Scholarships and Fellowships

The scholarships listed below are competitively based and are available to qualified students who are regularly admitted through The Graduate College. Students who are not Texas residents and receive a Texas State competitive scholarship of at least $1,000 may be eligible to pay resident tuition. More information regarding eligibility criteria, the application procedures and deadlines for each of the scholarships and fellowships listed below is available on our funding page.

Information about additional scholarships, as well as teaching and research assistantships, may be available through individual academic colleges and departments, as well as the BOSS scholarship system.  

Graduate College Scholarships

The Graduate College provides these scholarships to encourage students with intellectual, creative, and leadership promise to complete a master's or doctoral degree at Texas State University. Current master’s and doctoral students at Texas State (excluding those enrolled in fully online programs) are eligible for these scholarships.  

Graduate College Doctoral Research Support Fellowships

The Graduate College provides Doctoral Research Support Fellowships to support graduate student research at the doctoral level. Each award of up to $5,000 is to be used to cover expenses directly related to conducting dissertation research. There are two rounds of funding applications each year.  

Graduate College Thesis Research Support Fellowships

The Graduate College provides Thesis Research Support Fellowships to support graduate student research at the master's level. Each award of up to $2,000 is to be used to cover expenses directly related to conducting thesis research. There are two rounds of funding applications each year.

Texas State Merit Fellowships

The Graduate College's Texas State Merit fellowships are intended to recruit the highest quality master’s or doctoral degree-seeking students to Texas State University. However, students pursuing fully online programs are not eligible for these fellowships.  The fellowship provides a percentage of the student’s tuition for their first academic year of study, paid no earlier than ten calendar days prior to the start of classes in the fall and spring. These fellowships can be combined with graduate assistantships or departmental scholarships to create an attractive financial aid package for top-quality applicants. Admitted students in eligible programs will be automatically considered, no application or nomination is required.  

External Funding

The Graduate College provides resources to assist students seeking or applying for external funding. The Graduate Funding Opportunities Database houses grants, scholarships, fellowships, internships and other awards/prizes. Through the Shop Talks professional development series, funding experts present general information about external funding as well as details about specific opportunities. The Graduate College also employs in-house external funding coordinators to advise students with funding applications and grant proposals.