Fellowships and funding

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering offer a variety of fellowships to support our graduate students. For the 2022-2023 academic year, we awarded nearly 300+ highly competitive fellowships to deserving master’s and doctoral degree students.

We offer merit- and need-based awards that are funded by private donors, companies, community members, professional organizations, student fees, and the Fulton Schools. Fellowships are available to new and continuing graduate students enrolled in a Fulton Schools of Engineering academic plan. New graduate students will have to be admitted into a Fulton Schools of Engineering graduate program by the Fellowship Application deadline to be considered.

The Graduate Fellowship application opens annually February 1. The 2023-24 Graduate Fellowship application deadline has been extended to March 31.

We encourage students to seek additional opportunities, including funding through the ASU Graduate College, using the ASU Scholarship Search, finding external fellowships, and research and teaching assistantship (RA/TA) opportunities.

Fellowship

Field

Student Type

Eligibility

GPA

Notes

Joseph A. Barkson FellowshipElectrical Engineering ProgramGraduate Student-Not mentionedThis fellowship supports a graduate student in the electrical engineering program.
Barrett Electronic Materials FellowshipElectrical engineering or Materials sciencePhDFirst-year doctoral student doing research on electronic materialsNot mentionedFirst-year doctoral student doing research on electronic materials
Peter E. Crouch Excellence FundEngineering and math or education.Graduate StudentInterdisciplinary work with engineering and math or education.Not mentionedThis award recognizes the lasting impact of former dean Peter E. Crouch by providing fellowship support for a graduate student doing interdisciplinary work with engineering and math or education.
Del E. Webb Foundation Graduate FellowshipConstructionGraduate Student-Not mentionedThis fellowship supports graduate students in the field of construction.
Harold & Lucille Dunn Memorial Engineering ScholarshipFSEGraduate StudentDomestic or international
students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and are in need of financial assistance.
Not mentionedThis award supports full-time graduate students enrolled in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and are in need of financial assistance to complete their course of study.
Chris Fleenor Six Sigma Certification EndowmentFSE and School's Six Sigma programGraduate StudentDomestic and international students Not mentionedThis fellowship, endowed in memory of Chris Fleenor, supports graduate students enrolled in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering who are also enrolled in the Schools’ Six Sigma Program.
Gerald T. Heydt Scholarship for Power EngineeringECEE ( Emphasis on Power Engineering)Graduate StudentOnly US CitizensNot mentionedThis fellowship is awarded annually to provide support to graduate students in the field of power engineering. Recipients must be full-time students who are U.S. citizens and pursuing a graduate degree in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering with an emphasis in power engineering.
Engineering Graduate Fellowship (MS only)FSEMS students (incoming and current)Domestic and internationalNot mentionedThese awards are funded by the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering graduate program fee and are awarded to current and incoming MS students enrolled in the Fulton Schools (domestic and international). These awards are merit-based and range from $1,000-$2,000 for an academic year.
Betty Hum Graduate AssistantshipDel E. Webb School of Construction AssociateGraduate Student-Not mentionedThis award was created by Betty Hum, a member of the Del E. Webb School of Construction Associate for Construction Excellence, and is intended to support full-time graduate students in the Del E. Webb School of Construction Program.
International Switching Symposium Endowed FellowshipECEEGraduate Student-Not mentionedThis fellowship is awarded to graduate students whose primary research interest lies in telecommunications and who are enrolled in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering.
L.C. Jacobson Graduate FellowshipDel E. Webb School of Construction program.Graduate StudentArizona CitizensNot mentionedAwarded to highly qualified graduate students who Arizona residents and enrolled in a Del E. Webb School of Construction program.
Edward and Amelia Kavazanijan Endowed FellowshipGeotechnical engineering in civil, environmental and sustainable engineering.Graduate Student-Not mentionedAward is intended to support a graduate student studying the area of geotechnical engineering in civil, environmental and sustainable engineering.
Bert Keats Fellowship EndowmentIndustrial engineeringGraduate StudentU.S Financial need3.5+The award supports full-time graduate students pursuing a degree in industrial engineering who have a minimum 3.5 GPA and are able to work in the U.S. Financial need is a secondary consideration in awarding this fellowship.
Kerrigan Humanitarian Engineering FellowshipResearch interest in humanitarian engineeringGraduate Student-3.5+Research interest in humanitarian engineering
