Student Opportunities

TransNow Advanced Institute Program

TransNow supports students' tuition through partnering with government and private industry to provide internships, scholarships, and fellowships to undergraduate and graduate transportation students. Examples of partnering agencies include the Washington State Department of Transportation, DKS Associates, and CH2M Hill. View the Advanced Institute brochure and contact TransNow for application information.

Valle Scholarship and Scandinavian Exchange Program

The Valle Scholarship and Scandinavian Exchange Program has a dual mission: (1) To promote and fund the exchange of graduate students between the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington and programs in the Nordic countries; and (2) to support outstanding graduate students in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture and Urban Planning.

For more information please visit their website at: www.engr.washington.edu/valle.

Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Puget Sound Chapter

The Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Puget Sound Chapter offers five scholarships, with an additional scholarship offered jointly with ITS Washington.

For more information, visit their website at www.wtsinternational.org/seattle.

ENO Leadership Development Conference

The ENO Leadership Development Conference is an opportunity for students to develop skills that will prepare them to be future leaders in the transportation field. TransNow sponsors one student to attend the annual conference.

During the conference, students meet with top executive branch and congressional officials, industry executives, and non-profit leaders to gain a real-world perspective about drafting, debating, shaping, and determining transportation policy. In addition to learning about transportation policy-making, students have the opportunity to forge professional relationships with their colleagues. ENO students are welcomed into a dynamic network of alumni from past leadership conferences and other Eno professional development programs.

For more information, visit their website at www.enotrans.com/Programs/LDC/LDC08.htm .

Region X Student Conference

Every fall transportation students from the region gather at one of the regional UTCs for the Region X Student Conference. The conference is an excellent opportunity for students to share their research with peers. TransNow supports students' attendance at the conference. Here's what students have to say about the conference.

These are a few pictures from the this year's trip: Traffic Bowl, Ken, Evan, Yegor, and Group.

Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting

The TRB Annual Meeting is an information-packed program which attracts approximately 10,000 transportation professionals from around the world. The meeting is held in January each year in Washington, D.C. at the Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, and Hilton Washington Hotels.

The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more than 2,800 presentations in 500 sessions addressing topics of interest to all attendees—policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions.