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Graduate Funding

Ph.D. candidates are automatically considered for funding during the graduate admissions process; no separate fellowship application is required. A typical award includes a combination of university and department fellowships, and teaching and graduate research assistantships. Students with teaching or graduate research assistantships will receive, as part of their employment, a monthly stipend, up to 9 credits of tuition remission, the out-of-state tuition waiver if they are not TX residents, and health insurance premium benefits.

After the first year, and each year thereafter, students are evaluated on their academic and professional progress. Funding is contingent on the student making satisfactory academic progress toward their degree, maintaining full-time enrollment (9 credit hours), and on availability of funds. Therefore, students are also encouraged to pursue their own sources of funding.

Many UT departments also offer teaching assistantships. Students should reach out directly to those departments to inquire about these opportunities.

Teaching Assistants

Teaching assistants are graduate students who help faculty with the conduct and delivery of courses. Services provided by teaching assistants include, but are not limited to, grading, monitoring, leading lab and/or discussion sessions, offering office hour assistance to students, and performing clerical tasks associated with course instruction. Teaching assistants are supervised by the course instructor of record and are subject to established departmental policies on student academic employment.

Graduate Research Assistants

Graduate research assistants are students who, in the course of their academic training, are employed in part-time or temporary research positions, where the student's academic training is based in part on the research performed or where the research duties being performed will assist the student in fulfilling his or her degree requirements. All duties and services of graduate research assistants are carried out under the supervision and direction of faculty or administration.

Graduate School Fellowships

Graduate School Fellowships help recruit a diverse graduate student body at the University of Texas at Austin.  Students on full fellowship will receive a monthly stipend, up to 9 credits of tuition remission, and health insurance premium benefits. See, the Graduate School website for more information.

National Fellowship Opportunities

Students are encouraged to apply for fellowships or grants from national, international, industrial or foundation sources. Below we have listed some of the major national fellowships available for graduate study. 

Information about grants, a free scholarship search and other funding opportunities can be found at: 

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