Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support

Tom and Arline Hinckley established the Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support to support the recruitment and retention of prospective and enrolled undergraduate and graduate Yakama Nation tribal members within the College of the Environment, and to deepen the connection between the University of Washington and the Yakama Nation via informal and formal gatherings, exchanges and co-learning.

At any time, proposals for up to $5,000 may be made by Yakama Nation tribal members who are registered or matriculated students at the UW in an environmentally related program or pursuing studies or research focused on the environment. Official documentation of tribal enrollment or affiliation is required.

Proposals for up to $2,000 specifically addressing recruitment, retention and/or deepening of connection between the College and the Yakama may be made by tribal members, College of the Environment students, staff and/or faculty.

For more information, including how to apply, please visit the Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support webpage.

Bethel Family Endowed Student Support Fund for Undergraduates

The Bethel Family Endowed Student Support Fund will competitively award up to five projects annually (award cap of $500) for work at the interface of academics and inclusion. Projects must be credit-bearing, and could include additional depth to a capstone, independent study, independent research, internship or other course.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Hands-on, immersive or experiential learning opportunities otherwise unavailable to the student due to economic or other lived experience challenges, and that will significantly advance the academic career of the student
• Projects that increase the lived reality of the College of the Environment as an inclusive, diverse and equitable place
• Environmental justice projects linking the student’s disciplinary learning to specific issues of import to underrepresented persons, communities and/or populations.

For more information, including how to apply, please visit the Bethel Family Endowed Student Support Fund webpage.