Richard E. Mettler Residential AwardDel E. Webb School of Construction program(residential construction option)Graduate StudentOnly US CitizensNot mentionedFellowship provides fellowships for graduate students in the Del E. Webb School of Construction program who are U.S. citizens and in the residential construction option.
Douglas C. Montgomery FundIndustrial engineeringPhD-3.5+Student who is studying industrial engineering with a preference in the area of quality and reliability engineering or industrial statistics.
Phoenix/Scottsdale Groundwater Contamination Fellowship for Environmental Science civil engineering or chemical engineering Graduate StudentArizona residents are preferredNot mentionedThis fellowship supports graduate students in the fields of civil engineering or chemical engineering who are committed to the study and solution of environmental problems in Arizona and demonstrate financial need. Arizona residents are preferred for this award.
Mohammed Fazle Rabbi and Rukhsana Wahhab FellowshipIndustrial engineeringbothBangladesh students preferred but open to internationalNot mentionedThere is a preference for students from Bangladesh
Pamela and Jack Saltich Fellowshipelectrical engineeringGraduate StudentDomestic students 3.5+Endowed by Pamela and Jack Saltich, this fellowship supports highly qualified graduate students in electrical engineering with a minimum ASU GPA of 3.5 who demonstrate financial need.
Ferdinand A. Stanchi FellowshipFSEGraduate StudentDomestic and IntenrationalNot mentionedThis award provides financial assistance to graduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
Ron and Sharon Thomas Graduate FellowshipElectrical engineering or Industrial engineeringGraduate StudentOnly US CitizensNot mentionedNon-traditional students who mature, older in age, or those in their mid-career who are enrolled in the Ph.D. program are preferred
Dr. Matthew W. Witczak FellowshipCivil, environmental and sustainable engineeringPhD Preferred-3.0+This fellowship supports a master’s or doctoral student in civil, environmental and sustainable engineering with a 3.0 or higher ASU GPA who has an interest in pavement, materials, transportation, or geotechnical research.
Gerald Farin Memorial FellowshipFSEGraduate Student-3.5 + Established to honor the legacy of Dr. Gerald Farin, this fellowship funds a graduate student with a 3.5 GPA or higher with a research interest in geometric modeling, scientific computing and visualization, data visualization, visual analytics, computer vision, robotics and 3D printing.
Herbold ASU Graduate Engineering ScholarshipSoftware / Computer EngineeringMS students (incoming and current)-3.5 +This award was created by the Herbold Family Foundation to support graduate students with a 3.5 or higher GPA, studying simulation, modeling and applied cognitive science or software engineering, with a research interest in computer science/computer engineering.
Darryl E. Metzger Memorial FellowshipMechanical or aerospace engineeringGraduate Student-3.0+This fellowship is awarded annually to full-time graduate students in mechanical or aerospace engineering who have a minimum ASU GPA of 3.0 and are doing research on the broadly defined turbomachinery area.
Joseph and Sandra Palais Outstanding Doctoral Student AwardElectrical engineeringPhD-3.75+This award is presented to an outstanding graduating Ph.D. student in electrical engineering. Candidates are nominated by their faculty advisor and the award is presented in the spring. Recipients must have a minimum 3.75 ASU GPA and have published at least one research or conference paper. Applicants are considered through a separate application process.
The Irv and Ruby Kaufman FellowshipBiomedical engineering, Biological design, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Energy production and sustainable use, Solar Energy Engineering and commercialization, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Civil, Environmental, Sustainable Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Human Systems Engineering or Systems Engineering. Graduate Students (MS and PhD)Domestic and internationalNot mentionedResearch interest preference: Climate Change, Sustainability and Renewable Energy Resource.
TSMC AZ FellowshipFSEMS students (thesis track)Domestic and internationalNot mentionedOpen to thesis track students pursuing a degree and research related to the semiconductor industry
4+1 Scholarship for Merit in Mechanical and AerospaceMechanical, AerospaceMaster’s studentMust have FAFSA on file; financial need3.5Students studying mechanical or aerospace engineering; must be entering the graduate portion (+1 year) of accelerated master’s degree in the upcoming academic year
Sri Jaya Narasimha International Student ScholarshipFSEMaster’s studentInternationalNot mentionedAwarded to an international student with financial need demonstrated in response to essay questions

Fellowship

Barrett Electronic Materials Fellowship

Electrical engineering or Materials science

Field: Electrical engineering or Materials science
Student type: PhD
Eligibility: First-year doctoral student doing research on electronic materials
GPA: Not mentioned
Peter E. Crouch Excellence Fund

This award recognizes the lasting impact of former dean Peter E. Crouch by providing fellowship support for a graduate student doing interdisciplinary work with engineering and math or education.

