Digital Scholars Cohort Program - For First Generation College Students and Pre-Major Students

Digital Scholars Program

As a Digital Scholar, you will join a supportive cohort community and gain digital skills that employers are looking for! These skills include digital marketing, data analytics, social media, and data visualization.

Students participate in a three-quarters (spring, summer, autumn) experience that provides digital skills training with career and major exploration. The Digital Scholars community brings together students, professors, staff, community partners, and UW Bothell alumni to help students develop digital skills and a strong network of supporters.

As part of the program, you will:

• participate in community-building activities.
• participate in workshops on career readiness, first-gen identity, and financial well-being.
• participate in paid summer career-connected project to apply learned digital skills to real-world work experience.
• take a spring and autumn 2-credit course to learn entry-level digital skills, including programming, marketing, data analytics, and graphic design.
• explore your career path and build up your resume.
• learn about UW Bothell resources to support your academic and personal well-being.
• build a social network with peers, staff, faculty, and industry partners.
• celebrate and reflect upon your learning.
• attend a digital skill conference.

The Digital Scholars Program plans to accept 20 students each year. Applications are due in early Winter Quarter (January or February), and program takes place the following Spring, Summer, and Fall quarters. Compensation is done as a student scholarship/stipend if there is room within their financial aid package or as a student employee. Depending on the case, there may be other options for compensation.

Programs occur at UW Bothell or virtually; locations for summer projects may vary.

Learn more https://www.uwb.edu/connected-learning/husky-catalyst-initiatives/digital-scholars