Fellowships in Regional Transportation Planning
Fellowship Applications in Regional Transportation Planning are Now Open through NYMTC’s Prestigious 9-11 Memorial Fellowship Program
Graduate Students Encouraged to Apply Now Through June 24
** PLEASE NOTE: Your application to this program must be thorough. Submit all necessary paperwork or you will be ineligible. Also: You must currently be a graduate student or about to pursue your graduate degree to be considered for this program. Thank you.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) today announced that applications to its highly regarded 9-11 Memorial Fellowship Program - which provides impactful opportunities in transportation research to graduate students - are now available. The 9-11 Memorial Fellowship Program honors the memories of three NYMTC staff lost in the 9/11 attacks – See Wong Shum, Charles Lesperance, and Ignatius Adanga.
With funding of up to $35,000 for each student selected, the 9-11 Memorial Program offers graduatelevel students attending universities in New York and New Jersey the opportunity to conduct a full year of hands-on, impactful research in transportation planning while being guided by experienced mentors from NYMTC or its member agencies.
Interested students should apply on the 9-11 Memorial Fellowship Program website. The application deadline is June 24, 2025.
The 2025-2026 research topics are below:
- Computer Vision Mobility Counting Prototype
- Cleaner Truck Refrigeration Units in NYC Communities
- Cargo Bike Regional Network Planning
- Vision Zero Street Improvement Projects
- Public Realm Programming
- Pedestrian Delay Reduction
- Mobility Management
- Investigating the Relationship Between Street Projects and Local Businesses
- Designing a Freight Policy Tool – Driving Data-Informed Planning for the Future of Freight
- Elevated Infrastructure & Public Waterfront Access
If a student will be completing their graduate studies before the full year is over, arrangements can be made for a shorter program. In this case, fellowship commitments and stipends will be pro-rated. A total of $35,000 per year per student will be available for the period covered by this scope for a combination of monthly stipend/tuition reimbursement/professional development. Awards will be available for up to six students during the 2025-2026 academic year. The selected student awardees will be given the opportunity to select the specific breakdown of this funding (tuition reimbursement/ stipend) based on their own individual financial needs.
Together with a full class schedule, this program constitutes a full-time commitment. It is advised that students may not have any employment obligations or receive any graduate research assistantships while participating in this program.
Click here to learn more and apply: https://cait.rutgers.edu/nymtc-september-11th-memorial-program/.
Questions? Contact Seitu Allen at seitu.allen@dot.ny.gov.