Field: Engineering and math or education
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Interdisciplinary work with engineering and math or education.
GPA: Not mentioned
Peter E. Crouch Excellence Fund

This award recognizes the lasting impact of former dean Peter E. Crouch by providing fellowship support for a graduate student doing interdisciplinary work with engineering and math or education.

Field: Engineering and math or education
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Interdisciplinary work with engineering and math or education.
GPA: Not mentioned
Del E. Webb Foundation Graduate Fellowship

This fellowship supports graduate students in the field of construction.

Field: Construction
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: -
GPA: Not mentioned
Harold & Lucille Dunn Memorial Engineering Scholarship

This award supports full-time graduate students enrolled in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and are in need of financial assistance to complete their course of study.

Field:
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Domestic or international students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and are in need of financial assistance.
GPA: Not mentioned
Chris Fleenor Six Sigma Certification Endowment

This fellowship, endowed in memory of Chris Fleenor, supports graduate students enrolled in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering who are also enrolled in the Schools’ Six Sigma Program.

Field:FSE and School's Six Sigma program
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Domestic and international students
GPA: Not mentioned
Gerald T. Heydt Scholarship for Power Engineering

This fellowship is awarded annually to provide support to graduate students in the field of power engineering. Recipients must be full-time students who are U.S. citizens and pursuing a graduate degree in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering with an emphasis in power engineering.

Field: ECEE (emphasis on power engineering)
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Only US Citizens
GPA: Not mentioned
Engineering Graduate Fellowship (MS only)

These awards are funded by the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering graduate program fee and are awarded to current and incoming MS students enrolled in the Fulton Schools (domestic and international). These awards are merit-based and range from $1,000-$2,000 for an academic year.

Field: FSE
Student type: MS students (incoming and current)
Eligibility: Domestic and international students
GPA: Not mentioned
Betty Hum Graduate Assistantship

This award was created by Betty Hum, a member of the Del E. Webb School of Construction Associate for Construction Excellence, and is intended to support full-time graduate students in the Del E. Webb School of Construction Program.

Field: Del E. Webb School of Construction Associate
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: -
GPA: Not mentioned
International Switching Symposium Endowed Fellowship

This fellowship is awarded to graduate students whose primary research interest lies in telecommunications and who are enrolled in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering.

Field: ECEE
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: -
GPA: Not mentioned
L.C. Jacobson Graduate Fellowship

Awarded to highly qualified graduate students who Arizona residents and enrolled in a Del E. Webb School of Construction program.

Field: Del E. Webb School of Construction program
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Arizona citizens
GPA: Not mentioned
Edward and Amelia Kavazanijan Endowed Fellowship

Award is intended to support a graduate student studying the area of geotechnical engineering in civil, environmental and sustainable engineering.

Field: Geotechnical engineering in civil, environmental and sustainable engineering
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: -
GPA: Not mentioned
Bert Keats Fellowship Endowment

The award supports full-time graduate students pursuing a degree in industrial engineering who have a minimum 3.5 GPA and are able to work in the U.S. Financial need is a secondary consideration in awarding this fellowship.

Field: Industrial engineering
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: U.S. with financial need
GPA: 3.5+
Kerrigan Humanitarian Engineering Fellowship

Research interest in humanitarian engineering

Field: Research interest in humanitarian engineering
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: -
GPA: 3.5+
Richard E. Mettler Residential Award

Fellowship provides fellowships for graduate students in the Del E. Webb School of Construction program who are U.S. citizens and in the residential construction option.

Field: Del E. Webb School of Construction program (residential construction option)
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Only US Citizens
GPA: Not mentioned
Douglas C. Montgomery Fund

Student who is studying industrial engineering with a preference in the area of quality and reliability engineering or industrial statistics.

