Fellowships and Scholarships
Updated daily. See "Additional Opportunities" for latest positions!
SE Departmental Scholarships
- Sho Funai Prize in Structural Engineering - For Grad Students (deadline: December 5, 2022)
- Sudha and Kosal Krishnan PhD ’93 Endowed Scholarship in Structural Engineering - For UGs
- The John M. Stutz Memorial Scholarship/CRSI - For UGs (deadline: June 3, 2022)
JSOE Scholarships
- JGSC Quarterly UCSD Student Award
- Siebel Scholars - For PhDs (nominations deadline June 9, 2022)
- Henry Booker Award for Ethical Engineering - For PhDs (nominations deadline April 18, 2022)
- EMPOWER Scholars Program (transfer students only, nominations deadline November 10, 2022)
UCSD Scholarships
- The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (nominations deadline: November 3, 2022)
- STARS Program (deadline: January 25, 2023)
- Tribal Membership Initiative Fellowship
- J Yang Scholarship
- GEMSTONES Community Engagement Research Award
- UC Human Rights Fellowship (applications will open on January, 2023)
- Google PhD Fellowship (applications for the 2024 program will open on September 2023)
- The Katzin Prize (for incoming PhD students; must be nominated by your PI)*
- Friends of International
Center Fellowship* - UCSD Scholarships (various criteria, deadline: March 2, 2022)*
- Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship (for graduates of an Indian or Pakistani University; must be nominated, deadline: April 27, 2022)*
- GEMINI Fellowship Program (deadline: May 1, 2022)*
- GEMINI Faculty Mentor Award (deadline: May 1, 2022)*
- ARCS Foundation Scholars (deadline: August 24, 2022)*
- UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows (nominations deadline: September 21, 2022)*
- Oceanids Fellowship (nominations deadline: September 28, 2022)*
- Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS)/ProQuest Awards (nominations deadline: September 28, 2022)*
*The 2022-2023 application cycle has ended. Information regarding next year's deadline will be posted as soon as it is released.
External Scholarships
- Hertz Fellowship - For PhDs (nominations deadline: October 28, 2022)
- EnergyTech University Prize (registration closes on January 26, 2023, at 2 pm PST)
- American Society of Naval Engineers (deadline: February 6, 2023)
- The NAWIC San Diego Chapter #21 Collegiate Scholarship A (for female students; applications will open on December, 2022. Deadline: March, 2023)
- The NAWIC San Diego Chapter #21 Collegiate Scholarship B (for students with a parent in the construction industry; applications will open on December, 2022. Deadline: March, 2023)
- Scholarship Program of Fisher House Foundation (Military Families) (deadline: April 27, 2023)
- Study.com Scholarships (40 scholarships open with various criteria!)
- ACEC California Scholarship*
- Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Scholarship (deadline: February 25, 2022)*
- CMAA San Diego Scholarship (deadline: April 19, 2022)*
- NCSEA Diversity in Structural Engineering Scholarship (deadline: April 29, 2022)*
- ASCE YMF Scholarship (deadline: April 30, 2022)*
- Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund (deadline: May 2, 2022)*
- Schmidt Science Fellows Program - For PhDs (nominations deadline: May 4, 2022)*
- CMACN $500 Scholarship (deadline: May 23, 2022)*
- CMACN $2000 Ben Fry Memorial Scholarship (deadline: May 23, 2022)*
- WTS San Diego Scholarships (for female applicants; deadline: May 31, 2022)*
- Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship (deadline: June 1, 2022)*
- ACEC San Diego Scholarships (deadline: June 19, 2022)*
*The 2022-2023 application cycle has ended. Information regarding next year's deadline will be posted as soon as it is released.
Undergraduate
Research and Internship Opportunities
- Jacobs School of Engineering Job and Internship Portal
- UCSD Research Experience & Applied Learning (REAL) Portal
- JSOE Team Internship Program
- JSOE Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program
- Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School Program
- Summer Research Opportunities
- Pathways Federal Job and Internship Program
Job Opportunities
- Jacobs School of Engineering Job and Internship Portal
- UCSD Career Center (Handshake) (Note: UCSD Alumni have access to career fairs and Handshake for life and recent graduates have access to Career Center advising for up to one year after graduation.)
- JSOE Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program
- ASCE Career Paths guide (Guide states it is for civil engineering but useful for all focus sequences.)
- Aftercollege.com
Additional Opportunities
Throughout the year the SE department receives a variety of internship, scholarship, and job announcements which are forwarded on to students via email. Below are some of those opportunities.
