Financial Assistance

Bowers CIS Deans Excellence/Hopper-Dean Fellowship

Hopper-Dean Fellows are recognized as part of the university’s prestigious Dean’s Scholar program, named for the Dean of the Cornell Graduate School. The core purpose of this designation is to develop a community of diverse scholars through which connections are established and maintained across all graduate fields. Cornell Dean’s Scholars are invited to participate in a variety of events and programs, and receive priority consideration for opportunities such as the NextGen Professors Program and the Colman Inclusive Leadership Program. Thus, Hopper-Dean Fellows would begin their studies with a cohort of other computing and information science graduate students, and the support of a network of cross-disciplinary scholars who also identify with backgrounds historically excluded from and underrepresented in the academy.

ELIGIBILITY: Nominees for the Hopper-Dean Fellowship must be applying for admissions into a Cornell Bowers CIS graduate school program including M.S./Ph.D. in computer science, information science or statistics and data science; must be pursuing a computing and technology focused degree; and must have selected that they are eligible for a diversity award and submitted a diversity essay.

For more information, email Cornell Bowers CIS Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at dei-office@cis.cornell.edu.

Cornell Bowers CIS Diversity and Excellence Scholarship in Computer Science

The Cornell Bowers CIS Diversity and Excellence Scholarship in Computer Science was created to advance the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science’s commitment to access, equity, justice, and inclusion, and to enhance the diversity of the Computer Science Master of Engineering Program’s student population. These scholarships are available on a competitive basis to students applying for fall admission who are U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or students holding DACA, TPS, refugee, or asylum status. In order to be considered for these scholarships, students must submit a Supplemental Personal Statement with their application materials.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants to Master of Engineering Program for the fall semester who submit a supplemental essay expressing interest.

For more information, email Cornell Bowers CIS Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at dei-office@cis.cornell.edu.

Cornell Bowers CIS Diversity and Excellence Scholarship in Information Science

The Bowers CIS Diversity and Excellence Scholarship in Information Science was created to advance the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science’s commitment to access, equity, justice, and inclusion, and to enhance the diversity of the Information Science MPS student population. This scholarship is available on a competitive basis to all students applying to the program. This scholarship will provide a portion of tuition relief to the awardee. To be considered for these scholarships, students must submit a Supplemental Personal Statement with their application materials.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants to the Information Science, MPS program who submit a supplemental essay expressing interest.

For more information, email Cornell Bowers CIS Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at dei-office@cis.cornell.edu. 

Cornell Bowers CIS Diversity and Excellence Scholarship in Statistics and Data Science

The Bowers CIS Diversity and Excellence Scholarship in Statistics and Data Science was created to advance the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science’s commitment to access, equity, justice, and inclusion, and to enhance the diversity of the Information Science MPS student population. This scholarship is available on a competitive basis to all students applying to the program. This scholarship will provide a portion of tuition relief to the awardee. To be considered for these scholarships, students must submit a Supplemental Personal Statement with their application materials.

ELIGIBILITY: All incoming Applied Statistics MPS students as well as currently enrolled MPS students who submit a supplemental essay expressing interest.

For more information, email Cornell Bowers CIS Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at dei-office@cis.cornell.edu.