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Scholarships & Funding

Collester Family Community Engagement Fellowship Info Sessions

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2 to 3 p.m., Dean's Office Conference Room, Baker 154R

Do you want to engage with the greater Pittsburgh community during your time at Â鶹´å? Apply to the Collester Family Community Engagement Fellowship Program! The Collester Fellowship is uniquely designed to equip you with the leadership skills needed for social change, providing you with academic training and experiential learning opportunities for community-based leadership.

Applications Open for the Jennings Family Brave Companion Fund

Application Deadline: Feb 13

Receive up to $10,000 to fund a formal study, research or service abroad program of 4+ weeks.

Requirements:

• Non-graduating undergraduate students
• U.S. citizens and permanent residents
• Study abroad programs located in emerging countries (i.e. low- and middle-income countries and/or countries less requented in study abroad)
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
• Preference given to:
  • Students who have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic or educational disadvantage or disabilities
  • Students who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement fo groups who have faced barriers to study abroad (e.g. those who are first in their family to attend college)
  • Students with demonstrated financial need
  • Students who have not previously had a study or travel abroad experience

Learn more about the Jennings Family Fund and apply

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Applications Open

2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) are open to undergraduates interested in research in any discipline, whether in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, engineering or business. Awards are $4,500 for eight to ten weeks of full-time summer research on campus with a faculty mentor; students can join an existing project or they can propose one of their own.

The fellowships are competitive and, per the website description, include additional application materials beyond the requisite proposal. Please note that group awards are not available for SURF; students must write their own, individual applications in order to be considered.

Deadlines:

• Wednesday, Feb. 18: Student application submission
• Sunday, Feb. 22: Faculty approval and letter of recommendation submission
• Selection decisions will be announced in late March

We strongly encourage students applying for SURF to attend these upcoming session:

• Wednesday, Jan. 14, 5 to 6 p.m. EST – SURF Proposal Workshop Session (on campus: Danforth Conference Room, Cohon University Center)

In addition to attending both the SURF information session and proposal workshop, we recommend that students review a draft of their proposal with a representative from our office at least a week before the application deadline. Please make an appointment with , , or

Beinecke Scholarship Applications Open

Application Deadline: Feb. 19

Calling all humanities, arts, or social science (HASS) undergraduate students! The Beinecke Scholarship could provide up to $35,000 to fund graduate studies leading to a terminal degree (PhD, MFA, DMA, etc.) in a HASS field.

Eligibility requirements for the Beinecke Scholarship include:

• Juniors majoring in HASS disciplines
• U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals
• History of receiving need-based financial aid
• Track record of research or original creative contributions in their field

Because Carnegie Mellon can only nominate a limited number of applicants for the Beinecke Scholarship, applicants must participate in our campus process to be considered for nomination. Though our campus nomination deadline is not until Feb. 19, 2026, interested applicants should sign up for a one-on-one advising appointment with , , or ASAP.

Collester Family Community Engagement Fellowship Applications Open

Application Deadline: March 9

Do you want to engage with the greater Pittsburgh community during your time at Â鶹´å? Apply to the Collester Family Community Engagement Fellowship Program! The Collester Fellowship is uniquely designed to equip you with the leadership skills needed for social change, providing you with academic training and experiential learning opportunities for community-based leadership.

Learn more about the fellowship

Dietrich College Internship Opportunity Grants

Application Deadline: Rolling

Dietrich College encourages its undergraduate students to find and undertake professionally relevant and meaningful internship opportunities. We understand that many of these opportunities are unpaid or, at best, provide minimal compensation. Yet it is often these very positions that provide students with the most meaningful work experiences in helping them define and move forward toward their career goals.

The Dietrich College Internship Opportunity Grant Program makes it more possible for our undergraduate students to take advantage of less remunerative but worthwhile off-campus internship opportunities.

Find out more about the Dietrich College Internship Opportunity Grant Program

The Dietrich College Study/Travel Abroad Grant Program

Application Deadline: Rolling

Dietrich College has established its Study/Travel Abroad Grant Program to encourage its undergraduate students to consider pursuing meaningful opportunities abroad by making it more financially possible to take advantage of these experiences.  The program provides support for both traditional study abroad programs, and for non-study abroad experiences such as service learning opportunities, internships, research and conference travel.

Grants are available for both individual students and groups of students who meet the program’s eligibility requirements.

Learn more about the Dietrich College Study/Travel Abroad Grant Program and apply