- Current
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- One Concern Solutions Data Science Internship
- Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH)
- Engineering Analytics (Full-Time)
- KPFF Summer 2023 Internships
- KPFF Summer 2023 Entry-Level Roles (Full-Time)
- McNair Research Program (juniors and seniors only, deadline 10/23/2022)
- SOM Shadowship Program 2023 (deadline 10/31/2022)
- Contact: Kevin Chang (kevin.chang@som.com)
- Degenkolb Engineers (Full-Time and Summer Internships)
- Contact: Chad Closs (ccloss@degenkolb.com)
- Maffei Structural Engineers (Full-Time and Summer Internships)
- Advanced Materials Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program (deadline 01/30/2023)
- Flyer for more info
- NHERI Undergraduate Research Program Summer 2023 (deadline 02/10/2023)
- Turner Construction Internships and Full-Time Positions
- Recruiting/Info Night Wednesday 11/30/22 at 5:30pm, SME 248
- Contact: Bobby Young (ryoung@tcco.com)
- 2021-2022
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- Ashley & Vance Engineering
- MiTek Student Internship
- Design Project Manager at S. Gordin Structural Design & Engineering Services (SGE), Inc
- Student worker with County of San Diego Department of Public Works
- Project Structural Engineer for LeMessurier
- HRL Information & Systems Sciences Internship
- HRL Materials & Microsystems Internship
- HRL Microfabrication Technology Internship
- HRL Sensors & Electronics Internship
- Lockheed Martin's Virtual Hiring Event for Aeronautics' Skunk Works (job number 583233)
- Geotechnical Groups at Jacobs Irvine (email Dr. Ebeido)
- Structural Engineers Association of Northern California's Career Fair
- Catena Consulting Engineers
- Open Faculty Positions at University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Tenure-Track Faculty Position at George Mason University
- The Walsh Group
- ACEC California 2021-2022 Scholarship
- EIT at Meyer Borgman Johnson
- Transportation Engineer at Bridge Design
- Study Abroad UC San Diego
- Summer 2022 Internship Program with Ingenuity
- Verisk Research Engineer | SmartRecruiters
- Verisk Senior Engineer, Specialty Lines | SmartRecruiters
- Turner Construction Internship
- Turner Construction Engineering Assistant/Field Engineer (full-time)
- Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Student Innovation Fellowship (deadline March 18, 2022)
- Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Literacy Fellowship (deadline April 4, 2022)
- San Diego County Department of Public Works Internship/Student Worker
- Full-Time Bridge Engineer - Sacramento (deadline April 1, 2022)
- BETA CAE Systems SPDM Application Engineer (full-time)
- Contact: Ninien Lestari (ninien@ansa-usa.com)
- BETA CAE Systems CFD Support Engineer (full-time)
- Contact: Ninien Lestari (ninien@ansa-usa.com)
- Pratt and Whitney Nondestructive Evaluation/Test Engineer (full-time)
- National Institute of Standard and Technology
- Consulting Engineers Group (CEG) Structural Engineer (full-time, entry-level)
- Geotech Engineering & Testing | Geotechnical Chief Engineer (full-time)
- Contact: Cassandra (cassandra@geotecheng.com)
- Jacobs Engineering Group | Materials Research Engineer
- Structural Focus | Structural Designer
- Position Description
- Contact: Sara Means (smeans@structuralfocus.com)
- Structural Focus | Design Engineer
- Position Description
- Contact: Sara Means (smeans@structuralfocus.com)
- HTK Structural Engineers (full-time, entry-level)
- Contact: Kimmy Taylor (kjt@htkse.com)
- Actalent Structural Designer (full-time, remote)
- Contact: William Aiello (waiello@actalentservices.com)
- DNV Geotechnical Engineer (full-time)
- Contact: Eric Ntambakwa (entambakwa@ucsd.edu)
- LANL Open Positions:
- 2020-2021
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- City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering Virtual Career Fair Wed 10/7/20 10am-2pm via UCSD Handshake, internships available more info (sent 10/1/20)
- Internship or Full-Time employment at Hardesty Hanover LLC in the disciplines below (deadline to submit resume to sdutta@hardestyhanover.com: Friday, 11/06/2020)
- Structural, Civil/Roadway, Geotech, Mechanical, Electrical, Architecture, Inspection
- Virgin Galactic 2021 Summer Internships (deadline 11/13/2020)
- Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers
- 2019-2020
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- Design Everest, Inc. part-time remote content writer
- Southern California Earthquake Center Summer Internships (deadline 2/7/20)
- NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Smart Structure Technology (deadline 2/14/20)
- San Diego LCI CoP Scholarship (deadline 12/6)
- SEAOSD 2020 Scholarships (deadline 1/10/20), min 3.0 GPA and must be a student member which is free
- Los Alamos National Laboratory summer internship and engineer positions (Info session 10/14/19 1-3:30pm SME 448)
- ARUP internships and job opportunities (Info session 10/14/19 5-6pm SME 248)
- ClarkDietrich job opening
- Solid Professor's Halloween Design Challenge
- TUM Prep summer 2020 international research opportunity
- 2018-2019
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- SANDAG Internships
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at UCSD Summer 2019
- Lean Construction Institute San Diego Community of Practice Scholarship
- Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at NC State Summer 2019
- SEAOSD Scholarship
- Main REU website
- Simpson Strong-Tie Student Scholarship
- Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Senior Undergraduate Scholarship
- Southern California Earthquake Center – Internship Opportunities
- American Society of Civil Engineers YMF Scholarship
- APWA Internship
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Stutz Civil Engineering Senior Scholarship
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Post-Graduate Internship
- ClarkDietrich Engineering Services Project Engineer Trainee Program
- Ventura County Public Works College Student Worker
- John Labib + Associates (JLA) summer internships and job openings
- Women in Engineering Empowerment Scholarship 2019
- Taquino Engineering internship
- Mike Surprenant & Associates part-time postition
- The Consulting Engineers Group Inc. part-time internship
- American Society of Civil Engineers Orange County Pathways Academy
- Sandia National Laboratory internships (Search for #668808 Undergraduate Internship, 3.0 GPA required, prefer 3.3, must be eligible to pursue DOE security clearance, direct questions to Lisa Zimmer Raver at lzimmer@sandia.gov.)
Graduate
Research and Internship Opportunities
- Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) Program for Summer 2023 (deadline: 10/5/2022)
- Blue Origin Internships