Tuition & Funding

Tuition Costs

The current costs of graduate tuition at the University of Washington can be found at the Graduate Tuition Dashboard. Simply select your year, quarter, residency status, credit load, degree and program to determine your tuition for any given quarter.

Learn more about living expenses and other costs associated with a UW graduate degree.

The majority of our MA students cover their tuition expenses out of pocket.

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Funding Opportunities

We work with all of our students to help them find sufficient resources to cover the costs of their education. Some of these opportunities include:

Merit Scholarships: Some entering M.A. students receive a fellowship from the Jackson School based on their prior academic performance and professional accomplishments. These awards either cover tuition or decrease tuition for out-of-state students to the in-state tuition rate, include a living stipend, and some include health insurance.

However, these opportunities are quite limited in number. Since our school cannot fund every admitted student and not all the fellowships cover the whole tuition fee, we recommend looking for external funding through institutions like Fulbright (especially for international applicants) or the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).

Teaching and Research Assistantships: Students work up to 20 hours per week and are primarily awarded to Ph.D. students and some M.A. students each year. These positions cover tuition, a stipend, and insurance.

Our PhD students are prioritized for our Teaching and Research Assistantships, but our MA students receive multiple call for applications from different programs including Sociology, History, Anthropology, iSchool, Middle East Languages and Civilization, and Law, Society, and Justice.

Internship Fellowships: The Jackson School Career Services Office administers some fellowship funds that support students in internationally focused unpaid internships.

Hourly Student Assistantships: Students work up to 19 hours per week engaging in research, grading, and clerical positions to support our classes and globally focused outreach centers.

UW Graduate Funding: The UW Graduate School and the Office of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (GSEE) provides various diversity fellowships to support underrepresented minority students pursue their education. Some fellowships require individual student application and others are selected via departmental nomination. If you believe you are eligible for one of these fellowships, please contact jsisma@uw.edu.

UW Graduate Funding Information Service: (GFIS): This office works with current and admitted UW graduate students, helping them identify and locate funding opportunities for graduate school-related expenses including tuition, research, conference, and research travel. Students can visit GFIS during drop-in advising hours, schedule individual appointments, or request information by email (gfis@uw.edu).

External Funding: Many of our JSIS students apply for and receive Boren Fellowships, Fulbright Fellowships, Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowships, and others.

JSIS Funding Opportunities