Scholarship & Award Opportunities

Generally 150-200 grants ($5,000 – $35,500 per award) for MS or PhD students in transportation-related disciplines. Funding may cover any combination of tuition and fees, monthly stipend, or TRB travel. Must have a BS from a U.S. institution. Deadline: March 16^th 

• Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship in pursuit of MS or PhD degree.
• Eisenhower Grants for Research Fellowship at a USDOT program office

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=dwight%20d%20eisenhow

WTS Heart of Texas Chapter has 2 $5,000 scholarships for undergraduate students and 2 $5,000 scholarships for graduate students. Generally due December 1^st

http://www.wtsinternational.org/heartoftexas/scholarships/

$500 check and engraved plaque for best dissertation in the area of travel behavior research that was defended between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019. Deadline is May 1^st

http://www.iatbr.org/

Maximum award of $1,000 to cover travel expenses. Provides a travel opportunity for PhD students in CAEE to attend technical conferences, make oral and poster presentations about their research and develop a network of colleagues at other universities. Note- overlapping travel dates provide flexibility for abstract deadlines.

https://www.caee.utexas.edu/students/gradstudents/13-students/grads/73-travel

Anticipates 2,000 awards per fiscal year split between senior undergraduates, MS, and PhD students. NSF provides three years of financial support within a five-year fellowship period ̶ $34,000 stipend to fellows and cost-of-education allowance to the university. UT Austin provides an additional stipend that can be used to purchase a full year coverage of the UT Student Health Insurance Plan. 

Anticipated Deadline: October 22 (for engineering; varies by discipline and year)

https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

Graduate research fellowships, grants, and academic pre- and post-doctoral fellowships. Fellowship money can be used for travel, research-related expenses, professional development programs, and course buy-outs. 

https://www.charleskochfoundation.org/apply-for-grants/graduate-student-grants

A $30,000 fellowship in support of a PhD student’s dissertation research in Regional Science. Applicants must complete all degree requirements except for the dissertation by the time the Fellowship year commences. Deadline: February 15^th

https://www.narsc.org/newsite/awards-prizes/stevens-graduate-fellowship/

$1,000 Award for best paper in the field of Regional Science. Awardee must present the research at the WRSA Annual Meeting. General Deadline: November 15^th

https://www.wrsaonline.org/newsite/call-for-tiebout-submissions/

$4,000 award for full-time MS or PhD student in the field of highway design, traffic operations and transportation planning (emphasis on the influence of ITS or AVs on highway design and traffic operations). Must be an ASCE member. Deadline: March 30^th

https://www.asce.org/transportation-and-development-engineering/leisch-fellowship

National Academies of Sciences awards predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships (ca. 68, 38, and 24 awards) to increase ethnic and racial diversity in U.S. universities. Dissertation and Postdoctoral application deadline is December 10^th and the Predoctoral application deadline is December 17^th. 

https://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships

Award for MS and PhD students (evaluated separately) to support aviation-related research, including multi-modal transportation linkages. General Deadline: May 15^th

http://www.trb.org/ACRP/GraduateResearchAwards.aspx

Support to attend major professional meetings to present original papers based on research conducted at UT Austin. Awards range from $250-1,000 and can be paid in advance of travel.

https://gradschool.utexas.edu/finances/travel-awards/professional-development-awards

Four scholarships to cover travel costs for the Annual TexITE Spring or Fall Conference ($500, $400, and $300 awards) or the Annual ITE Conference ($750 award). Registration for the conference is also provided. General Deadline: November 15^th

https://texitecapitalarea.weebly.com/committees.html

Up to 2 fellowships of $1,000 awarded to full-time graduates in transportation disciplines. General Deadline: May 1^st

https://www.texite.org/student-chapters/awards-fellowships/

Awards ($1,000-$5,000) for MS or PhD students in any ITS-related field. General Deadline: October 19^th 

The IBTTA Foundation – the research, education, and charitable arm of IBTTA – has established a scholarship program to assist current undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in transportation-related fields. If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Up to six (6) awards will be granted. Deadline to apply: April 18, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time

For more information: IBTTA Foundation Scholarship Program