Fellowship Deadlines & Forms
Note: The Graduate School Fellowship Programs are undergoing several major changes for 2012/2013. Most importantly is that 80% of the Graduate School's local funds to support graduate fellowships will now have decentralized award decisions.
The following fellowship programs will continue to have award decisions administered by the Graduate School:
Graduate School Recruitment Fellowships (for new incoming students) |
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| Award | Stipend | Health Insurance Assistance | Tuition Assistance Benefit | Nominations open | Deadline |
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| Harrington Fellowship | $36,000 | yes | full tuition and fees | JAN 18, 2012 | FEB 1, 2012 |
| Powers Fellowship | $25,000 | yes | full tuition and fees | JAN 18, 2012 | FEB 1, 2012 |
Diversity Recruitment Fellowships (for new incoming students) |
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| Award | Stipend | Health Insurance Assistance | Tuition Assistance Benefit | Nominations open | Deadline |
| McNair Scholars | $18,000 | no* | yes | JAN 18, 2012 | FEB 20, 2012 |
| South Texas | $18,000 | no* | yes | JAN 18, 2012 | FEB 20, 2012 |
| West Texas | $18,000 | no* | yes | JAN 18, 2012 | FEB 20, 2012 |
Graduate School Continuing Named Fellowships (for current students) |
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| Award | Stipend | Health Insurance Assistance | Tuition Assistance Benefit | Nominations open | Deadline |
| Harrington Fellowship | $36,000 for 12 months | yes | full tuition and fees | FEB 1, 2012 | MAR 9, 2012 |
| Powers Fellowship | $25,000 for 12 months | yes | full tuition and fees | FEB 1, 2012 | MAR 9, 2012 |
| Graduate School Named Continuing Fellowship | $20,000 for 12 months | no* | yes | FEB 1, 2012 | MAR 9, 2012 |
| Bruton Fellowship | $1,000 | no | yes | FEB 1, 2012 | MAR 9, 2012 |
| Note: Several types of continuing fellowships are awarded from this one competition - see Continuing Fellowships for further details. *The stipend has been increased by $2,000 in lieu of providing the equivalent of the optional student health insurance premium. |
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Other Fellowships and Awards |
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| Award | Stipend | Health Insurance Assistance | Tuition Assistance Benefit | Nominations open | Deadline |
| Graduate Dean's Prestigious Fellowship Supplement | $1,000 | no | no | MAY 9, 2012 submit nominations online |
JUNE 13, 2012 |
| Graduate Student Professional Development Award | For students invited to present an original paper | variable, see Web page for details | variable, see Web page for details | ||
| Campus Visit Awards - Diversity | Up to $500 to support Graduate School Diversity (McNair, South Texas, West Texas) Fellowship nominees to visit The University of Texas campus before making a decision on their fellowship offer. | complete and submit form | APR 16, 2012 | ||
| Campus Visit Awards - Recruitment | To support recruitment fellowship nominees to visit The University of Texas at Austin campus before making a decision on their fellowship offer. Amounts are funded from the college allocation. | complete and submit form | APR 16, 2012 | ||
| Campus Visit Awards - Harrington | Up to $1,000 to support Harrington Fellowship nominees to visit The University of Texas at Austin campus before making a decision on their fellowship offer. | complete and submit form | APR 16, 2012 | ||
| Campus Visit Awards - Powers | Up to $1,000 to support Powers Fellowship nominees to visit The University of Texas at Austin campus before making a decision on their fellowship offer. | complete and submit form | APR 16, 2012 | ||
Graduate advisers and graduate coordinators submit nominations for fellowships using the Graduate School Online Awards System that can be accessed from EASI. Note: If you cannot find the link in EASI, you can trying linking directly to the “GCD Grad School Fellowships” page in EASI. If you are not allowed access there, you are not authorized. Contact Marla Boye in GIAC for graduate coordinator authorization, or Gwen Barton in the Graduate School for graduate adviser or GSC chair authorization.
The Graduate School has developed a tutorial for advisers and coordinators that describes the online system. For Named Continuing Fellowship nominations, portions must be completed by the nominees. We have a separate tutorial for nominated students to prepare them for completing their part of the online nomination. Nominated students receive an email which will provide them with the link to the online awards system where they can supply their information and provide contact information for three references. Note: The nominations can be submitted by the graduate adviser before all the reference letters are in.
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It is important that you check with the Dean's Office of your unit for procedures, stipend levels, guidelines and deadlines regarding the following types of fellowships:
Recruitment Fellowships for Incoming Students
- Graduate School Recruitment Fellowships
- Microelectronics and Computer Development (MCD) Fellowships
- Fellowship Supplement to TAs or GRAs (Super-TA or -GRA Awards)
Diversity Fellowships for Incoming Students
- Graduate School Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Program
- Graduate School Diversity Recruitment Supplement
- Graduate School Diversity Mentoring Fellowships
Fellowship Support for Current Students
- Graduate School Continuing Fellowships (College specific) (includes some Endowed Graduate School Fellowships)
- Editorial Assistantships
The new procedures will enable more flexibility. Deans will decide how best to allocate fellowship funds within their units, with flexibility for distributing those funds across programs and types of fellowships listed above. Deans will also have flexibility on setting stipend levels. However, note that the funds provided to the student will have to cover not only the stipend, but also any tuition assistance, medical insurance and travel award paid to the student. The Graduate School will coordinate waivers of out-of-state tuition, within limits. Funds allocated to the colleges will be held in separate subaccounts within the Graduate School. An important change is that these funds will carry over from one fiscal year to the next.
