Tuition and Scholarships

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Knight Scholarship, an applicant should be:

Entering into the Cornell Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree program -OR- A Cornell M.Eng. graduate entering into an MBA degree program at the Johnson School. International students are eligible to apply for this award.

Students in the M.Eng. degree program with Knight Scholarships are eligible to receive additional funding if they pursue an MBA at the Johnson School up to five years after completion of the M.Eng. degree. Details are available on the College of Engineering website.

Cornell Engineering and the Johnson School each make their admission decisions independently, but the scholarship decision is made jointly by both colleges.

Application

To be considered, students need to complete an online application for admission, write a 500-word essay and submit a one-page resume. The essay should describe experiences that motivated you to pursue engineering and business, student's interests and achievements, and his/her future career goals. This essay should be distinct from the applicant’s Statement of Purpose in the online application for admission.

For M.Eng. applicants, indicate that you are applying for the Knight Scholarship within M.Eng. online application for admission. You can upload your essay with your application or email it directly to engmanagement_grad@cornell.edu with the subject line “Knight Fellowship Essay for YOUR NAME.”

Deadline

The application deadline is February 1, 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Admitted applicants will receive a notification about their award together with, or soon after, their offer of admission. Late applications will not be considered.

Eligibility

This fellowship is designed to assist and encourage top URM students to earn an M.Eng. in Engineering Management.

To be eligible, prospective program applicants must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. Permanent resident.

Application

To be considered, students need to submit an online application for admission, write two 500-word supplemental essays, and submit a one-page resume. Materials must be submitted directly to the Admissions Team via this email at engmanagement_grad@cornell.edu

Supplemental Essay #1

The first supplemental essay should describe experiences that motivated you to pursue engineering and business, your interests and achievements, and your future career goals. 

Supplemental Essay #2

Success in graduate education requires significant persistence and resilience. The second supplemental essay should address how your personal, academic, and/or professional experiences demonstrate your ability to be both persistent and resilient especially when navigating challenging circumstances. 

Applicants interested in being considered for the Engineering Management Diversity Fellowship should also provide details on how any of their lived experiences impacted their preparation for and outlook on graduate education. Lived experiences can include but are not limited to:

• Being a first-generation college student or graduate (no parent/guardian completed a baccalaureate degree)
• Being of a racial, ethnic, and/or cultural background(s)
• Managing a disability or chronic health condition
• Experiencing housing, food, economic, and/or other forms of significant insecurity
• Being a solo parent
• Gender identity and/or sexual orientation
• Having served in the military
• Holding DACA, refugee, TPS, or asylee status

Deadline

The application deadline is February 1, 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Admitted applicants will receive a notification about their award together with, or soon after, their offer of admission. Late applications will not be considered.

Cornell Engineering (Ithaca, NY campus only) is a member of the GEM Consortium. Cornell Engineering offers one (1) year of fellowship support for GEM fellows. Please note that PhD Students may be awarded both the GEM and either a Sloan or Colman Fellowship.

Fellowship Structure:

Cornell Engineering GEM fellowships (MEng & PhD) may be offered as follows:

• Full Fellow – 
  • Tuition & Fees, Stipend and Health insurance for one year or three semesters with an internship by Corporate Sponsor
• Associate Fellow – 
  • Tuition & Fees, Stipend, and Health insurance for one year or three semesters
• University Fellow –
  • Tuition & Fees for one year or three semesters

To be eligible for nomination for a Cornell Engineering GEM Fellowship, students must be a U.S. citizen and identify as:

• African American/Black,
• Hispanic/Latino,
• American Indian,
• Native Alaskan,
• Native Hawaiian, and/or
• Native Pacific Islander. 

Eligible fields for the Cornell Engineering GEM Fellowship:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Applied & Engineering Physics
• Applied Math
• Biological Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Information Science
• Materials Science & Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research & Information Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

How to apply for a Cornell Engineering GEM Fellowship:

More information about the Cornell Engineering GEM Fellowship

Eligibility

Applicants are nominated for College of Engineering Scholarships by their graduate field, and selections are made by the Master of Engineering Committee. These are merit-based awards to the most outstanding M.Eng. degree applicants across all College of Engineering programs.

Application

All M.Eng. applicants will automatically be considered for College of Engineering scholarships as part of the standard application process, with no supplemental information required. A separate financial aid application is not required.

Deadline

To be considered for College of Engineering Scholarships, students are encouraged to have a complete M.Eng. application on file by February 1. Students whose applications are received after the preferred deadline may be considered for financial aid subject to availability of funds.