The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies has a deep
commitment to recruiting the best and brightest students from around the world. UH fellowships provide students support beyond normal
graduate assistantships. These fellowships may be combined with other fellowships offered by departments and colleges to provide students
with a financial package that eases the burden of graduate education for students. More than 1,400 graduate fellowships are offered each
year to qualified students in all fields of study. Students are encouraged to contact individual college department/programs to find out
more about the various fellowships offered by the University of Houston.
•Presidential
Graduate Fellowship
•Cullen
Endowed Fellowship
•Stella
L. Ehrhardt Fellowship
•Graduate
Assistant Tuition Fellowship
•Paul
& Daisy Soros Foundation Fellowship
The Presidential, Cullen Endowed, and Stella L. Ehrhardt Memorial Fellowships
are intended to assist college departments/programs by providing funds to recruit outstanding students. The fellowship program provides
funds to match or exceed financial assistance packages offered by other institutions. Students of exceptional caliber who represent
extraordinary academic credentials receive these fellowships.
These two-year fellowships are available
to students who enter graduate or professional programs at
the University of Houston. Preference is given to students
whose academic objective is a doctoral degree. The potential
for academic excellence is the main criteria for selection.
University departments are encouraged to nominate students
during the spring admissions process. Once selected, students
receive a fellowship that matches the department/program's
supplemental award at a rate that can be as much as two-to-one
up to a designated amount based on comparable awards nationally
in the discipline.
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Graduate
Assistant Tuition Fellowship program provides
awards to eligible graduate students equal to nine (9) hours
of the designaed student's tuition. This program does not
cover mandatory fees or course fees, and is available to all
graduate students who meet the following minimal eligibility
requirements:
- Must be enrolled and in good academic standing in a University
of Houston program that leads to a master's or doctoral
degree. Students classified as post-baccalaureate are not
eligible. A cumulative grade point average of 3.00 for all
courses attempted is required for all graduate degree programs.
- Must be a UH employee for the full academic semester or
for at least one six-week session of the summer term. A
student must hold a graduate appointment in one or more
of the following titles: Teaching Assistant (TA), Teaching
Fellow (TF), Instructional Assistant (IA), Research Assistant
(RA) or Graduate Assistant (GA).
- Maintain a graduate appointment for .50 Full Time Equivalency
(FTE) and paid at a minimum monthly rate (established each
semester). Appointments must be held for the duration of
a semester.
- Register for a minimum of nine (9) semester credit hours
for each full long semester of the award, or certified as
full-time. During the summer, students must register for
a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours during any combination
of summer sessions. Tuition for any additional credit hours
more than the required minimum of nine or six is charged
to the student.
- Graduate student employment must be substantively related
to the student's major field of study.
- Other criteria may apply per individual departmental programs.
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Paul
& Daisy Soros Foundation Fellowship provides
awards to eligible prospective graduate students who meet
one of the following “New Americans” criteria
and plans to remain in the United States:
- A resident alien (holds a green card).
- A naturalized citizen of the US.
- Is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens.
To receive a fellowship,
applicants must be younger than 30 years of age, and show
evidence of at least two of the following three attributes
(as quoted in the Soros application materials):
- Creativity, originality, and initiative
demonstrated in any area of her/his life;.
- A capacity for accomplishment, demonstrated through activity
that has required drive and sustained effort; and
- A commitment to the values expressed in the U.S. Constitution
and the Bill of Rights (involvement supporting human rights
and the rule of law, in opposition to unwarranted encroachment
on personal liberty, and in advancing the responsibilities
of citizenship in a free society.
The fellowship includes a grant of $20,000 per year for two
years and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of
the US graduate program attended by the Fellow (up to a maximum
of $16,000 per academic year).
For additional information (and copies of the appropriate
forms) visit the Foundation web site at http://www.pdsoros.org/
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