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Goldwater Scholarship Info Session
September 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
September 23, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Barry M. Goldwater ScholarshipCampus application deadline: November 23, 2025
Information Session with 2025 Goldwater Scholars Alissa Choi, Elliott Weix and Pramana Saldin
When: Tuesday, September 23, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Where: Union South, TITU
The prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship provides $7,500 for undergraduate expenses to students who plan to pursue a PhD and research career in mathematics, the sciences or engineering. (Note: Students who plan to get an MD/PhD would qualify, but not those who plan to pursue an MD alone.)Current juniors and sophomores–defined as having 1 or 2 additional year(s) of undergraduate study after 2024-25–may apply for the Goldwater. Successful candidates have a strong academic record (3.85 GPA or above), extensive research experience, and three strong letters of recommendation from professors in their field. In recent years 73 UW-Madison students since 2000 have won Goldwater Scholarships. You could be next!To compete nationally applicants must be nominated by their undergraduate institution.