CECAS Student Opportunities

Fall 2025 STEM Fellowships and Awards

Five new opportunities for STEM Fellowships and Awards. Application deadlines vary, see more details below or visit the Clemson Office of Major Fellowships website. SMART Scholarship for Service: The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program offers full tuition, a generous stipend, and guaranteed employment with the Department of Defense after graduation, empowering STEM students to turn their studies […]

Join the Battery Workforce Challenge – a National Competition

The battery Workforce Challenge is a three-year engineering competition with other university to design, build, test and integrate an advanced EV battery pack into a Stellantis vehicle. As always, Clemson has a team competing in the national Battery Workforce Challenge, sponsored by the US Department of Energy. We are looking for students to join the team! […]

Palmetto Pitch Competition

The Palmetto Pitch Competition (formerly SC Innovates) officially invites Clemson students to participate in the 6th annual statewide pitch competition! Below you’ll find important dates, participation details, and links to help you get involved. Last year, we had 72 applications and 12 colleges and universities participated—and this year we’re aiming even higher! We’re especially excited to host […]

Schneider NextGen Go Green Competition

This global challenge encourages teams of students to innovate for clean and affordable renewable energy solutions for local communities. Supported by Schneider Electric’s Youth Education & Entrepreneurship Program and Access to Energy Program, the competition encourages teams of students and young entrepreneurs to develop innovative business models focused on clean and affordable renewable energy solutions […]

Clemson Libraries Undergraduate Research Award

Submissions are officially open for the Undergraduate Research Award! The Clemson Libraries Undergraduate Student Research Award aims to recognize outstanding scholarly or creative works produced by current undergraduate students who utilize library resources and services. Whether it’s through books, scholarly articles, primary resources, databases, or any other library service, we want to celebrate the incredible […]

18th Annual MRS and Optica Poster Competition

Students researching in theoretical or experimental science and engineering fields are encouraged to submit an abstract to the 18th Annual MRS/Optica Poster Competition! This competition is hosted by the MRS and Optica graduate student organizations. Deadline to submit abstract: April 4th, 2025 Event details: April 17, 5-7p.m. in the Watt Family Innovation Center Atrium. Keynote […]

Deloitte Government & Public Services (GPS) Consulting Innovation Challenge

Develop your problem solving, teamwork, and presentation skills while networking with Deloitte professionals! Students will work in teams of 2 to propose an innovative solution to a mock technical challenge relevant to students at Clemson University and present your pitch to a panel of Deloitte practitioners. INNOVATION CHALLENGE DETAILS: Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025 Who: […]

CUHackit 2025

Join us for CUHackit 2025, a 24-hour Hackathon where creativity meets innovation! Whether you are a coding expert or a total beginner, this is your chance to build apps, websites, hardware solutions, and more. There will be prizes, food, merch, and more – all for free!  Date: March 7, 6 PM – March 8, 8 […]

Nominate an Advisor for the Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Staff Award!

Nominations are now open! The Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Staff Award is presented to a staff academic advisor who has consistently delivered outstanding academic advising practices and support to students and engaged in service to the academic advising community. The recipient of this award is peer- or student-nominated.  All nomination materials must be submitted by […]

Clemson FRESH Student Poster Presentations

Clemson FRESH is accepting poster presentation submissions for the 2025 Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit. Clemson students are invited to submit their poster on a project dealing with food waste and sustainability through the entire food value chain. Those whose posters are selected will receive a free student registration to the FRESH Summit, March 3-5, […]