition to receiving adept tax assistance, these taxpayers also received tax refunds of over $300,000.

If you’d like to get your taxes done, stop by anytime with your social security card (or a copy of it) and any tax forms you’ve received. No appointment necessary! For more information please visit here: http://faculty.washington.edu/elw4/

Please review the Washington Student Achievement Council scholarship opportunity due February 1^st, 2019  (priority for upper-division and graduate-level students).

https://readysetgrad.wa.gov/college/american-indian-endowed-scholarship

The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) conference series constitutes the leading and most comprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American higher education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating and sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial and ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations.

NCORE is designed to provide a significant forum for discussion, critical dialogue, and exchange of information as institutions search for effective strategies to enhance access, social development, education, positive communication, and cross-cultural understanding in culturally diverse settings.

The NCORE Student Scholarship supports a paid conference registration for each student recipient. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. It is hoped that the scholarship awards will serve as an incentive for higher education institutions to support student participation in the conference.

Key Requirements:

• Submission Opens: October 24th, 2018
• Submission Deadline: December 17th, 2018
• Student Scholarship Recipient Notified: January 8th, 2019
• Student Scholars Must Accept No Later Than: January 31st, 2019

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The NCORE Student Scholarship supports a paid conference registration for each student recipient. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. It is hoped that the scholarship awards will serve as an incentive for higher education institutions to support student participation in the conference.

Key Requirements:

• Submission Opens: October 24th, 2018
• Submission Deadline: December 17th, 2018
• Student Scholarship Recipient Notified: January 8th, 2019
• Student Scholars Must Accept No Later Than: January 31st, 2019

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The Northwest Public Health Training Center at NWCPHP is now accepting applications to support students completing field placements and collaborative projects in Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Oregon. A total of 20 proposals will be funded up to $3,500 each during the 2018–19 school year.

Stipends are available for undergraduate juniors and seniors, graduate students, and doctoral students enrolled public health, psychology, sociology, and social work degree programs. Undergraduate applicants must include a letter of support from a faculty member.

Students may apply for funding at any time during the fall or winter quarter of the 2018–19 school year. Proposals will be evaluated based on public health practice focus, attention to underserved areas and populations, and feasibility. Students are strongly encouraged to submit projects that address opioid misuse and improving mental and behavioral health.

Visit our student projects page to learn more.

https://www.nwcphp.org/about/funding/phtc/student-projects

Please see this site for scholarship opportunities:  https://mydocumentedlife.org/2016/09/12/scholarships-open-to-undocumented-students/

You might also be interested in the “My Undocumented Life” blog at:

https://mydocumentedlife.org/

And UW “Leadership without Borders” which provides support and resources to undocumented students:

http://depts.washington.edu/ecc/lwb/

Our partners at the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice just announced a funding opportunity for health professions students completing practice-based projects.

Twenty students will be funded up to $3,500 each during the 2018-19 school year.

For more information visit the Student Projects page on their website.

Full posting here: https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&jobhistory=1&szOrderID=156345

Closes June 5.  Priority given to students with a strong interest in international education as a career.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Within ISS:
• Perform reception duties at the ISS front desk
• Respond to email and phone requests
• Maintain both paper and electronic student immigration files
• Review benefit applications including program extension, change of status, and employment
• Refer students to appropriate campus resources
• Refer students with complex cases to staff advisers
• Deliver informational workshops to small groups
• Assist departments with basic regulatory information
• Perform project work as requested
• Participate in orientation sessions for new international students
Within Admissions:
• Read and evaluate international freshman applications, considering both academic and personal factors
• Assist Admissions with preparing immigration documents for incoming new students

The Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work (WSSCSW) each year awards two upcoming MSW graduates for outstanding papers. Please see below for details and information on how to apply.

WSSCSW 2018 Outstanding Student Paper Award

A part of our mission is to support and promote high standards of practice for those entering the profession. To this end we offer the Outstanding Student Paper Award to Washington State masters level social work students in their graduating year.

