External Graduate Fellowship Incentive Award

Program Purpose

The External Graduate Fellowship Incentive Award offers a monetary award to students who have applied for nationally competitive external graduate grants/fellowships.

 

Award Information

Students who have applied for a nationally competitive external graduate grant or fellowship (NSF, NIH, or similar) that provides at least one year of financial support, including a stipend and funds for tuition, may apply for the External Graduate Fellowship Incentive Award. Applicants who have submitted a proposal meeting the requirements for the External Graduate Fellowship Incentive Award will qualify for a $500 award from the Graduate School. Students may apply for the External Graduate Fellowship Incentive Award only one time per academic year.

 

Applicant Eligibility

This award is reserved for currently enrolled UT Arlington students who, with the guidance/assistance/mentorship of a UT Arlington faculty member, have recently submitted an application for a nationally competitive external graduate grant or fellowship that provides at least one year of financial support (including a stipend and funds for tuition.) The Graduate School will consider completed External Graduate Fellowship Incentive Award applications, including faculty e-mail of support, submitted within 3 months of the student's external fellowship application submission date.

 

Application Process

Applicants must:

  1. Complete and submit the online application form.
  2. Attach proof you have applied for a nationally competitive external grant or fellowship that offers at least one year of financial support to the online application form. The external fellowship application must have been submitted within the past 3 months.
  3. Ask the faculty member who assisted with your external grant/fellowship application to submit a letter of support attesting to the quality of your external grant/fellowship application. This letter must be emailed directly from the faculty member to graduate.studies@uta.edu in order to be considered.

 

Contact

If you have any questions, please email graduate.studies@uta.edu.

Ready to Apply? Click here to submit the online application form.