Graduate Scholarships & Fellowships
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An electronic application for these scholarshps and fellowships is now available.
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Morris Hite/Tracy Locke Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Advertising
Eligibility: Undergraduate and/or graduate advertising or PR major
Stipend: $2,000
Ray Hall Advertising Fellowship
Eligibility: Graduate student in advertising major with talent or
interest in either advertising or advertising media
Stipend: $3,000
Robert M. Gray Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: Graduate advertising students
Stipend: $ 1,000
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Forbes Media Scholarships
Eligibility: Student must be a master’s student in advertising
with a concentration in media who demonstrates financial need, career
commitment, leadership skills, and strategic thinking. Must be a citizen
or permanent residents of the U.S.
Stipend: $5,000
John Mack Carter Scholarship
Eligibility: Women pursing a master’s degree in advertising
with a concentration in media who demonstrate financial need, career
commitment, leadership skills, and strategic thinking. Must be citizens
or permanent residents of the U. S.
Stipend: $5,000
Ray Hall Advertising Fellowship
Eligibility: Graduate student in advertising major with talent or
interest in either advertising or advertising media
Stipend: $3,000
Sam W. Papert, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in Advertising
Eligibility: Advertising major in media sales
Stipend: $1,000
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Jesse H. Jones Fellowship
Eligibility: Currently enrolled or incoming graduate students
in College of
Communication. Selection criteria include research productivity supported
by evidence of published articles and papers delivered at conferences
of national communication associations, letters of recommendation,
and a strong academic record at the graduate level. Financial need
is also considered.
Application Deadline: January 1
Stipend: $6,000 (9 months)
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Ralph E. Frede Public Relations Scholarship
Eligibility: student with a high degree of interest in a career in public relations. Graduate students must have at last 3.5 GPA
Application Deadline: February 28
Stipend: $1,000-2,000
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University of Texas
Roy Crane Award in the Arts
Eligibility: Students who demonstrates unique, creative effort in
the performing, literary and visual arts. An undergraduate or graduate
student from any major area of study may compete for the award. The
committee, which selects the winner, will give no weight to any entrant's
grade point average or other academic achievement. The entrant's work
may be compared with similar forms of creativity, the award committee
singles out only one area of the arts for each year's competition.
For 2004, the visual arts will be considered for the award.
Application Deadline: N/A
Stipend: $3,000
Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Eligibility: N/A
Application Deadline: N/A
Stipend: $2,500
University Continuing Fellowship
These awards are made to students who are currently enrolled in a
U.T. graduate program. Applications materials are submitted to Department
Graduate Advisers who then submit nominations to the Graduate School.
Faculty review committees that evaluate the applications emphasize
accomplishments since entering Graduate School.
Eligibility: Currently enrolled at U.T. Awards are based on major
accomplishments since entering Graduate School, a well defined program
of research, strong personal statement, and letters of recommendation.
Financial need will be considered.
Application Deadline: January 23rd.
Applicants for this award should NOT submit application materials
directly to the Office of Graduate Studies. All materials should be
submitted to the Departmental Graduate Office. One set of application
materials will be used for application to all of the fellowship listed
on above OGS website. Application forms are available here.
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Texas Exes
General
Class of 1949 Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving UT student with financial need
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $700
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Half-Century Longhorns Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving UT students with financial need
Application Deadline: March1
Stipend: $5,500/2 recipients
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Jacolyn Alexander Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving UT students with financial need
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,100
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James S. Mahon Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving UT students with financial need
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,100/1 recipient
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Jane Cook Barnhill Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving University of Texas students
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,600
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John D. and Louise Lambie Miller Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving students at The University of Texas at Austin
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $825
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Kathryn Spence Nance Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: UT women students who demonstrate high academic achievement,
show personal concern for others, and have specific financial need
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $2,200
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Lester D. and Lena Mae Farley Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Available annually to current UT students who are native
Texans with demonstrated financial need and a satisfactory academic
record
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,600
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Marjorie Fisken Warren and J. Ed Warren Scholarship
Eligibility: Enthusiastic and highly motivated current student of
The University of Texas with demonstrated loyalty to UT Austin
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,300
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Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Domaschk and Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Wheat Memorial
Scholarship
Eligibility: Current UT students who have satisfactory academic records
and need financial assistance
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,000
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Ed Schutze Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving UT student who demonstrates financial need
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $500
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Stanley and Anoinette Tartaglia Post Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving UT students who are United States citizens
and have
financial need
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,300
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Virginia Smith Steffler Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Current UT student with an overall balance of extracurricular
activities, academic record, community service, and service to the
University
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $2,800
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Specific
Alfred Heidenheimer Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving entering student who demonstrates financial
need, with first preference given to graduates of Anson High School
and second preference given to students from Jones County
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,500
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Alpha Phi Omega Scholarship
Eligibility: Continuing University of Texas student who demonstrates
the ideals of leadership, friendship, and service through extracurricular
activity, minimum of 2.5 GPA
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,200
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Bernice Milburn Moore Scholarship
Eligibility: Woman student, over the age of 25, who returns to the
University to renew, replenish or enrich the quality of her education.