To the strongest paper submitted we are offering a Grand Prize of $250, plus a 1 year membership to WSSCSW and 1 year free entry to all Professional Development events. For the runner up prize we are offering $150, plus a 1 year membership to WSSCSW and 1 year free entry to all Professional Development events. Both winners will be mentioned at their graduation, and in the WSSCSW Newsletter and annual party.

Entries must be clinical practice papers that contain both clinical case material and discussion of theory that applies to the understanding and treatment of the case presented. The paper or project must be presented in an integrated, cogent way that shows the practical application of theoretical ideas. Your paper or project can (and probably should) be a paper or project you wrote for a class.

Writing should be clearly and professionally written, well organized, and demonstrate appropriate grammar, syntax, etc.

Papers should be in double-spaced 12 point font, no more than 10 pages long, and must conform to APA formatting standards.

Entries must contain a 1-page cover page detailing ?Why I Want to Be a Clinical Social Worker.?

Entries must be received via email by 18 May 2018.

Questions and entry submissions: Theresa Rogers, Associates Chair:  theresarogerslicsw@gmail.com

Find more information here, and in the application.

Seattle Milk Fund provides child care grants and family support to low-income, full-time students at approved King, Pierce and Snohomish County colleges and universities. While parents are in school, their children receive a valuable learning opportunity in a licensed, quality child care facility or preschool. Seattle Milk Fund helps parents realize their higher education potential, which can create a brighter and more stable financial future for their families.

As one of Washington’s longest-running charitable organizations, Seattle Milk Fund has been fueling families’ futures since 1907. Parents can receive up to $2000.00 each quarter/per child, depending on the age of your child(ren) and the cost of your child care, and family support throughout the year.

For more info and eligibility requirements:  https://www.seattlemilkfund.org/requirements/

Spring is local scholarship season and there are several upcoming scholarship deadlines for students to be considering. Our office is also hosting a plethora of scholarship-related workshops and information sessions for students gearing up for the coming onslaught of post-grad and grad school scholarships and admission season. Please share this information with students in all fields.

Examples of Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines: (find more in our database)

— UW Women’s Center Meena Vashee Scholarship is awarded to one individual each year who is a survivor of domestic violence or the child of a survivor. You must be a UW undergraduate student to apply. The scholarship is awarded in the amount of $2000. The 2018/2019 scholarship application is now available Apply by April 21!

— UW’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards an average of $100,000 or more a year to students and faculty at the University of Washington. Annual scholarships and fellowships support students passionate about the study of labor and labor activism, while the Best Paper Prize honors quality scholarship on labor issues produced by students. Apply by April 23!

— Mortar Board Alumni/Tolo Foundation annually provides over $40,000 in total scholarships each year to rising and current UW sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students based on their demonstration of Mortar Board’s ideals of exceptional scholarship, leadership, and service on campus and in the community. Apply by April 23!

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Student Tax class for International Students:

Dates:

Friday, March 16, 2018 11:30am – 12:30pm

Tuesday, March 27, 2018 2pm – 3pm

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:30pm -1:30pm

All classes are held in Odegaard Library, room 220

As an International student you may receive forms from the UW listing US source income that may need to be reported to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). The information contained in these forms can be confusing. Student Fiscal Services sponsors tax classes with student tax information for UW International students who will be filing US taxes as Non-residents. The session focuses on helping students understand the 1042S forms sent out by the UW Payroll Office. This class is co-sponsored by International Student Services Office and the UW Payroll Office. The class is appropriate for undergraduate, graduate and professional International students and is offered free of charge. You do not have to register to attend.

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UW alumni provide scholarships to current UW students through many different scholarship programs. The Mortar Board Alumni Scholarship is open to graduate students.

