Fellowships and Funding
As a graduate student at Penn State, several resources are available to you for financial aid. In addition, we offer financial assistance in the form of departmental scholarships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships. Master of science (M.S.) and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) students are selected by the faculty for the competitive funding in the department.
Financial Aid
Endowed Scholarships in the Department
Mark E. and Claire L. Alpert Graduate Fellowship
Consideration for this scholarship is given to full-time graduate students exhibiting outstanding academic excellence who have been admitted to, or who are promising applicants to, the Fox Graduate School at the University as candidates for a graduate degree offered in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, or successor department/academic unit.
Learn more about the Mark E. and Claire L. Alpert Graduate Fellowship.
CMT Laboratories Graduate Scholarship
Consideration for this scholarship is given to all students who have been admitted to the University as candidates for an advanced degree in civil engineering with a preference for students who plan to pursue studies in the concrete materials or related areas.
J. Roger Glunt Fellowship
Consideration for this fellowship is given to all full-time graduate students who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in the College of Engineering, who manifest promise of academic achievement, demonstrate qualities of leadership, perseverance, and dependability, and who have declared an interest in housing. Learn more »
George W. Johnstone Graduate Fellowship in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Consideration for this fellowship is given to all full-time graduate students who are United States citizens, exhibit academic excellence, and have been admitted to Penn State as candidates for a graduate degree in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering. Preference shall be given to students who are candidates for a graduate degree in the environmental engineering area.
Cecil M. Pepperman Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Consideration for this fellowship is given to all students who have been admitted to the University as candidates for an advanced degree in civil engineering and who plan to pursue studies in one of the following fields, listed in order of priority: waste treatment and management, water pollution control, environmental engineering, or related fields.
Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship in Civil Engineering
Consideration for this fellowship is given to all students who have been admitted to the University as candidates for an advanced degree in civil engineering and who plan to pursue studies in materials and pavement design or related fields.
Advancing Master's Program
The Advancing Master’s Program (AMP) provides assistance for the successful completion of a two-year master’s degree with a thesis for talented students with demonstrated financial need for selected majors in the Penn State College of Engineering. The AMP Scholars program offers scholarship funding up to $10,000 for each of two years and a mentoring and professional development program.
To learn more, visit the AMP web page or email Professor Julio Urbina at jvu1@psu.edu.
