Scholarships & Funding

Udall Scholarships

Deadline: Feb. 1, 2025

The Udall Undergraduate Scholarship recognizes excellent students who are very active on environmental or Native American issues through research, service and leadership, and who have career goals related to these issues. The award includes $7,000 toward undergraduate expenses, a fully funded conference in Arizona, and professional networking opportunities.

These are the basic eligibility requirements:

• Sophomore or junior status
• U.S. citizens, nationals, permanent residents
• 3.0+ GPA

However, please note that beyond these basic requirements, most competitive applicants have substantial and ongoing achievements in all three criteria: leadership, service and research. Because Carnegie Mellon can only nominate a limited number of applicants for the Udall Scholarship, applicants must participate in our campus process to be considered for nomination. Interested applicants should sign up for a one-on-one advising appointment with Alex Johnson Paige Zalman , or Richelle Bernazzoli

Friedman Fellowships

Deadline: Feb. 2, 2025

The Milton and Cynthia Friedman Internships in Washington, DC, were created in 2000 to encourage and support the participation of undergraduate and graduate students in policy-related internships located in the nation’s capital. They are designed to foster significant work experiences that complement students’ academic work and assist them as they make career and graduate education decisions.

Learn more and start your application.

Fulbright UK Summer Institutes

Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025

Apply for the opportunity to receive full funding for study at one of several institutes located at U.K. universities.

Eligibility Requirements:

• First-year and sophomore students (18+ years old), U.S. citizens with U.S. passports
• Minimum GPA of 3.6
• Little to no previous travel outside of North America

Jennings Brave Family Companion Fund

Deadline: Feb. 14, 2025

The Jennings Family Brave Companions Fund provides up to $6,000 to fund a study abroad program of 4+ weeks in a developing country.

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Sophomores and juniors, U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents
• Minimum GPA of 2.5

• • Students who have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic or educational disadvantage or disabilities
  • Students who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of groups that are historically underrepresented at the university, including African American, Native American or Hispanic students, and/or are the first generation 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 Brave Fund and apply

Summer 2025 Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)

Student Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025
Faculty Letter of Recommendation Upload: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025

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, as per the website description, include additional application materials beyond the requisite proposal. Students may work alone or in a group, but must apply for the SURF as an individual - no group awards are available. The student deadline for proposal submission is Wednesday, Feb.19, 2025. Deadline for faculty mentors to approve the project and submit their letter of recommendation is Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. Decisions will be announced in late March.

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 Alex Johnson, Paige Zalman, or Richelle Bernazzoli.

Beinecke Scholarship

Deadline: Feb. 20, 2025

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development (OURSD) is seeking applicants for the Beinecke Scholarship, a national need- and merit-based award which provides $35,000 to fund graduate studies leading to a terminal research- or creative-focused degree (PhD, MFA, etc.) in a humanities, arts or social sciences field. Last year, Dietrich psychology student Camille Chandler was awarded the Beinecke Scholarship. 

Eligibility requirements include:

• Juniors majoring in a humanities, arts, or social sciences field

• History of academic achievement (a 3.7 GPA or above is the typical target for Beinecke)

• U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals

• History of receiving need-based financial aid

• Planning on a research/scholarly career, either within academia or in other spheres such as government, nonprofit sector, or think tanks

• History of research or creative inquiry in their field

The Beinecke Scholarship requires a campus nomination. Interested applicants should book a meeting with Paige Zalman, Alex Johnson, or Richelle Bernazzoli ASAP to discuss the application and nomination process. Our campus deadline is February 20, 2025, but applicants are encouraged to work closely with our office in advance of this deadline for help preparing their application materials.

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