Graduate Students
Dietrich College is here to support you on your journey as a graduate student.聽
Whether you're seeking academic, research or professional development opportunities, building community on campus or growing your network, we're here to help you craft your future as a dreamer, doer and innovator in academia and on the world stage.
Dietrich College Graduate Student Resources
Graduate Academic Programs
Explore academic programs and departments offering master鈥檚 degrees and/or doctorates at Dietrich College.
Advising & Professional Development
Build professional skills and grow your network through our workshops and resources.
Student Appeal & Grievance Procedures
Browse the summary of processes available to Carnegie Mellon graduate students who seek review of academic and nonacademic issues.
CMU Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week
This event celebrates the contributions and value of graduate and professional students on campus.
Teaching Resources
Whether you鈥檙e serving as the instructor for a course or working with a faculty member as a teaching assistant, Carnegie Mellon offers resources to support you in the classroom.
Graduate Student Life
Each Dietrich College graduate department hosts monthly social events for all Dietrich College graduate students. Check with your department鈥檚 graduate coordinator to get involved and help plan the event your department is hosting. Though most graduate student life at Dietrich College is centered in the academic departments, the graduate program coordinators collaborate to enrich the graduate student experience across the whole college.
Graduate Program Coordinators
- Dietrich College: Sharon Carver
- English: Jessica Bittel
- History: Aidan Beatty
- CMIST: Mark Gardner
- Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics: Vera Lampley
- Neuroscience Institute: Melissa Stupka
- Philosophy: Mary Grace Joseph
- Psychology: Erin Donahoe
- Social and Decision Sciences: Jasia March
- Statistics and Data Science: Danielle Hamilton
Funding and Awards
CMU Funding and Fellowships
Learn about graduate student funding opportunities, as well as CMU fellowships and scholarships.
Graduate Research Funding
Scholarly Project Funding provides financial support via small grants to graduate students interested in conducting research related to their field of study.
Conference Funding
CMU supports graduate students presenting their scholarly work at national conferences, reinforcing professional development and adding to their field鈥檚 collective body of research.
The Humanities Center Graduate Student Conference Grant
The Humanities Center provides funding for students who study the human condition and human experience to attend and present their original research at relevant conferences.
Outside Fellowships and Scholarships
Explore how the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development helps you pursue nationally and internationally competitive scholarships and fellowships.
Dietrich College Graduate Student Teaching Awards
Nominate students for our Graduate Student Teaching Award and the Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award, and review past winners.
CMU Graduate Teaching Award
Nominate students for this university-wide award open to all CMU graduate student teaching assistants and instructors, and review past winners.
Additional Graduate Student Resources
Graduate Student News
Jan 15, 2026
Meet the Dietrich College Assessment Fellows
Sep 30, 2024
Dulce Rubio Develops Tool to Address Landmines
Aug 14, 2024
NSF Fellowship Opens Doors for Will Noll
Aug 05, 2024
Dietrich Welcomes 2024 Class of Scholars
Apr 17, 2024
Alex Tabor Receives Graduate Student Teaching Award
Mar 11, 2024
Scientific Methods
Feb 09, 2024
Pathfinders
Aug 23, 2023
Dietrich Welcomes 2023 Class of Scholars
Jun 29, 2023
Tang Named K&L Gates Presidential Fellow
May 30, 2023
MS-DAS Students Compute Clinical Suggestions
Apr 26, 2023
Advocating for the Humanities on Capitol Hill
Apr 03, 2023
2023 Graduate Student Teaching Awards Announced