UTA Funding Opportunities

Many graduate students at UT Arlington receive financial support through paid assistantships, fellowships, scholarships and grants. Explore the pages below to learn more about funding opportunities at UT Arlington. In addition to the opportunities listed below, we recommend searching for your discipline on ScholarShop, and speaking with faculty in your department.

Please note, this is a list of funding resources hosted through UT Arlington that may be of interest to master's and doctoral students in any discipline. Check with your department to learn more about funding sources available specifically to students in your program. Students who are interested in applying for a Graduate Teaching or Research Assistantship position should contact their department for more information.






Teaching and Research Assistantships

Teaching and research assistantships are offered by most graduate programs to qualified students. Since the availability of assistantships depends on the specific needs of the program and available funding, those interested in obtaining an assistantship should contact their program for information about availability and application procedures. More information on eligibility requirements can be found in the Financial Aid section of the University Catalog.

Univeresity Catalog

Dissertation Fellowships

Departments may nominate eligible doctoral students for funding to support dissertation work.

Dissertation Fellowships

Graduate School Travel Grant

Intended to support presentations at academic conferences requiring travel.

Travel Grant

Writing Group Grant

Forming a writing group is a great way to help overcome writing challenges, and allows you to apply for a Writing Group Grant.

Writing Group Grant

I-Engage Mentoring Program

Provides funding for doctoral and doctoral-bound students to gain experience by serving as a research mentor to a UTA undergraduate.

I-Engage Mentoring Program

Maverick Bridge Doctoral Fellowship

Supports talented new applicants to doctoral programs who are interested in educating and mentoring disadvantaged or underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students.

Maverick Bridge Doctoral Fellowship

Mav ScholarShop

Database of UTA campus-wide opportunities (includes undergraduate and graduate opportunities).

Mav ScholarShop