Financial Support for CNSE Students
The College of Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering (CNSE) offers a broad range of scholarships and travel awards to our undergraduate and graduate students, totaling more than $120,000 each year.
CNSE’s scholarships target non-tuition expenses (textbooks, room and board, and transportation to campus) to provide students with the largest overall scholarship and grant package possible.
Some New York State financial aid programs, such as the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Excelsior Scholarship, require that universities apply other scholarships or grants toward tuition before their funds can be applied. For questions about New York State aid, please contact Financial Aid.
Visit UAlbany’s Cost & Aid website for detailed information about other scholarships, grants and other financial aid.
For more information on CNSE scholarships and/or travel awards, please contact Valerie Swenson Littlefield, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Engagement, at [email protected].
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CNSE Scholarships
To apply for one or more CNSE scholarship, please submit the UAlbany Foundation Scholarship Application.
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Albany Valve & Fitting Endowed Scholarship
- Awards up to $1,000
- Supports undergraduate students in CNSE who demonstrate academic achievement
- Selection is based on academic record, service to CNSE and UAlbany, and their financial need
Capital Region Science & Engineering Fair Scholarship
- Awards $2,000, renewable annually
- Supports undergraduate students who participated in the Greater Capital Region Science & Engineering Fair in high school and selects their major within CNSE
CNSE Dean’s Scholarship
- Awarded amount varies
- Awarded to undergraduate students in CNSE based on extraordinary academic achievement or extraordinary service to CNSE and UAlbany
CSArch Scholarship
- Awards up to $1,000
- Supports undergraduate students pursuing a degree within CNSE who demonstrate financial need
- Preference is given to students who have worked in minority communities or have demonstrated interest in minority community issues
FIRST Robotics Scholarship
- Awards $2,000, renewable annually
- Supports undergraduate students who participated in FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) or First Tech Challenge (FTC) in high school and selects a major within CNSE
Ronald Smith ’67 CNSE Scholarship
- Awards up to $1,200
- Supports undergraduate students pursuing degrees within CNSE
John and Ann Marie Murray, MA ’75, MS ’98, PhD ’02 Community College Transfer Engineering Scholarship
- Awards up to $2,000
- Supports undergraduate students with financial need who are transferring from a community college and pursuing a degree in engineering through UAlbany’s CNSE
- Recipients should have earned an Associate of Science degree in a science from a community college and should ideally be a non-traditional student
William ’85 and Maria Bloom Technology Scholarship
- Awards up to $2,900
- Supports undergraduate students with financial need from one of the five boroughs of New York City
CNSE Programs
The CNSE Scholars Program and the Semiconductor & Microelectronics Leadership Program include financial support as well as mentoring and leadership opportunities.
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CNSE Scholars Program
The CNSE Scholars Program is a selective, invitation-only undergraduate offering designed to accelerate high-achieving students' development in areas such as semiconductor engineering, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced materials and sustainability.
Visit the CNSE Scholars Program page for detailed information.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
Semiconductor & Microelectronics Leadership Program
The Semiconductor & Microelectronics Leadership Program provides scholarships of $5,000 to exceptional incoming first-year or transfer students who are interested in our semiconductor and microelectronics programs and will pursue CNSE degrees in Nanoscale Science, Nanoscale Engineering, or Electrical and Computer Engineering.
In addition to receiving this one-time funding, students participate in monthly activities to expose them to the semiconductor industry as well as potential career opportunities and workforce development initiatives.
Applications open annually in December. Please apply using the UAlbany Foundation Scholarship Application.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
CNSE Travel Awards
CNSE provides conference travel opportunities for students through three funds.
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Charles W. Lickell ’77 and Ray Lickel Scholarship
- Awards up to $1,200
- Provides financial support for UAlbany students enrolled in CNSE to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Annual Conference
- Apply for this award by submitting the UAlbany Foundation Scholarship Application.
CNSE Travel Award Program
- Awarded amount varies
- Provides matching amounts of money to both undergraduate and graduate students who are presenting their research at a conference
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. To apply, complete a CNSE Student Travel Award Application.
John J. Sullivan Award
- Awarded amount varies
- Provides funds to PhD students for professional development activities, including presenting their research at a conference, publishing a journal article or attending a workshop that supports their professional development plan
- There are three cycles of applications each year, due March 15, June 15 and October 15. To apply, complete a Sullivan Award Application.
For more information on scholarships or travel awards, please contact CNSE Assistant Dean Valerie Swenson Littlefield at [email protected].