August 19, 2025
Dear Students,
The Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarships, supported by the Mary Gates Endowment for Students, are now accepting applications!
These scholarships are open to all UW undergraduate students, including all class years, all majors, and all residency statuses (US citizens, permanent residents, international students, and undocumented students are all eligible to apply).
Mary Gates Research Scholarship: Students engage in a research project to discover, articulate, and contribute their talents and ideas with the guidance of a UW-affiliated faculty mentor.
Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship: Students foster leadership development skills as they pursue a project or activity important to them and their community.
Benefits: Mary Gates scholarships provide $5,000 ($2,500 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research activities. These scholarships benefit students as they engage in their projects and connect them with a community of scholars, mentors, and alums.
Visit our website to learn more, find all dates and deadlines and to sign up for an info session and/or workshops.
As previously announced, Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarships are changing to offer one application cycle per year, during Fall quarter only. Autumn 2025 is your opportunity to apply for a Mary Gates Leadership and/or Research Scholarship in 2025-26. Over 100 Research Scholarships and over 50 Leadership Scholarships will be awarded in this cycle. Read more about 2025-26 Mary Gates Scholarship Application Cycle Updates.
The application deadline is October 20 at 5 pm. We encourage students to attend an info session and the workshops we are offering during the summer and in Autum quarter ahead of the deadline. As previously announced, we will be offering only one application cycle per academic year, starting in the Fall.
We hope you will consider applying, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming information sessions and workshops!
Sincerely,
Mary Gates Endowment Team