Field: Industrial engineering
Student type: PhD
Eligibility: -
GPA: 3.5+
Phoenix/Scottsdale Groundwater Contamination Fellowship for Environmental Science

This fellowship supports graduate students in the fields of civil engineering or chemical engineering who are committed to the study and solution of environmental problems in Arizona and demonstrate financial need. Arizona residents are preferred for this award.

Field: Civil engineering or Chemical engineering
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Arizona residents are preferred
GPA: Not mentioned
Mohammed Fazle Rabbi and Rukhsana Wahhab Fellowship

There is a preference for students from Bangladesh.

Field: Industrial engineering
Student type: Both
Eligibility: Bangladesh students preferred but open to international
GPA: Not mentioned
Pamela and Jack Saltich Fellowship

Endowed by Pamela and Jack Saltich, this fellowship supports highly qualified graduate students in electrical engineering with a minimum ASU GPA of 3.5 who demonstrate financial need.

Field: Electrical engineering
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Domestic students
GPA: 3.5+
Ferdinand A. Stanchi Fellowship

This award provides financial assistance to graduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Field: FSE
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Domestic and international students
GPA: Not mentioned
Ron and Sharon Thomas Graduate Fellowship

Non-traditional students who mature, older in age, or those in their mid-career who are enrolled in the Ph.D. program are preferred

Field: Electrical engineering or Industrial engineering
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: Only US Citizens
GPA: Not mentioned
Dr. Matthew W. Witczak Fellowship

This fellowship supports a master’s or doctoral student in civil, environmental and sustainable engineering with a 3.0 or higher ASU GPA who has an interest in pavement, materials, transportation, or geotechnical research.

Field: Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering
Student type: PhD preferred
Eligibility: -
GPA: 3.0+
Gerald Farin Memorial Fellowship

Established to honor the legacy of Dr. Gerald Farin, this fellowship funds a graduate student with a 3.5 GPA or higher with a research interest in geometric modeling, scientific computing and visualization, data visualization, visual analytics, computer vision, robotics and 3D printing.

Field: FSE
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: -
GPA: 3.5+
Herbold ASU Graduate Engineering Scholarship

This award was created by the Herbold Family Foundation to support graduate students with a 3.5 or higher GPA, studying simulation, modeling and applied cognitive science or software engineering, with a research interest in computer science/computer engineering.

Field: Software / Computer Engineering
Student type: MS students (incoming and current)
Eligibility: -
GPA: 3.5+
Darryl E. Metzger Memorial Fellowship

This fellowship is awarded annually to full-time graduate students in mechanical or aerospace engineering who have a minimum ASU GPA of 3.0 and are doing research on the broadly defined turbomachinery area.

Field: Mechanical or aerospace engineering
Student type: Graduate student
Eligibility: -
GPA: 3.0+
Joseph and Sandra Palais Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

This award is presented to an outstanding graduating Ph.D. student in electrical engineering. Candidates are nominated by their faculty advisor and the award is presented in the spring. Recipients must have a minimum 3.75 ASU GPA and have published at least one research or conference paper. Applicants are considered through a separate application process.

Field: Electrical engineering
Student type: PhD
Eligibility: -
GPA: 3.75+
The Irv and Ruby Kaufman Fellowship

Research interest preference: Climate Change, Sustainability and Renewable Energy Resource.

Field: Biomedical engineering, Biological design, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Energy production and sustainable use, Solar Energy Engineering and commercialization, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Civil, Environmental, Sustainable Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Human Systems Engineering or Systems Engineering
Student type: Graduate Students (MS and PhD)
Eligibility: Domestic and international students
GPA: Not mentioned
TSMC AZ Fellowship

Open to thesis track students pursuing a degree and research related to the semiconductor industry

Field: FSE
Student type: MS students (thesis track)
Eligibility: Domestic and international students
GPA: Not mentioned
4+1 Scholarship for Merit in Mechanical and Aerospace

Students studying mechanical or aerospace engineering; must be entering the graduate portion (+1 year) of accelerated master’s degree in the upcoming academic year

Field: Mechanical, Aerospace
Student type: Master’s student
Eligibility: Must have FAFSA on file; financial need
GPA: 3.5+
Sri Jaya Narasimha International Student Scholarship

Awarded to an international student with financial need demonstrated in response to essay questions

Field: FSE
Student type: Master’s student
Eligibility: International
GPA: Not mentioned