Graduate fellowships are offered through both CEE and the Graduate School to eligible, meritorious students. Students are also encouraged to explore fellowship, scholarship, and internship opportunities from outside UMD.
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Fellowships are merit-based awards for current graduate students that enable the recipient to focus on graduate study and do not have to be repaid. They differ from assitantships, which carry an obligation to teach classes, to work on a research project, or to perform administrative tasks.
These fellowships are made possible by generous donors.
To be considered for a CEE fellowship, students must:
To qualify for this $4,000 fellowship, students must
Preference is given to those from Maryland, D.C., and Virginia
To qualify for this $5,000 fellowship, students must:
Financial need will be considered when selecting this fellowship.
To qualify for this $3,500 fellowship, students must:
Preference is given to those whom are from Maryland, D.C., and Virginia
To qualify for this $5,000 fellowship, students must:
Preference is given to those from University of Jammu, State of Jammu, and Kashmir, India.
To qualify for this $5,000 fellowship, students must:
Preference will be given to those who have served in the military or have family members who have served.
To qualify for this $2,500 fellowship, students must be a full-time CEE graduate student admitted within the calendar year 2018 specializing in geotechical and pavements. The initial award for one year could be renewed for an additional two years for an M.S. degree or three years for a Ph.D if the student maintains high academic merit.
Only one student can hold this fellowship in a given year.
Additional information on these and other fellowships is available on the Graduate School website.
This $15,000, one-semester fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students in the final stages of writing their dissertations. CEE may nominate only two students. Department nominees will also automatically be considered for the Lee Thornton Dissertation Fellowship.
Fellowship guidelines are available on the Graduate School website. To be considered, submit your nomination package (cover sheet, abstract, statement, CV, and advisor's letter, preferably as a single PDF) to hstewar2@umd.edu no later than Wednesday, January 30, 2019.
This $5,000 fellowship supports outstanding "mid-career" doctoral students—those in the period approximately before, during, or after achievement of candidacy—and is intended to enable students to prepare for or complete a key benchmark in their program's requirements. CEE may nominate only two students.
Fellowship guidelines are available on the Graduate School website. To be considered, please submit your nomination package (cover sheet, advisor's letter, specific proposal, and CV, preferably as a single PDF) to hstewar2@umd.edu no later than Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
Part of the Graduate School's Summer Research Fellowship Program, this fellowship supports outstanding "mid-career" doctoral students who graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology. CEE may nominate only two students.
Fellowship guidelines are available on the Graduate School website. To be considered, please submit your nomination package (cover sheet, advisor's letter, specific proposal, and CV, preferably as a single PDF) to hstewar2@umd.edu no later than Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
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