The Graduate School and McCormick provide incoming PhD students with full funding, including paid tuition and a monthly stipend.The Graduate School and McCormick provide incoming PhD students with full funding, including paid tuition and a monthly stipend.

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PhD Degree Applicants

All PhD students are fully funded throughout the duration of their studies by a combination of internal and external fellowships, grants, and teaching and research assistantships.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a substantial number of academic quarters of fellowship and assistantship support for outstanding PhD degree applicants.

Your application is automatically considered with submission. We also encourage students to apply for external scholarships.

Learn more about PhD funding in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Tuition

Information regarding tuition, fees, billing and payment information is available through  Student Financial Services.

Health Insurance

Health Insurance is a requirement for all degree-seeking students at Northwestern University, which will cost each student an additional $4,170 for one year. Please note that you can fulfill the insurance requirement by:

  • Confirming your NU-SHIP enrollment, or
  • Waiving enrollment by affirming alternate insurance that meets NU’s comparable coverage requirements. Click here to evaluate if your insurance meets these requirements (insert link for coverage requirements).

The Northwestern Student Health Insurance Office is available to assist students in making appropriate insurance selections for their health care needs. Please contact them directly with health insurance questions.

Types of Financial Support

Loans

The following information is available at the  Student Financial Services office:

  • Northwestern loan procedures
  • Deadlines
  • Downloadable forms

The following information is available at Mapping Your Future:

  • Financial literacy
  • Federal loan programs
  • Loan forgiveness provisions
  • Repayment calculators

External Fellowships

For external fellowship (non-Northwestern University) opportunities and information visit the  Northwestern Fellowship Office.

Scholarships

Private outside scholarship assistance may be found at  Peterson's, a company that provides financial aid searches, career exploration tools, and professional writing services.