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 Master’s Students
Check with your department or program to learn more about any fellowships, GSI positions or GSRA positions open to master’s students. The College of Engineering has a limited number of fellowships for the Bridge to Doctorate Program which provides two terms of funding for the first academic year (i.e. tuition, living stipend, health insurance and fees). Admitted master’s students (U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents) are automatically considered for this award based on the information in their official admission applications.
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 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.
- Dean of Students Office emergency funds are available to students who are unable to meet immediate, essential expenses due to temporary hardship related to an unforeseen or emergency situation.
- 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.
- International Center provides practical information about a variety of topics on their resources page, including potential funding.
- 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 *
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grants
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) Selected Professions 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) Arthur S. Tuttle Memorial Scholarship for Master’s Students *
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Jack E. Leisch 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 Dr. Wesley Eckenfelder, Jr. Scholarship
- Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship
- Buildium Women in Technology Scholarship *
- Center for Space Nuclear Research (CSNR) Summer Fellowship Program *
- DAAD Study Scholarships
- Daybreak Games G.I.R.L. Scholarship
- Dow Sustainability Fellows Program
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program *
- East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
- Electrochemical Society Battery Division Student Research Award *
- Electrochemical Society Corrosion Division Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award *
- Electrochemical Society Energy Technology Division Graduate Student Award *
- Electrochemical Society Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Achievement Awards *
- Electrochemical Society Summer Fellowships *
- ExxonMobil LOFT 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, or GFSD
- Great Minds in STEM HENAAC Scholarship *
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- 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 *
- Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship Program
- KSEA-KUSCO Scholarships *
- LANL-African American Partner Program
- Luce Scholars Program
- MAES Scholarships *
- Michigan Department of Civil Rights
- Michigan Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Program
- Michigan Stormwater Floodplain Alliance Scholarship
- Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship *
- NASA Graduate Student Researchers Project
- NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP)
- 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
- NSPE Professional Engineers in Government (NSPE/PEG) Management Fellowship
- NOAA Sea Grant Great Lakes Summer Fellows Program
- NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships *
- Nutanix Heart Women in Technology Scholarships
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education Graduate Scholarships
- Out to Innovate Scholarships *
- Pathways to Science (Master’s Fellowships)
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- PEO International Peace Scholarship *
- Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships *
- Point Foundation Scholarship *
- Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship *
- Sandia National Laboratories Critical Skills Master’s Program
- Sandia National Laboratories Master’s Fellowship Program
- Scholarships.com*
- 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 *
- Straight North STEM Scholarship *
- Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship *
- SWSIS Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security *
- 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 Homeland Security (DHS) Presidential Management Fellows Program
- Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States Scholarship
- Women in Engineering Empowerment Scholarship
- Women Techmakers Scholars Program
- Women in Technology
- Women in Transportation Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship *
- Women in Transportation Leadership Legacy Scholarship for Graduates *
- Women Techmakers Scholars Program *
- Yanmar/Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Scholarship