Martin Achievement Scholarship Program

The Martin Family Foundation established the Martin Achievement Scholarship program to fund students who have demonstrated signs of exceptional ability in sciences, math, engineering, business, arts, humanities, music (all academic fields are supported), and/or leadership at a community college in the state of Washington. The program will select Martin Achievement Scholars early in their community college career and will fund, encourage and support their study and eventual transfer to the University of Washington in Seattle.

Martin Achievement Scholars may receive $5,000 in support for their final year in community college and up to $12,000 per year for three years at UW in Seattle.  Awarded on a competitive basis, the Martin Achievement Scholarship recognizes promise and accomplishment in academics, leadership, or contributions to the community.

Eligibility

To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must:

• Be Washington State residents, and
• Meet any one of the following three categories:
  • US citizens, or
  • US Permanent Residents, or
  • Undocumented students who qualify for in-state tuition.
    • Please see the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) website for additional information about in-state tuition and Washington State financial aid qualifications. Please also read about UW’s requirements.
    • If you have any questions or concerns about meeting this requirement, please contact Robin Chang at robinc@uw.eduor 206-543-2603.
• Be currently enrolled students at a community college in the state of Washington pursuing their first baccalaureate degree, and
• Have earned a minimum of 15 community college transfer credits at a community college in the state of Washington by the scholarship application deadline, and
• Be planning to enroll full-time at a WA community college throughout the 2025-26 academic year, and
• Be planning to enter UW Seattle as transfer students no sooner than summer 2026, and
• Have demonstrated signs of exceptional ability in science, engineering, business, humanities, music, art (all academic fields are supported), leadership and/or service to the community.

Important eligibility notes:

• Running Start students are not eligible to apply for this scholarship, but should consider applying for the Martin Honors Scholarship next year.
• Students planning to transfer to UW in 2025 should apply for the Martin Honors Scholarship (not the Achievement Scholarship), which will have an application available later in the spring.
• Students planning to attend UW Bothell or UW Tacoma are not eligible to apply for Martin Family Foundation Scholarships. The UW portion of these scholarships are applicable at UW in Seattle only.
• Financial need may be considered during the selection process but is not a requirement.

The selection committees give no consideration to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Funding & Enrollment Requirements:

For students selected to receive the scholarship, the Martin Achievement Scholarships provide $5,000 toward the final year at their community college. Martin Achievement Scholars are expected to be enrolled full-time throughout that final year at their community college, and apply for transfer admission to UW in Seattle by the admission deadline.