Scholarships and Awards

The opportunities listed below are subject to change; please seek the most current information from the listed websites.

UMass Financial Aid

UMass Financial Aid Services maintains a list of scholarship opportunities available to students. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and/or financial need. For more information, visit umass.edu/umfa/scholarships.

SBS Scholarships

The College of Social Behavioral Sciences offers a variety of scholarships to support and help students reach their academic and professional goals. If you are pursuing internships, studying abroad, or working on research projects, we encourage you to apply for funding to help cover associated costs. SBS also provides financial support for outstanding academic achievements, need-based situations, and work-related endeavors. For more information, visit umass.edu/sbs/scholarships.

Go Get the Sustainable World Scholarship

Funded by an SCD alum, the Go Get the Sustainable World Scholarship supports juniors in the Sustainable Community Development major who are planning a community project which will have positive impact on the communities with which they collaborate. Awards of $5,000 are available each year. Applications are due in the spring.

Honors College Scholarships

Matriculated Commonwealth Honor College (CHC) students who have attended at least one semester are eligible to apply for scholarships. Available scholarships can be viewed with the Scholarship Selector at umass.edu/honors/scholarships. The Office of National Scholarship Advisement assists CHC students in applying for nationally competitive scholarships, fellowships, and awards.

Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Awards

The department offers a number of awards thanks to support from alumni and friends of the department. Students are not able to apply for LARP undergrad scholarships; they are awarded by the faculty based on awards criteria and student’s performance.

Undergraduate Sustainability Research Award

Undergraduate students who have completed a sustainability focused research paper or project for one of their courses are encouraged to apply for the Undergraduate Sustainability Research Award, offered through the UMass Library. Completed Applications will need to include a signed nominating letter from the professor whose course the research was conducted for. For more information, visit guides.library.umass.edu/undergradsustainability.

Graduate Scholarships (for students in the 4+1 and 4+2 programs)

While in graduate school, the Department offers a number of fellowships, assistantships, and work-study programs for many students in need of financial assistance. Although preference is given to students already enrolled, entering students in need of financial aid are encouraged to discuss this possibility with the Department Head or their Program Director. The Department’s ability to assist students financially varies from year to year. Any student receiving an assistantship receives a tuition waiver plus the waiver of some fees for that semester. Funding promised to incoming students is guaranteed for the first year only. Incoming foreign students are eligible to apply for a tuition waiver through the Department Head. Current foreign graduate students with one of these waivers need to reapply during the spring semester of their first year for a waiver for the following year. They are not automatically renewed.

The university maintains an office dedicated to helping graduate students with grants and fellowships. Visit the Graduate Students Grants Office at umass.edu/gradschool/funding-support.