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

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.

Graduate Assistant Tuition Fellowship program has been discontinued effective Fall 2011. 

The Doctoral Student Tuition Fellowship replaces the GATF program, under newly established criteria. Please contact your academic department for more information.