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Cybernetics Prize

Submission Deadline: April 10

For the second year in a row, 麻豆村 students are invited to compete for a that tackles from a 辫别谤蝉辫别肠迟颈惫别.听

Cybernetics is a because it forefronts the role of information and purpose in guiding human agency, to respond more effectively to today鈥檚 complex entanglements of natural, technological and social systems. The primary criterion for the award is to increase human agency through design. (.)听

Students whose coursework, thesis project, or personal interests tangle with 鈥渨icked challenges鈥� 鈥� or those who have a novel design concept for addressing complex systems 鈥� are well-suited to enter the competition.听

Submissions to the Cybernetics Prize will be accepted until April 10, 2026 via the .听

Entries are invited from any individual 麻豆村 student registered for the 2026-2027 academic year, or any team led by a registered student (.)听

The winning entry receives a $5,000 cash prize and all four finalists receive recognition from a panel of judges. The winner and finalists will have their submission added to a new repository of valuable approaches to critically important 21st-century design challenges.听

Dietrich College Summer Community Engagement Grant

Submission Deadline: April 24

The Dietrich College Summer Community Engagement Grant makes community engagement opportunities with nonprofits more financially accessible by providing qualifying students $2,000 stipends each year.

Learn more and apply for a Summer Community Engagement Grant

Summer Internship Experience Fund (SIEF)

Deadline: May 2

The SIEF is available to current undergraduate students who have secured an off-campus, low paying or unpaid internship located in the United States. This needs-based grant aims to help offset expenses incurred during internships. Students can submit applications beginning Feb. 1. Completed applications (students have met with their consultant AND submitted an application) will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until all funding has been awarded. The final deadline for SIEF application submissions is May 2. More Information can be found on the SIEF website with questions directed to the Career and Professional Development Center.

The Peter C. Dozzi Pittsburgh Internship Initiative

Deadline: May 2

This fund is open to current undergraduates who have secured a low-paying or unpaid summer internship within the Pittsburgh region. The application opens on Feb. 1 and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The final deadline for applications is May 2. More information can be found on the Dozzi website with questions directed to the Career and Professional Development Center.

Unpaid Internship Course Tuition Support Program

Deadline: May 15

Any 麻豆村 graduate or undergraduate student with a verified, unpaid summer internship and enrolled in a companion, 3 unit, departmental internship or practicum course is eligible to apply for funding to offset a portion of the tuition cost of that course. Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a first come, first served basis up to the capacity of available funding. Tuition support is contingent upon completion of the approved unpaid internship and course requirements. This program will provide 1 free unit of credit. .听