Toulouse Scholarships and Fellowships
- Toulouse Fellowships
- Toulouse Scholarships
- Opportunities for External Grants and Scholarships
- Scholarship Requirements and Appeal Process
- Non-Resident Tuition Waivers
We invest in our students, offering more than 1,000 fellowships, scholarships, and assistantships across campus. Academic departments offer nationally competitive scholarships, and the graduate school also provides funding as well as opportunities to develop professional and academic skills.
Read about additional ways to fund your education.
Toulouse Fellowships
Robert B. Toulouse Fellowship
- This new award is a multi-year funding package that provides a stipend, tuition and mandatory fees (excluding course specific fees) and health insurance benefits.
Master’s and Doctoral Fellowships (MDF)
- The MDF is a multi-year funding package that provides a stipend, tuition and mandatory fees (excluding course specific fees) and health insurance benefits. This distinguished award also provides tuition and fees plus a monthly stipend competitive in your academic field. The MDF will no longer be offered after Fall 2012.
Thesis/Dissertation Fellowships (TDF)
- Master’s or doctoral candidates who are in the last year of thesis or dissertation research and writing are eligible to be considered for this award. This fellowship will end with the 2016 - 2017 competition.
Toulouse Scholarships
Academic Achievement Scholarship (AAS)
- The scholarships are available to many new doctoral and Master of Fine Arts students for the first year of study with a possible one year renewal. Recipients of these competitive scholarships receive $1000 and may be eligible for in-state tuition rates.
To remain eligible, you must complete and pass a minimum of 15 credit hours within your first two semesters. A minimum of 6 of the 15 credit hours must be taken in the first semester the scholarship is awarded. The graduate school determines the eligibility of this award.
Scholarship for Externally Funded Doctoral Students
- These scholarships are available to new doctoral students who have guaranteed support in the academic year of application through a stipend, grant or other source in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000 from one or more organizations outside the UNT System. Scholarships may be renewed for up to five years, pending semester and annual review. Recipients of these competitive scholarships receive $1000 and may be eligible for in-state tuition rates.
Graduate Student Travel Grants
- Students in good standing who are currently enrolled in masters or doctoral degree programs may apply for these grants to support the costs of their travel to professional meetings during the current academic year. The grants are offered by the Toulouse Graduate School, the Office of Research & Development and the Graduate Student Council.
Opportunities for External Grants and Scholarships
National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship
- Students who have completed less than one year of graduate study can compete for a Graduate Research Fellowship from the NSF. These distinguished fellowships support basic research in science, math, and engineering disciplines.
Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships
- This office assists students in finding and applying to prestigious, externally funded awards. The site is an excellent resource listing many external funding options.
External Scholarships
- The Student Financial Aid and Scholarship department on campus also offers smaller scholarships for graduate students. They have an 11 page database of awards listed on the application page. The deadline to apply for Fall 2013 funding is March 1, 2013.
The Student Financial Aid and Scholarship department maintains a list of external scholarships. They also have a scholarship library located in the Financial Aid Office on campus.
Scholarship Requirements and Appeal Process
Requirements for continued funding of individual scholarships are outlined in the scholarship offer letters, or read more about the requirements and the scholarship appeal process. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in a loss of scholarship funding and the non-resident tuition waiver that is associated with the scholarship (if applicable).
Students nearing completion of their degree program or are otherwise unable to register for the minimum number of graduate credit hours required should complete the Course Load Exception Request Form prior to the first class day of the semester.
Students with other extenuating circumstances that prohibit them from meeting all other stated requirements may file an appeal with the graduate school.
Non-Resident Tuition Waivers
Applicants and students who are awarded a Toulouse Graduate School competitive scholarship and are classified as non-resident/out-of-state may receive in conjunction with the scholarship a "competitive scholarship waiver." This waiver allows a student to pay tuition at the resident/in-state rate. The state of Texas strictly limits how many competitive scholarship waivers may be offered, and the awarding of such waivers is at the sole discretion of the University. Not all of the scholarships we offer will qualify, please read the information for each award carefully.