April 27, 2021

UW is a member of the Research University Alliance’s Research Exchange, which creates funded opportunities for current postdocs and soon-to-be graduated Ph.D. students to travel to visit labs at Berkeley, Caltech, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Michigan, Stanford, Texas, and UW. The goal of the RUA is to help diversity the professoriate through professional development, mentoring, and networking opportunities.

Eligibility for research exchange funding:

  1. Postdoc or “all-but-dissertation” Ph.D. student
  2. Member of an Engineering Department
  3. Identifies as an underrepresented minority group
  4. US Citizen, Permanent Resident, or “dreamer” under DACA

If you know of any students or postdocs that may benefit from this opportunity, please share the following link with them:

https://www.grad.washington.edu/for-students-and-post-docs/office-of-postdoctoral-affairs/uwresearchexchange/