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $900
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Geren Scholarship
Eligibility: Full time UT student with minimum 3.40 GPA who works
at least 20 hours/week during the academic year.
Application Deadline: Early March
Stipend: $1,800 $2,200
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Hispanic Texas Exes/University Co-Op Scholarship
Eligibility: Deserving Hispanic students at The University of Texas
at Austin
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,000
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John Madison Kindle Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: graduate student who is registered for and in the
process of preparing a graduate thesis or dissertation
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $225
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Marian and Dick Dozier Scholarship
Eligibility: Qualifying employee or the son or daughter of an employee
of Austaco, Inc. (d.b.a. Taco Bell or Pizza Hut) who has financial
need
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $2,000-$3,000/1-4 recipients
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Margaret Nosek Scholarship
Eligibility: students who will be at the senior, master, or doctoral
level in the next academic year. They must certify that they have
a disability that causes a significant functional limitation in one
or more major life activities. Applicants must provide evidence of
ambition to pursue a career in research in any academic area.
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,600-1,800
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MBNA Scholarship
Eligibility: Current UT students whose parent or parents are Life
Members or
dues-paying members of The Texas Exes
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $600
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Salvador and Viola Luna Endowed Scholarship
Eligibility: Hispanic students from Houston or Harris County who have
demonstrated scholarship, leadership and financial need.
Application Deadline: Early March
Stipend: $1,000
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Steven Wade Elms Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Current or entering student, with first preference given
to those from the Midland-Odessa area, who have made significant contributions
to The University of Texas and/or to the community through charitable
and volunteer activities. Applicants should exemplify leadership,
entrepreneurship, ambition, and strong ties to family and friends.
Financial need will also be considered, and recipients may reapply.
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,000
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Texas Caissons Scholarship
Eligibility: Outstanding students enrolled in UT's Army ROTC program.
Recipients must be recommended by UT's Army Professor of Military
Science.
Application Deadline: March 1
Stipend: $1,500/2 recipients
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Non-University
The following scholarships may or may not be available
to graduate students in any particular year.
AAUW Fellowships for Women
Eligibility: Any female, who has been formally admitted to doctoral
candidacy at the University of Texas at Austin and whose cumulative
graduate school grade point average is 3.5 or better, is eligible.
All fields of study are eligible. Both USA citizens and non-citizens
are eligible. Selection will be based on need, academic record, submitted
reference letters, and the applicant’s statement.
Application Deadline: 5:00 PM CST on Monday, 17 March 2004
Stipend: $2,000
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Blacknews.com Scholarship
Application Deadline: July 15
Stipend: $1,000
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Coca Cola Scholarship
Eligibility: Student who demonstrates academic excellence and community
involvement
Application Deadline: October 31
Stipend: $20,000 National Scholar; $4,000 Regional Scholar
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Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships
Eligibility: Candidate must demonstrate a need for financial
assistance and must e enrolled in an accredited college or university
in the United States. The candidate must have received a baccalaureate
degree and have an outstanding undergraduate record. The candidate
must be a citizen of the United States of America.
Application Deadline: December 13, 2004
Stipend: $18,000 plus tuition for nine months
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Gates Millennium Scholarship
Eligibility: African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian
Pacific and Hispanic high school, undergraduate or graduate students.
Citizens or permanent residents of the US. Minimum 3.30 GPA. Demonstrated
financial need and leadership. Nomination by teachers, principals,
professors, deans, program directors, or other individuals from educational
organizations acting in their own capacities
Application Deadline: February
Stipend: Cover tuition and Fees, Varies
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: Be of Hispanic background (one parent fully Hispanic
or each parent half Hispanic). Be a U>S. citizen or legal permanent
resident (with permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551).
