Fellowships and Scholarships
University Preemptive Fellowship
These prestigious awards are offered by the Graduate School to attract top-quality graduate students to UT. Graduate advisers have the vital role of identifying and nominating eligible applicants.
Eligibility:
- incoming graduate student
- ranks in top 10 percent of national peer group as measured by GRE score and grade point average
- nomination from graduate department
Stipend:
Awards may range from $3,000 to $30,000; awarded for fall and spring semesters.
University Continuing Fellowships
Available to students who are currently enrolled in a UT graduate program. Graduate advisers submit nominations to the Graduate School. Faculty review committees that evaluate the applications emphasize accomplishments since entering Graduate School.
Eligibility:
- currently enrolled in a graduate program at UT
- awards are based on major accomplishments since entering Graduate School
- well-defined research project, strong personal statement, and letters of recommendation
- financial need will be considered
- nomination from graduate adviser
Stipend:
$18,000 for nine months, $1,119 supplementary to assist with medical insurance, plus up to $3,258 per long semester in tuition support.
LLILAS Application deadline: January 9
Application (PDF, 452K)
Graduate School Fellowships
Available to students currently enrolled in a UT graduate program. Students nominated for the Continuing Fellowship will be considered for this award.
Eligibility:
- currently enrolled in a graduate program at UT
- awards are based on major accomplishments since entering Graduate School
- well-defined research project, strong personal statement, and letters of recommendation
- financial need will be considered
- nomination from graduate adviser
Stipend:
$3,000 applied toward tuition and fees; this award entitles students to pay tuition and fees at in-state rates.
LLILAS Application deadline: January 9
David Bruton, Jr., Graduate Fellowship
Established by the UT Systems Board of Regents for the benefit of UT-Austin in September 1991. Students nominated for the Continuing Fellowships will be considered for this award. Graduate advisers have the vital role of identifying and nominating eligible students.
Eligibility:
Students may be entering or continuing, and may be candidates for the master's or doctoral degree Two groups of students are eligible:
- Students who have been awarded nationally competitive graduate fellowships.
- Students nominated for Continuing Fellowships; awards are based on major accomplishments since entering Graduate School, a well-defined program of research, strong personal statement, and letters of recommendation.
Stipend: $1,000
Application deadline: January 9
For information on fellowships that require a University Continuing Fellowship nomination or a separate nomination from the department, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies, MAI 101, 512.471.4511 or go to the Graduate School website.
- Cullen Trust Student Endowment Fellowships
- Hemphill-Gilmore Fellowships
- Houston Endowment President's Excellence Scholarships
- A. D. Hutchison Student Endowment Fellowships
- William S. Livingston Graduate Fellowships
- W. Gordon Whaley Fellowship
- Research Internships
- Thematic Fellowships Program
- Summer Tuition Fellowships
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Graduate Fellowship
To encourage the study of Latin America and to forge closer ties with Latin America.
Eligibility:
A recruitment fellowship for LLILAS graduate students. First preference will be given to applicants from the following counties in South Texas: Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Cameron, Dimminit, Duval, El Paso, Frio, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kinney, Kleberg, Lasalle, Live Oak, Maverick, mcMullen, Medina, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Webb, Willac, Wilson, Zapata and Zavala.
Stipend:
$12,000 for nine months (Fall and Spring semesters) - plus U.T. tuition and fees.
Application deadline: January 15
Address:
LLILAS Student Services Office
SRH 1.310
1 University Station D0800
Austin, TX 78712-0331
512.471.5551
Debra J. Herring Memorial Fellowship Fund
This fellowship was established by family members in memory of LLILAS graduate Debra J. Herring. Recipients in Latin American Studies programs requiring more than two years of coursework are eligible to apply for a second year of support. Available to a full-time second-year graduate student in good standing in the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. The awardee should have the following additional attributes: proficiency in Portuguese and/or Spanish, very high grade point average, financial need, interest in promoting improvement in international relations and in the quality of life in Latin America, special interest in Brazil and demonstrated career interest in working directly with Latin American societies. Preference will be given among equally qualified applicants, to students with demonstrated life experience with African-American communities and cultures, and with interest in Brazilian cultures. Applications (PDF File) are available on the Web.
Stipend:
$5,000 plus out-of-state tuition waiver
Application deadline: February 20
Application (PDF, 56K)
Anna Mae Ford Memorial Fund
Established by family members to honor Ms. Ford's lifelong commitment to Latin American culture, language, and history and to educational opportunity. Applications are available online.
Eligibility:
LLILAS M.A. students entering their third or fourth semester of study.
Stipend:
$1,200 to be disbursed over two semesters, plus out-of-state tuition waiver
Application deadline: February 20
Application (PDF, 23K)
Evan Frankel Graduate Fellowship
Eligibility:
A recruitment fellowship for an Institute of Latin American Studies student whose area of research and interests are in the humanities.
Stipend:
$ 9,000.
Application should be sent to:
LLILAS Student Services Office
SRH 1.310
1 University Station D0800
Austin, TX 78712-0331
512.471.5551
Application deadline: January 15
Republic of Mexico Solidaridad Endowed Presidential Scholarship
For information, contact the Mexican Center.
E.D. Farmer Fellowship
For information, contact the Mexican Center.
The Mellon Fellowship in Sociology
The Mellon Fellowships in Latin American Sociology is a program administered through the sociology departments at three U.S. universities: the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Los Angeles. This program provides fellowships to Ph.D. students in Sociology specializing in Latin America. While the individual programs at each university are different, the overall goal is to provide support for promising graduate students committed to a career in teaching and research in Latin American sociology.
Applications and further information:
Department of Sociology
Burdine Hall 336
University of Texas
Austin, Texas 78712-1088
512.471.1122
Professional Development Travel Award
Available to current LLILAS students who are presenting a paper at a conference. You must attach proof that your paper has been accepted as well as an abstract of the paper that you will present.
Application deadline: March 13, 2009
Application (PDF)
Teresa Lozano Long Graduate Travel Grant
These grants are for study abroad in Latin America at a degree-granting institution. Students must return having completed at least 9 hours of coursework that can be applied toward their program of work.
Eligibility: Open to graduate students in any department.
Application deadline: April 6
Application (PDF)
