Scholarships, Fellowships, & Internships

Department Awards

• Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium Research Scholarship Awards Fall 2021
• Emil Sanilevici Undergraduate Research Scholarship 2020
• Thomas-Lain Fund Scholarship Essay Competition 2020

External Awards

• Graduate Education Opportunities List
• Association for Women in Science
• STEM Scholarships

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites

• NSF Physics REU Site
• NSF Astronomy REU Site

Internships

• Fermilab Internship Program
• SPS Internship Program

In addition to the information above, you are encouraged to view or subscribe to the University Honors College Newsletter which features funding opportunities.

Volunteering

• Assemble / Assemble Facebook
• UPMC Facilities
• Carnegie Science Center
• MATHCOUNTS Pittsburgh Chapter

Tutoring

Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs)

The Physics and Astronomy's UTA Peer Tutor program provides assistance to undergraduate students taking introductory level physics courses as well as the faculty teaching these courses, specifically in PHYS 0110, 0111, 0174, 0175, and 0475.

• UTA Program
• UTA Schedule
• Guidelines for Resource Room UTAs

For more information, contact the Undergraduate Coordinator, Mary Weiher, at paugrad@pitt.edu.

Teaching Assistants (TAs)

TAs are available for tutoring assistance for a wider variety of issues that are not restricted to introductory courses. These are Physics & Astronomy Graduate Students available through the Physics and Astronomy Discord, Zoom, and/or Email.

• TA Schedule
• Resource Room Guidelines

Private Tutors

The department keeps a list of graduate students available as Private Tutors that updates each semester. Please email the Undergraduate Coordinator, Mary Weiher, at paugrad@pitt.edu for a copy or to be added to this list. Copies are also available in 100 Allen Hall.

For additional University and Department resources, see our Resources for Current Students page.