Scholarships & Financial Aid
Carnegie Mellon University offers funding opportunities primarily through graduate fellowships, assistantships, departmental awards, and external scholarships. Undergraduate financial aid policies differ for domestic and international students. Popular funding opportunities include:
- Graduate Fellowships
- Teaching Assistantships
- Research Assistantships
- Departmental Scholarships
- College-specific Awards
- External Scholarships
- Employer-sponsored Funding
- Doctoral Fellowships
- Research Grants
Important for international students: Carnegie Mellon does not generally offer need-based financial aid or institutional scholarships to international undergraduate students, who are expected to plan for the full cost of attendance. Graduate students, however, may receive funding through assistantships, fellowships, research grants, or departmental awards depending on their programme.
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