In addition to the university fellowships administered by the Graduate School, many academic departments award fellowships to students in particular fields of study.
This is not a complete index of all fellowships offered by graduate programs; review departmental and college websites for additional information or to confirm deadlines, or refer to your graduate coordinator.
Longhorn Awards & Student Scholarship Opportunities (LASSO) portal
Current and prospective UT Austin students can use the LASSO portal to search and apply for scholarships.
School of Architecture
Funding Opportunities
Visit the School of Architecture’s website for a listing of fellowships.
McCombs School of Business
The departments of Accounting and Management offer a varying number of Ph.D. fellowships annually. Most include waiver of nonresident tuition as well as a cash award.
Cockrell School of Engineering
Graduate Funding
Visit the Cockrell School of Engineering’s website for a listing of fellowships.
College of Fine Arts
Fellowships Page
Review the available fellowships on the College of Fine Arts Fellowships page.
College of Education
Alexander Caswell Ellis Fellowship in Education
The College of Education offers the Alexander Caswell Ellis Fellowship in Education, available to students with a bachelor’s degree from a Texas college who are pursuing a graduate degree in education with the intent of serving adult populations. Successful applicants must demonstrate exceptional ability and must intend to enter the teaching profession or some related scholarly undertaking.
- Stipend: $3,000 minimum
- Application Deadline: May 31
Joseph L. Henderson & Kathryn D. Henderson
The Joseph L. Henderson & Kathryn D. Henderson Scholarship is available to graduate students with financial need.
- Stipend: $1,000
- Application Deadline: May 31
Kinesiology and Health Education
In the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, students may be eligible for the Dr. C.J. (Shorty) and Dr. Mary Buice Alderson Graduate Recruitment Fellowship, established to attract and support outstanding graduate students in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. To be eligible, students must show evidence of a professional attitude and professional involvement.
- Stipend: $1,500
- Application Deadline: March 1
The Dr. C.J. (Shorty) and Dr. Mary Buice Alderson Graduate Scholarships for Teaching Excellence are used to reward outstanding teaching by graduate students.
Students must have held a teaching assistantship for at least one year and be currently appointed as a teaching assistant for the academic year.
- Stipend: $1,000
- Application Deadline: March 1
Math Education
The Jewel Popham Raschke Endowed Presidential Scholarship for Mathematics Education encourages and assists talented future teachers of mathematics.
Students selected to receive this scholarship must be enrolled full-time and have a grade-point average approaching or surpassing 3.5/4.0. Awards will be made to students exhibiting a strong degree of interest in and commitment to a career in the field of mathematics education.
- Stipend: $3,500 per academic year
- Application Deadline: April 30
Science Education
The Addison E. Lee Fellowship is a prestigious award offered by the Science Education Center. Faculty members of the Science Education Center have the vital role of identifying and nominating applicants and selecting the recipient.
To be eligible, a student must be enrolled for two consecutive semesters as a full-time student during the academic year subsequent to the receipt of the award. While students who do not have a master’s degree will be considered, preference will be given to students who are clearly pursuing a doctoral degree in Science Education.
- Stipend: $1,000, allocated across two semesters
- Application Deadline: May 8
College of Liberal Arts
Classics
The William James Battle Fellowship in Greek, H. J. Leon Scholarship in Classics and Mildred Masters McCarty Scholarships in Greek and Latin are available to graduate students in the Department of Classics. Stipend amounts vary.
Economics
The Richard Worley Endowed Fellowship in Economics is administered by the Department of Economics. Graduate students in Economics are eligible, with nominations made by the department. Stipend amounts vary.
French and Italian
Walther Scholarships in French, funded by a generous bequest from Mrs. Julia Emerson Fisher Walther, are merit-based scholarships (both single- and multi-year) for outstanding students in French studies and linguistics. Walther Scholarships take a variety of forms, including renewable, multi-year awards for incoming students; one-year awards for continuing students; travel awards for research abroad; and summer research grants.
The Aaron Schaffer-Giovanni Podio-Jason Sokolosky Fellowship in French and Italian Studies is available to graduate students in the Department of French and Italian. Nominations are made by faculty members. Stipend amounts vary.
Medieval Studies
The Medieval Studies Summer Fellowship is available to full-time graduate students in any field specializing in the Middle Ages.
- Stipend: As much as $1,500 for research programs of study. This fund cannot support living expenses in Austin or other locations.
- Application Deadline: March 15
Mexican American and Latina/o Studies
Visit the Department of Mexican American Latina/o Studies website for a listing of fellowships.
Psychology
Visit the Department of Psychology’s website for funding opportunities.
South Asia Institute Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
The highly competitive Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship is funded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Title VI grant. The fellowship assists meritorious graduate students undergoing intensive training in modern languages and related area or international studies.
Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs
Funding Opportunities
Visit the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs website for a listing of fellowships.
College of Pharmacy
Graduate Fellowships
Visit the College of Pharmacy’s website for a listing of fellowships.
College of Natural Sciences
The College of Natural Sciences offers fellowships funded by the Office of the Dean for graduate students in the college.
Applicants must not be employed at half-time or more as a teaching assistant, an assistant instructor, a graduate research assistant, or in a similar job title during the fall semester. Resident and non-resident students may apply. Top priority is given to students in their final semester of graduate work or students needing supplemental support to employment of less than half time. Recipients may be newly recruited students.
- Stipend: $1,000, with out-of-state tuition waivers are available for awardees who are non-Texas residents
- Application Deadline: June 1
Chemistry and Biochemistry
The department offers various fellowships to entering graduate students. Sponsors include BASF, Dow Chemical, Exxon and Lochte. These are awarded in conjunction with students’ admission to the Chemistry and Biochemistry graduate program. In addition, the following fellowships are available to entering and continuing students:
- Gilbert H. Ayers Fellowship in Chemistry
- Dorothy A. Banks Fellowship
- Robert E. Eakin Endowed Centennial Scholarship
- R. A. and Peggy Lewis Graduate Fellowship in Biochemistry
- F. A. Matsen Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Theoretical Chemistry
- Leon O. Morgan Graduate Fellowship
- Joanne M. Ravel Regents Endowed Fellowship
- Royston M. Roberts Fellowship
- Charles Morton Share Graduate Fellowship
- Stanley H. and Kathleen F. Simonsen Fellowship in Chemistry
- Robert A. Welch Fellowship in Chemistry
- Chemistry Faculty Regents Scholarship and Fellowship Fund
- Friends of Chemistry Regents Scholarship and Fellowship Fund
The department also administers several teaching and academic excellence awards, and graduate students are eligible to apply for travel grants.
Marine Science Institute
Visit the Marine Science Institute’s website for a listing of fellowships.
Neuroscience
Visit the Institute of Neuroscience’s website for a listing of fellowships.
Other Fellowships
Departmental fellowships
Departmental fellowships are also available for students entering or currently enrolled, or who have recently obtained a graduate degree in the graduate writing program in English (creative writing), RTF (screenwriting) or Theatre and Dance (playwriting). The departments each devise their own internal procedures for these awards.