Faculty at The University of Texas at Austin receive the support of the Graduate School in both their teaching and research. Look to these resources for assistance.
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
The executive vice president and provost is the chief academic officer of the university.
Degrees and Programs
Explore graduate programs and review application deadlines, program contacts and links to more information.
Graduate Assembly
Legislative functions with respect to graduate programs are exercised through the Graduate Assembly, including Graduate curriculum updates.
Graduate Catalog
Graduate Curriculum Updates
The Graduate School accepts requests to update the Graduate Catalog annually.
Policies
Authorization to Teach Graduate Level Courses
The Graduate School has policies for who may be assigned to teach a graduate course.
Funding
Funding for Faculty
Funding Opportunities including travel grants, development awards, development leave, and more. Research Funding including research grants, the Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards Program and more.
Mentoring Fellowship
The Mentoring Fellowship program helps faculty members in recruiting outstanding new graduate students.
Graduate Programs
External Review Materials
This document includes an overview of graduate program reviews, instructions for preparing the self-study report, instructions for the external review team, accreditation information, a timeline, checklist and appendix.
External Review Schedule
This document provides the graduate program review schedule through Fall 2028.
Option III Guidelines
Review information about Option III (non-formula-funded) programs, including policies, administrative process guides and more.
Ph.D. Resources
Navigating the Ph.D. Program
Review information needed during the Ph.D. program including candidacy, milestones and oral examinations.
Report on Doctoral Dissertation (PDF)
All committee members must submit this dissertation report. These reports are essential in the event of disagreements about the student's dissertation or performance at the final oral defense.
Graduation
Digital Submission Requirement
Graduating students earning either master’s or doctoral degrees are required to publish their thesis, report, dissertation or treatise digitally and in accordance with certain formatting rules.
Postdocs
Postdoctoral Resources
The Graduate School has compiled resources for postdoctoral students and the responsibilities of administrators.