Mortar Board Alumni/Tolo Foundation is now accepting applications from outstanding University of Washington students for the 2018-2019 Mortar Board Alumni/Tolo Foundation scholarships. The Foundation awards over $40,000 in total scholarships at the UW each year. Applicants are encouraged from all UW academic levels and from all fields of study, including those students who have not yet declared a major.  If you will be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student throughout the 2018-2019 academic year at UW (all campuses), consider applying! Mortar Board Alumni/Tolo Foundation annually provides scholarships to UW students based on their demonstration of Mortar Board’s ideals of exceptional scholarship, leadership, and service on campus and in the community. Learn more about applying at https://expd.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/mortar. Deadline: April 23. For questions, please contact: Mortar Board Alumni/Tolo Foundation Scholarship Committee, toloscholars@gmail.com.

 

Student Tax class for US Citizen/Resident Students:

Date: Monday, March 5, 2018 2:00pm – 3:00pm

This class is held in Odegaard Library, room 220

You’ve received your 1098T tax form! Student Fiscal Services is presenting this workshop to help US Resident students understand the information on the 1098T tax form and how it relates to education tax credits and tax issues regarding scholarships and grants. This class is appropriate for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The class is free of charge and you do not have to register to attend.

Student Travel Award Program

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Latino Center for Health Travel Award Program. The Latino Center for Health provides leadership to promote the health and well-being of Latinos in Washington State, regionally and nationally, across the lifespan. We promote sustainable changes in Latino health through research, mentorship and training opportunities for both students and faculty members.  Specifically, we aim to provide opportunities for the next generation of researchers by offering travel awards for graduate students to present their work at local, national and international conferences. Multiple travel awards are expected to be awarded in 2018 for amounts up to $1000.

Application are accepted on a rolling bases, but we have developed specific deadlines to review the submissions. The entire application is due at 5 pm PST on October 10^th and March 10^th.

Application Instructions

Travel awards are intended for University of Washington graduate students from any of the UW campuses that have had an abstract accepted to a local, national and international conference. We offer one travel award per person per academic year (September 1 – June 30). The research being presented should address Latino health issues and the research can be conducted under any discipline (e.g., social work, medicine, public health, dentistry, behavioral science, nursing, etc.). The award is intended to support travel and travel-related expenses (e.g., airfare, transportation, registration, lodging, meals.).  We ask students to look for other sources of funding as well in order to support as many students as possible. Travel award funds must be used by the end of the conference and deliverables (i.e., photo and summary) should be submitted to the Latino Center for Health (latcntr@uw.edu) no later than one month after the conference.

For information on funding allowances, please refer to the UW Travel Policies and Procedures page: http://f2.washington.edu/fm/travel/lodging#allowance

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a graduate student enrolled at any of the three University of Washington campuses and be in good standing according to the UW Graduate School.
• Preferred research projects will address a local, national or international Latino health issue(s)
• Be accepted and invited to present at a local, national or international conference. (Preference given to scientific poster and oral presentations.)
• Preference will be given to abstract primary-authors, but non-primary authors may apply

Application Materials

• Travel Student Request Form
• Current resume or CV
• An ‘unofficial’ UW transcript
• A statement of purpose of not more than one single-spaced page in which you explain:
  1. How your project connects to Mission of the Latino Center for Health
  2. How your project impacts Latino health
  3. Your future short-term and long-term career goals
  4. How attending the conference fits within your career goals
• Acceptance letter (or email) to attend the conference

All materials should be emailed to the latctr@uw.edu by the deadline.

Deliverables

The following materials should be submitted no later than one month after attending the conference:

• Summary of experience (300-500 words)
• 1-2 photos during the conference
• Receipts

For copy of the travel student request form and additional information on the travel awards, please contact the Latino Center for Health at latctr@uw.edu or 206-616-9365.

We hope to see you at the Scholarship Fair next Thursday, January 25^th from 2:00-5:30pm in Mary Gates Hall!  Over 25 programs will be tabling and we’ll hear from 7 different scholarships during information sessions throughout the day.  Sign-up for a reminder and we’ll see you there!

SCHOLARSHIP FAIR

Learn about over 25 different scholarship and fellowship programs. Drop by any time during the fair!

January 25^th | 2pm-5:30pm |  Sign-up for a reminder

INFORMATION SESSIONS @ THE SCHOLARSHIP FAIR

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