Engage with Purdue Graduate Engineering at upcoming events this fall
Purdue Graduate Engineering provides a variety of opportunities to learn about graduate school. Prospective Student Events include webinars, multi-day virtual events, and national conferences.
Some events offer participants an application fee waiver to apply to Purdue Graduate School for FREE. Please read details below!
Fall 2026 Purdue Graduate Engineering Events to Learn about Graduate School
All times are in the Eastern Time Zone and observe Daylight Savings when applicable.
Webinars
Purdue Application Tips. Online. Tuesday, September 15th, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Come learn about the graduate application process from Dr. Colleen Coulter in Purdue Engineering. We will walk through different pieces of the Graduate Application as well as how you can prepare a competitive application! Register here.
Graduate School Funding. Online. Wednesday, September 16th, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dr. Janet Beagle, Managing Director of Graduate Programs in Purdue Engineering, will share an introduction to graduate school funding and some tips for finding funding. Register here.
Two-Day Virtual Event
Purdue Engineering Virtual Graduate Showcase Online. September 27-28, 2026. (If you attend just one event this year, this is my top recommendation!) Meet Purdue Engineering Graduate Programs and Faculty, and learn about both graduate research and summer undergraduate research programs at Purdue. Free, online, and interactive. Register now to gain early access to On Demand resources and access to an Application Fee Waiver for participants. Register here.
National Conferences
If you are attending any of this year’s conferences below, stop by our booth to talk to a Purdue representative. Some of these events offer an application fee waiver to Purdue if you stop by our booth and complete a contact form.
- September 16 – University of Illinois Chicago Engineering and Technology Career and Graduate School Fair
- September 22 - Ohio State Tau Beta Pi Private Career Fair – Columbus, OH
- October 7 - Ohio Northern University
- October 8-12 - Tau Beta Pi National Convention Career Fair – Tucson, AZ
- October 26 – Rose-Hulman Graduate School Fair – Terre Haute, IN
- October 28-31 –Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention – Indianapolis, IN
- November 2 – UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars Career Connection – Baltimore, MD
- November 5-7 – Society of Women Engineers (SWE) National Conference – Boston, MA
- March 31-April 3 – National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) – Boston, MA
Reach out to engrgrad@purdue.edu with questions. Come see Purdue Graduate Engineering this Fall!