We know that affordability and flexibility are key when choosing a graduate program, as it’s an investment in your future career. For the most up-to-date information regarding tuition and fees for graduate students, please visit the CMU HUB.
Ph.D. research assistantships
Ph.D. students can secure a research assistantship for up to five years that funds tuition and technology fees and provides a stipend for living expenses. Research assistantships require students to dedicate approximately 20 hours per week to teaching and research activities with faculty guidance in addition to their coursework.
Students are responsible for covering expenses such as health insurance, activity, and transportation fees, books, and course supplies.
CMU Rales Fellow Program
The CMU Rales Fellows Program eliminates financial obstacles for underrepresented STEM leaders, inspiring progress and enabling over 80 annual fellows in advanced STEM education through partnerships like the Ron Brown Scholar Program and the National GEM Consortium.
If you are interested in applying for this funding, you will need to complete a RALES Fellowship application in tandem with your CEE application. Please see RALES’ website for application deadlines and program details.
GEM Fellowship Program
The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM), is a nonprofit organization formed to help assist underrepresented groups at the master's and doctoral levels in engineering and physical science.
The College of Engineering is pleased to support the GEM Fellowship program by offering a generous award to GEM M.S. Engineering Fellowship Program recipients. A few select applicants will be eligible for an award that augments the GEM contribution to the fellowship and will help to defray your overall cost of attendance in the MS program at CMU.
The application cycle for this program is July 1 – November 15.
External support opportunities
Begin your search for potential scholarships and fellowships that can provide financial support for your graduate program. This list is not exhaustive, and there may be additional opportunities available. Explore the individual program pages for applicant criteria; some programs may offer specific opportunities for international students.
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)*
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- WTS International - Women in Transportation*
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)*
- Schwarzman Scholars*
- National Science Foundation - Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
- Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)
- Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO): International Peace Scholarship*
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)*
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program*
- eduPASS*
- National Academies
- Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (GFSD)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration*
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)*
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- SME Education Foundation*
* Funding sources that may have opportunities for students who are not US citizens or permanent residents.