• What’s provided: The CMU Rales Fellows Program provides graduate students with full tuition as well as a stipend to cover living expenses such as housing and health insurance. Fellows also benefit from an ecosystem of holistic opportunities to ensure their success as they work to develop into future STEM leaders, including comprehensive, cohort-based onboarding, dedicated career services, faculty mentoring, networking programs, and opportunities to build leadership skills in local and global communities. The program was made possible through the generosity of the Norman R. and Ruth Rales Foundation. 

• Location: U.S. 

• Field of Study/Work/Focus Area/Industry: STEM 

• Program Type: Graduate funding 

• Duration: Rales Fellows receive funding for up to 2 years 

Eligibility 

• U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Resident or DACA Recipient 

• Applying to eligible, graduate STEM degree program on CMU’s Pittsburgh campus

• Received a Federal Pell Grant or need-based financial aid as an undergraduate student, or is a first-generation college student. 

Timeline 

The application for the CMU Rales Fellows Program opens on September 1. Applicants should submit their application by the priority review deadline on December 15. The application will officially close on March 1. Applicants must also apply separately to their graduate degree program at Carnegie Mellon University. 

How to apply 

The CMU Rales Fellow Program application includes: 

• A completed and signed application form (available on the CMU Rales Fellows website beginning September 1) 

• One letter of recommendation 

• A one to two page resume or CV 

• Unofficial or official undergraduate transcripts. Graduate transcripts are also accepted, if applicable. 

• Applicants must also apply separately to their graduate degree program at Carnegie Mellon University.