Academics

External Fellowships

The fellowships highlighted below do not accept direct applications.  CSE students must first be nominated by the CSE Graduate Committee. 

In addition, on-going awards, fellowships, and grants through the Rackham Graduate School can be found here on the Rackham website. Please note that some Rackham awards also require internal nomination.

For more information about any of these fellowships — including internal deadlines — please contact csegradstaff@umich.edu.

ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award

Award: $20,000
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Dow Sustainability Fellows Program for master’s Students

Award: $20,000 stipend
Citizenship: Open More info >

Facebook Emerging Scholars Program

Award: tuition, fees, stipend, & travel support
Citizenship: Open More info >

Facebook Fellowship Program

Award: Tuition, fees, stipend, & travel support
Citizenship: Open More info >

Google PhD Fellowship Program

Award: fees, stipend
Citizenship: Open More info >

IBM PhD Fellowship Program

Award: Stipend
Citizenship: Open More info >

JP Morgan PhD Fellowship

Award: Tuition and stipend 
Citizenship: Open 
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Susan Lipschutz Fund for Women Graduate Students

Award: $6,000 towards Spring/Summer support 
Citizenship: Open
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Microsoft Ada Lovelace Fellowship

Award: Tuition, fees, & stipend 
Citizenship: Open
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Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship

Award: Tuition, fees, stipend, & travel allowance 
Citizenship: Open 
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ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

Award: $1,000
Citizenship: Open
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Rackham Barbour Scholarship

Award: Tuition, fees, & stipend 
Citizenship: Must be a citizen of countries encompassing the large region extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and Philippines in the east 
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Rackham International Student Fellowship

Award: $10,000 towards stipend or tuition 
Citizenship: International 
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Rackham Merit Fellowship

Award: Tuition, stipend, benefits 
Citizenship: U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) 
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Rackham Non-Traditional Fellowships for Master’s Students

Award: Tuition and fees 
Citizenship: Open 
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Rackham Graduate Student Instructor Awards

Award: $1,000 
Citizenship: Open 
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Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Program

Award: Tuition, fees, stipend, benefits 
Citizenship: Open 
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Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Outstanding PhD Research

Award: $2,500 
Citizenship: Open 
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