Mary Gates Scholarships
About the Program
The Mary Gates Endowment for Students was established by Bill and Melinda Gates in 1995 to honor the memory of Bill’s mother, Mary Maxwell Gates (1929-1994). A leader who promoted voluntary service and philanthropy both locally and nationally, Mary Gates served as a UW Regent from 1975-1993. The Mary Gates Endowment expands opportunities for undergraduates by providing scholarships that ask students to articulate their goals, identify mentors, reflect on their experiences, and actively engage in their own learning processes.
With the support of a mentor and a Mary Gates Leadership or Research Scholarship, the Endowment hopes to help students develop and achieve their goals. Mary Gates Scholars a community of active and accomplished students and alumni, many of whom have published professional papers, won prestigious national awards, and founded non-profit organizations.
Mary Gates Endowment Scholarships are worth $4,000 and paid in two quarterly installments. There are two application cycles per year, with deadlines in October and January. All UW undergraduates, including international students, are encouraged to apply. To learn more about these awards, visit the program website.
The next round of the scholarships will occur in Fall 2016.
Mary Gates Scholars at UW Bothell
UW Bothell is proud to recognize the following Mary Gates Scholars:
2015-2016 Academic Year
Kelsey Bolinger, Senior, Society, Ethics and Human Behavior and Media and Communications, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Representation of Race and Gender in PEOPLE Magazine.
Mentor: Julie Shayne, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Heather Hewitt, Senior, Health Studies, School of Nursing and Health Studies.
The African and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Health Study.
Mentor: Shauna Carlisle, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Bonnie Johnson, Senior in Community Psychology, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Crow Postural Behavior and Vocalizations.
Mentor: Douglas Wacker, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Alejandra Perez, Senior, Society Ethics and Human Behavior, and American Ethnic Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Decolonization through Student Activism: Documenting the Diversity Center Initiative at UW Bothell.
Mentor: Janelle Silva, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
2014-2015 Academic Year
Sarah (Sally) Brady, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2015, Health Studies
Project: “The Latina epidemiological paradox: exploring the relationship between ethnicity and socioeconomic factors and the rates of cesarean birth in King and Yakima Counties”
Chunchao (Cici) Zhang, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Computer Science & Software Engineering
Project: “How a Whiteboard Mediates Software Development Activity
Jessica Christie, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Society, Ethics and Human Behavior
Project: “An Oral History Project Centered on a Single Mother with Three Special Needs Children from Foster Care”
2013-2014 Academic Year
Bren Hammond, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Class of 2014, Nursing
Project: “Empowering Future Diverse Nursing Students”
Tyler Bannon, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2014, Electrical Engineering
Project: “Development of low power consuming flexible large-area OLED with enhanced light extraction efficiency”
Brendan Korb, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2014, Biology
Project: “Myeloid Leukemia Cells”
Dan Lombardo, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2014, Biology
Project: “Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of a Seasonal Wetland Crow Roost”
Jessica Manfredi, Mary Gates Research Scholarship, Leadership Alliance Summer Research – Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)
Placement: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Class of 2014, Global Studies; Law, Economics and Public Policy
Project:”Feminization of Brain-Drain: (Re) formulating Gender Identities of Mexican and Caribbean Migrant Women”
Jenia Ostrovskaya, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2014, Biology
Project: “Planarians Do Not Require Light Stimulus for Functional Regeneration of Photoreceptors”
Anthony Stillman, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2015, Biology
Project: “Healthcare Teams in the Wake of Disruptions”
Brooke Sullateskee, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2014, Community Psychology
Project: “Listen to the Youth: Understanding the Medical Care Needs of High Risk Youth”
Jiansheng (Jarvis) Xu, Mary Gates Research Scholarship, UW Bothell Founder’s Fellow Scholarship
Class of 2014, Business Administration
Project: “When Things Go Wrong for Teams: Studying Team Disruptions”
2012-2013 Academic Year
Christopher Nelson, Mary Gates Venture Scholarship
Major: Nursing
Project: “Policy Recommendations for Greenlandic and Danish Nursing”
Jenia Ostrovskaya, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Major: Biology
Project: “Planarians do not require light stimulus for functional regeneration of photoreceptors”
Mentor: Bryan White, Science & Technology
Paulette Costanza, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Major: Environmental Studies
Project: “Linking People, Highlands, and Climate: Climate change on high-elevation socio-ecological systems in the tropical Andes”
Mentor: Santiago Lopez, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Marcus Johnson, Mary Gates Research Scholarship, 2012 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities Mary Gates Scholar
Major: Global Studies
Project: “The Multi Dimensions of Blackness: Cultural Hegemony in the US and Abroad”
Mentor: Benjamin Gardner, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Alejandra Perez, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Major: Society, Ethics, & Human Behavior
Project: “Beyond Dreaming: Scholarship List for Undocumented Students in Washington State”
Mentor: Belinda Zintzun, Admissions
Pundeep Dhunna, Mary Gates Scholar, 2012 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities
Major: Global Studies
Project: “Ethnic Vietnamese but Cambodian – Ambiguous Identities”
Mahala Lettvin, Mary Gates Scholar, 2012 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities
Major: American Studies
Project: “Between Longing and Belonging: Identity Struggles for Chilean exiles in the U.S.”
Gabriela Wright-Trejo, Mary Gates Scholar, 2012 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities
Major: Global Studies
Project: “El Motor de Conocimiento: Mercedes Sosa, el conocimiento indigena y la politica involucrada”
2011-2012 Academic Year
Christopher McRae, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2012, BA in Community Psychology
Project: “Building a Supportive Learning Community: Developing Best Practices for Veterans in Higher Education”
Mentor: Eric Stewart, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Ronnie Thibault, Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Class of 2012, BA Society, Ethics, & Human Behavior
Project: “Can Autistics Redefine Autism? The Cultural Politics of Autistic Activism”
Mentor: Benjamin Gardner, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
2010-2011 Academic Year
Maximilian Dixon, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Major: Environmental Studies
Project: “Promotion and Improvement of Alternative Transportation & Carpooling on UWB campus”
Mentor: David Stokes, Interdisciplinary Art & Sciences
Ignace Hounwanou, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Major: Nursing
Project: “Mentoring African Students”
Mentor: Sabrina Moss, Dept. of Enrollment Management
Christa Lilly, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Major: Business
Project: “Title IX Compliance Project for Mercer Island High School”
Mentor: Beau Parnell
Tobin Rotchford, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Major: Community Psychology
Project: “Building Leadership & Confidence in Girls: An Exploration of the Outdoors, Arts & Interpersonal Relationships”
Mentor: Emily Affolter
Tania Santiago, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Major: CUSP
Project: “Dream Believe Achieve Project”
Mentor: Krista Jensen, Washington DREAM Act Coalition
Nick Steen, Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship
Major: Business
Project: “Top DOGS (Dads Of Great Students)”
Mentor: Dana Stairs, Principal of Juanita Elementary School
Contact
Mary Gates Endowment for students
120 Mary Gates Hall
(Seattle campus)
206.616.3925