2025 University of Washington Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship

Mary Gates Leadership Scholarships encourage undergraduate students to develop their leadership abilities through practical experience, personal reflection and in community with mentors and peers.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 20, 2025
• Value$5,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity Of Washington
• City to studyWashington
• School to studyUniversity Of Washington

Benefits

The scholarships are $5,000 and disburse in installments of $2,500 each over two quarters

Requirements

1. Applicants must be matriculated UW undergraduate students registered full time during the award period and pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the UW Bothell, Seattle or Tacoma campus.
   • You are eligible to apply even if you are not enrolled full-time during your quarter of application (Autumn) as the full-time enrollment requirement only applies to the quarter(s) in which you receive the award.
2. Once awarded, recipients must be actively engaged in their leadership project and remain full-time undergraduate students (enrolled in 12 credits or more) during their award period.
   • During summer quarter, students only need to be enrolled for one credit to receive their award. This only applies to students who select Summer quarter as one of their quarters of award.
3. A student may receive a maximum of one Mary Gates scholarship at a time. Students may successfully apply for multiple scholarships, but can receive funding for only one scholarship in any given quarter. 
4. Eligibility for previous Mary Gates Scholarship recipients:
   • Previous Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for a second award; however, reviewers will evaluate these applications using additional criteria.
   • Students who have received the same type of Mary Gates scholarship twice are not eligible to apply for a third award of that scholarship type.
   • Students are eligible for a total (maximum) of three Research and Leadership Scholarships (for example, if you have previously received two Leadership Scholarships, you would only be eligible to receive one Leadership Scholarship).

Application Deadline

How To Apply

To apply for a Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship, please begin by perusing all the materials on the website pertaining to the Leadership Scholarship, particularly the selection criteria.  You may also find the profiles of past Mary Gates scholarship recipients informative.

When you are ready to prepare your application, begin with the Application Guidelines to find out what you will need in order to apply.  

Identify a mentor who will write you a letter supporting your leadership application. Read more about Finding & Developing a Strong Mentor Relationship

For more details, visit University of Washington Scholarship webpage