January 12, 2026
Take Your Next Academic Steps with a UW-RUA Travel Award
PhD Candidates (& advanced PhD students) and Postdocs,
Are you planning on entering the academic job market? Looking for the opportunity to move that virtual conversation into a real time meeting?
Apply for UW-RUA’s Research Exchange Travel Award and answer those questions this quarter.
UW’s Research University Alliance (RUA) is aimed at creating a community of
advanced PhD candidates and postdocs representing a broad range of lived experiences in non-medical STEM disciplines including Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering.
Each quarter, UW-RUA competitively awards Research Exchange visits to advanced PhD candidates and postdocs who are ready to take the next step in their search for a postdoc or future faculty position. Graduate students should select a PI they want to work with as a Postdoc, and Postdocs should select a faculty member(s) who can host and promote them to the department as a future job candidate.
A Research Exchange is a chance to connect with a PI at the university of your choice for a brief (3-5 day) campus visit meant to promote you and your work. We maintain current partnerships with Stanford, Caltech and Harvard, but other universities are possible. Working with your current PI to identify who you want to visit, and why, is an important first step.
Have questions? Join us on January 27th for lunch and more information about how the UW-RUA program can support you in your next steps! Drop-in anytime between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm in The HUB, Room 337. Lunch will be provided. RSVP below.
- Check out the UW-RUA site for more information and upcoming events
- RSVP to our Winter Kick-Off Lunch Social on January 27th at 11:30 am in the HUB
- Connect with the RUA coordinator via email or virtually during Office Hours
- Apply (Priority application deadline is February 15th at 11:59 pm)
Unfortunately, Research Exchanges are not currently open to visa holders.