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Scholarships & Financial Support for Master's and PhD Students

For Master's Students

  • Duke CEE Scholarships: Duke CEE provides scholarships for all competitive students – typically ranging from $20,000-$30,000
  • Duke Mission Scholarships: Selected students demonstrating a commitment to fostering a community of unique lived experiences and inclusive perspectives may receive up to 50 percent tuition scholarship annually. Additional opportunities include up to $10,000 per year to engage in research under the guidance of a principal investigator
  • Departmental and Duke Awards: We encourage all master's students to pursue competitive financial awards available at Duke

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For PhD Students

PhD students are fully funded

  • Full Funding: Duke CEE PhD students receive 100 percent funding support, plus conference and travel support, for the duration of their studies contingent on demonstrated progress toward a degree
  • Application Fee Waiver: We will waive application fees for selected students
  • Dean's Graduate Fellowships: Selected students may receive a stipend during their first two years of study
  • Departmental and Duke Awards: We encourage all graduate students to pursue competitive financial awards available at Duke
  • External Research Fellowships: We also encourage all PhD students to apply for competitively awarded research fellowships

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