The College of Engineering has identified a variety of funding resources for our new and current graduate students both internal to the University (e.g., department/program, College of Engineering, Rackham Graduate School and University of Michigan campus) as well as external (e.g., national labs, corporations, organizations, etc.)
Please note: Students are encouraged to consult Innovation Partnerships prior to beginning a fellowship opportunity if they will be developing any innovations created through their paid research work at UM.
College of Engineering Funding for Ph.D. Students
All Michigan Engineering doctoral students are guaranteed full funding, provided they continue to meet all the milestones on the path to their doctorate. The package includes:
- Tuition and fees
- University Health Insurance
- Monthly living stipend
Exact funding amounts vary by department, and students coming from a master’s program typically receive four years of funding. Students coming directly from a bachelor’s program receive five years of funding. The package can come from a combination of sources, including the College of Engineering, Rackham Graduate School, Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA) appointments, Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) positions and External fellowships and awards. To learn more, contact your department/program of interest directly.
Additional University Funding Opportunities
In addition to Michigan Engineering departments and programs, explore these resources.
- Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA) appointments
- Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) positions
- Michigan Engineering (Co-Curricular Experiences – program on hold for 23-24), Community Grants, Emergency, Featured Awards, PhD Funding Support Guidelines, Tauber Institute for Global Operations)
- U-M Rackham Graduate School
- U-M Employment Opportunities
Students are also encouraged to consider funding resources internal to the University listed on the UM Library website such as:
- Center for the Education of Women (CEW) works to break down barriers and increase access through funding. Open to all U-M students, staff, faculty, and surrounding community, they offer opportunities for scholarships, emergency grants, sponsorship’s, fellowships, and more for a range of situations and life circumstances.
- Dow Sustainability Fellows Program provides a range of awards for graduate students and post-docs committed to working on sustainable solutions to national and international challenges.
- Ginsberg Center provides grants, scholarships, and paid internships administered by the Ginsberg Center, in support of service-learning and civic engagement projects and programs. Offered to students and student groups.
- Rackham Graduate School administers various funding opportunities for graduate students.
- Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) provides guidance and funding resources for students with disabilities.
- Students with Children
- Veterans and Military Services provides guidance and scholarships for veterans and those in military service.
External Funding Opportunities
The following are external, non-University scholarship opportunities that may be of interest to University/College students. Inclusion of an external scholarship opportunity is intended only as a resource for students, and does not express or imply any University involvement with, or endorsement of, the external program.
An * indicates that a fellowship may be open to international students.
- ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational & Data Science Fellowships *
- Air and Waste Management Association Scholarship *
- Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program *
- Alexander Graham Bell College Scholarship Awards *
- Amelia Earhart Fellowship*
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowships
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships
- American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellowship and Scholarship Programs *
- American Council of the Blind Scholarship *
- American Galvanizers Association’s (AGA) Galvanize the Future: A Richard L. Brooks Memorial Scholarship *
- American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship
- American Meteorological Society (AMS) Graduate Fellowships
- American Nuclear Society (ANS) Scholarships *
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Jack E. Leisch Graduate Fellowship *
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Trent R. Dames and William W. Moore Fellowship *
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Waldo Smith Hydraulic Fellowship *
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers Scholarships *
- American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Scholarships
- American Water Works Association Scholarships
- American-Scandinavian Foundation Academic Fellowships and Grants to Study in Scandinavia
- Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) STEM Majors Scholarship for Diversity Students
- ASCO Engineering Scholarship
- Associated General Contractors (AGC) Education & Research Foundation Graduate Scholarships in Construction and Civil Engineering
- Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) Fellowships for Study or Research in Belgium
- Brown and Caldwell Scholarships
- Buildium Women in Technology Scholarship *
- Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) *
- Center for Space Nuclear Research (CSNR) Summer Fellowship Program *
- Clare Boothe Luce Program
- Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Smithsonian Institution Fellowship
- Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowships
- DAAD Study Scholarships *
- Data Incubator Data Science Fellowship *
- Daybreak Games G.I.R.L. Scholarship
- DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
- DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
- Dow Sustainability Fellows Program
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program *
- East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
- Electrochemical Society Scholarships and Fellowships*
- ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship
- Ford Foundation Dissertation Diversity Fellowships
- Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
- Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
- Foreign Languages & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships (University of Michigan Fellowship)
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program *
- Generation Google Scholarship *
- Geological Society of America Research Grants *
- German Chancellor Fellowship *
- Google Lime Scholarship *
- Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship *
- Graduate Fellowships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Diversity (GFSD)
- Great Minds in STEM HENAAC Scholarship *
- Helping Women in STEM*
- Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award
- Hired Scholarship
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowship *
- IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program *
- Influenster Scholarship for Women in STEM *
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellowship in Electrical History *
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Scholarship *
- International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Scholarships and Grants *
- John von Neumann Fellowship *
- Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships *
- Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship Program
- KSEA-KUSCO Scholarships *
- LANL-African American Partner Program
- Link Foundation Doctoral Research Fellowships in Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation *
- Link Foundation Energy Fellowships *
- Luce Scholars Program
- MAES Scholarships *
- Michigan Council of Women in Technology MCWT Scholarship *
- Michigan Department of Civil Rights
- Michigan Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Program
- Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association
- Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship *
- Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program *
- NASA Graduate Student Researchers Project
- NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP)
- National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Lawrence F. Skibbie Graduate Scholarship Award
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
- National Research Council of the National Academies Research Associateship Program
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
- National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships
- Native Forward Scholars Fund *
- NOAA Sea Grant Great Lakes Summer Fellows Program
- NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education Graduate Scholarships *
- Out to Innovate Scholarships *
- Pathways to Science (Doctoral Fellowships) *
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- PEO International Peace Scholarship *
- Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships *
- Point Foundation Scholarship *
- Roberto Rocca Fellowships for Doctoral Studies *
- SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship
- Sandia National Laboratories, President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering
- Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship *
- Scholarships.com*
- Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future *
- Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Graduate Fellowship Program *
- Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program (GIAR) *
- SME Scholarships for Graduate Students *
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Graduate Scholarships *
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships *
- Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship *
- Straight North STEM Scholarship *
- Symantec Research Labs Graduate Fellowship *
- The GEM Fellowship Program
- The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Program
- Toptal Scholarships for Women*
- Ultimation STEM Scholarship
- U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship
- U.S. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE-CSGF)
- U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellowship Program
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Presidential Management Fellows Program
- United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships
- Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States Scholarship
- Women in Defense Scholarship
- Women in Engineering Empowerment Scholarship
- Women in Technology Scholarship
- Women Techmakers Scholars Program *
- Yanmar/Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Scholarship
- Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship