Scholarships, Funding, and Awards
Scholarships
Research funding
On-campus research funding sources:
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Summer Experience Grant | Open to all undergraduates |
| Nexus | Arts and Sciences only |
| Engineering Student Grants Program | Engineering only; also allows funding for semester research |
| Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholars | Undergraduate research scholars program; apply during sophomore year |
| McNair Scholar | First-gen, low-income, or traditionally underrepresented groups in graduate school |
Off-campus research funding sources:
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Optica Women Scholars | Women undergraduates working in the field of photonics |
| SPS Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research | SPS members only |
Other useful Cornell links:
- Undergraduate Research by the College of Arts and Sciences
- Research Funding by the Office of Undergraduate Research
- Find Funding Opportunities by Cornell Career Services
- Awards & Funding by Student and Campus Life
For graduate fellowships, please visit the Graduate Fellowships page.
Awards
- Cornell awards for undergraduates: Yennie Prize in Physics, Kieval Prize in Physics, Erik Cassel ’90 Prize, Hartman Prize in Physics and Applied Engineering and Physics, Bethe Thesis Prize, Stirling A. Colgate Award