New financial aid opportunities available from URP Department

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning is excited to offer new applicants with a variety of assistantship and scholarship opportunities! 

Beginning with the fall 2022 application cycle, applicants to the MURP campus program are eligible to apply for 2 assistantships and 4 scholarships. MURP online applicants are eligible to apply for the 4 scholarships: 

– Assistantship for Underrepresented Students in Planning 

– Assistantship for First-Generation Students in Planning 

– Scholarship: Judith Mucci scholarship 

– Scholarship: James C. Nicholas scholarship 

– Scholarship: Earl M. Starnes scholarship 

– Scholarship: Department of Urban and Regional Planning Chair’s Award 

Assistantships involve part-time, campus-based research work (10-20 hours/week) with a URP faculty member and come with a full tuition waiver, stipend, and GatorCare. Scholarships are merit-based and dependent upon location and topical interests. 

Interested fall applicants must submit a complete application package AND an application for assistantship/scholarship by January 31st, 2022, the priority deadline for funding. 

The comprehensive list of funding opportunities can be found on the URP department website.