April 11, 2024

UW Research University Alliance (RUA), Research Exchange Travel Award

Senior Grad Students in non-medical STEM!

Want to expand your professional network and spark new collaborations? Looking for a postdoc or an academic job?  Do you think you need some real-life practice to be competitive in the job market?

If you answered yes (even once), keep reading!

The Research University Alliance (RUA) is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative aimed at creating a cross-university community of senior PhD students and postdocs representing groups historically under-represented in Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering.

Each quarter, UW-RUA funds Research Exchange visits to one of our 8 partner universities (Caltech, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan, UT-Austin). Research exchanges are a brief (3-5 day) campus visit allowing you the chance to make a deeper connection with, and impression on, a possible mentor and/or colleague. 

  • Grad students on an RE have the chance to network within your host lab, department and beyond; give a lab chalk talk; and explore postdoc opportunities. 
  • Postdocs on an RE have the chance to network within your host lab, department, and university; give a research group or departmental seminar; and explore future faculty opportunities. 

If you’re wondering how, you might get yourself in front of a friendly audience ready to consider you for a postdoctoral or faculty position, this is it!

Intrigued? Simply fill out an application here! Act swiftly, as priority will be given to applications received by Wednesday, 5/1.And please join us for an informative lunch on Wednesday, 4/17 from 12:30-1:30pm in HUB Room 340. RSVP here to secure your spot!

Questions? Please contact our UW-RUA Coordinator, Aina Hori (ruacoordinator@uw.edu) or contact me directly at jparrish@uw.edu! We hope to see your application!

Unfortunately, research exchanges are not currently open to international students or postdocs.  UW-RUA makes every effort to find RE funding for all disciplinarily-eligible individuals.