Oceanography Awards
Due to our generous donors, Oceanography can offer a broad spectrum of scholarship support
Undergraduate Awards
We award numerous undergraduate scholarships including:
- Need-based awards that provide a significant fraction of yearly in-state tuition
- Merit-based awards
- Competitive achievement awards
Graduate Awards
- Dean A. McManus Excellence in Teaching Award
- McDuff Family Endowment in Honor of Mary Landsteiner
- External Fellowships
Leo Cup
- Each year, one student or team will be awarded the Leo Cup and receive its generous financial award while also being recognized in the first-floor lobby of the Ocean Sciences Building, alongside the Leo Cup and a plaque commemorating Leo. All UW Oceanography students in good standing are eligible to compete for the Leo Cup and may apply individually or as a part of a team. The Leo Cup awardee(s) will receive $40,000 to pursue their innovative project, and these funds may provide stipends for students to execute their idea, cover fieldwork expenses, project-related travel, research support, and support to pursue additional project funding over a longer time frame.
Community Awards
- Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
- The School of Oceanography recognizes annually community members who contribute to DEI activities. The Communications Committee receives nominations and selects the winners so that DEI committee members are not in conflict over selecting recipients in case they are among the nominated. The winners are then identified and honored at the fall Convocation. The award includes a $500 payment. If there is more than one awardee, the award is split equally.
- 2023 Recipient: Zho Ragen
- 2022 Recipient: Mikelle Nuwer
- The School of Oceanography recognizes annually community members who contribute to DEI activities. The Communications Committee receives nominations and selects the winners so that DEI committee members are not in conflict over selecting recipients in case they are among the nominated. The winners are then identified and honored at the fall Convocation. The award includes a $500 payment. If there is more than one awardee, the award is split equally.
- Mentorship Award
- The Mentorship Award recognizes School of Oceanography community member or members who go above and beyond to mentor incoming cohorts. SoO members should submit a nomination to the Academic Affairs committee with an explanation of why this person or persons deserves the award. The Academic Affairs committee evaluates based on the strength of the nomination. This is a $500. If there is more than one awardee, the award is split equally.
- 2023 Recipients: GAMP Leadership
- Zinka Bartolek
- Natalie Kellogg
- Song Sangmin
- Haila Schultz
- Amy Wyeth
- 2023 Recipients: GAMP Leadership
- The Mentorship Award recognizes School of Oceanography community member or members who go above and beyond to mentor incoming cohorts. SoO members should submit a nomination to the Academic Affairs committee with an explanation of why this person or persons deserves the award. The Academic Affairs committee evaluates based on the strength of the nomination. This is a $500. If there is more than one awardee, the award is split equally.
- School of Oceanography Distinguished Staff Award:
- This award recognizes outstanding service to the School. Recipients are chosen by the Director of the School based on years of service and exceptional dedication to the mission of the School. This award is $500 for each awardee.
- 2023 Recipients: Kathy Newell and Su Tipple
- 2022 Recipients: Kitty Tucker
- This award recognizes outstanding service to the School. Recipients are chosen by the Director of the School based on years of service and exceptional dedication to the mission of the School. This award is $500 for each awardee.