Have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale (3.7
on a 5.0) scale). Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at an accredited
U.S. college or university full-time. Undergraduate, Graduate and
community college Students are eligible.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2004
Stipend: $1,000 - $3,000 Awards
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Luce Scholars
Eligibility: Nominees must be American citizens who have not
reached their 30th birthday by September 1st of the year they enter
the program. Nominees must have earned at least a bachelor’s
degree or reasonably expect to receive that degree prior to September
1st of the year they enter the program. Nominees must be in good physical
and emotional health. Nominees need not presently be on campus. They
may be selected from the class of graduating seniors at the nominating
institution, from ranks of recent alumni, from graduate or professional
students, from recent recipients of advanced or professional degrees
at the institution, or from junior faculty.
Application Deadline: November 10, 2004
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Ornelas Associates Minority Scholarship
Eligibility: Student must be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate
degree and be a qualified American citizen who has proven Latino heritage
with at least one grandparent of Latino heritage. Student must be
a AAAA MAIP (Multicultural Advertising Intern Program) Hispanic Intern
in good standing. An essay of 250-500 words on the following topic
“As a Latino I value ganas (passion), adelante (progress), Latino
pride and diversity by…” must be submitted.
Application Deadline: June
Stipend: $5,000
Peter Agris Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Students of Greek ancestry who are pursuing either graduate
or undergraduate studies in journalism or communications, who are
active in their church and community, maintain at least a 3.0 average,
and show some financial need.
Application Deadline: March 31
Stipend: $5,000
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Robert Bosch German Fellowship
Eligibility: Applicants should be between the ages of 23-24 and possess
a graduate degree and /or two years of professional experience in
one of the following fields; Business Administration, Economics, Journalism/Mass
Communications, Law, Political Science, or Public Affairs/Public Policy.
Candidates without a graduate degree are nevertheless encouraged to
apply, provided they possess extensive professional experience in
one of the fields mentioned above. German language competence is required
at the start of the program. If needed, intensive German training
will be provided prior to the start of the program.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2008
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Roy Crane Award in the Arts
Eligibility: Students who demonstrates unique, creative effort in
the performing, literary and visual arts. An undergraduate or graduate
student from any major area of study may compete for the award. The
committee, which selects the winner, will give no weight to any entrant's
grade point average or other academic achievement. The entrant's work
may be compared with similar forms of creativity, the award committee
singles out only one area of the arts for each year's competition.
For 2004, the visual arts will be considered for the award.
Application Deadline: N/A
Stipend: $3,000
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Soros New American Fellowship
Eligibility: A New American is an individual who (1) is a resident
alien; i.e, holds a Green Card or, (2) has been naturalized as a U.S.
citizen or (3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized
citizens.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2004
Stipend: $20,000 annually for maintenance and half tuition.
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State Farm Insurance American Indian Scholarship
Eligibility: American Indian student in education
Application Deadline: NA
Stipend: Varies
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State Farm Insurance Hispanic Scholarship
Eligibility: Hispanic student
Application Deadline: October 5
Stipend: $2,500
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Young Women’s Alliance Foundation Scholarship
Eligibility: Young Women who are U.S. citizens under the age of 40.
Applicants should be juniors, seniors, or graduate students attending
a college in a Central Texas. Recipients are chosen based on financial
need, commitment to community service, and academic achievement.
Application Deadline: April 23
Stipend: $2,500
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Nationally Competitive
Students do not apply directly for the scholarships listed below.
Instead, they must be nominated by U.T. Preliminary applications must
be submitted to Professor Larry Carver, Associate Dean of the College
of Liberal Arts, early in the Fall semester. In addition to completing
the scholarship application, students are interviewed by a faculty panel
prior to nomination. For more information, contact Dean Carver at carver@mail.utexas.edu
or 471-3458/471-4991.
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
Eligibility: Undergraduate students about to enter graduate school
and graduate students who have not yet completed their first year
of graduate study and who intend to pursue a doctoral or master's
degree, if the master's degree is the terminal or highest degree awarded
in an approved field. Student must be plan to enroll in graduate school
in the fall of year received and must be U.S. citizen.
Application Deadline: N/A
Stipend: N/A
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Marshall Scholarship
Eligibility: Open only to United States citizens who (by the time
they take up their Scholarship) hold a first degree from an accredited
four-year college or university in the United States with a minimum
GPA of 3.7. To qualify for awards tenable from October 2004, candidates
must have graduated from their undergraduate college or university
after April 2001.
Application Deadline: Mid-October
Stipend: N/A
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