Ph.D. Fellowships
A limited number of fellowships are available for first-year doctoral students. These fellowships are intended to attract highly competitive candidates by providing them with an opportunity to learn more about ongoing research during their first year of study. For subsequent years, fellowship recipients can expect support through research and/or teaching assistantships, assuming satisfactory academic progress and subject to the availability of funds. For more information about fellowship opportunities, please contact isengradadmissions@tamu.edu.
Department Assistantships for Ph.D. Students
All assistantship funding offers include:
- A minimum monthly stipend of $2350 per month, equivalent to a minimum of $28,200 per year.
- Full payment of resident tuition and allowable fees
- Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Graduate Assistant - Research
Graduate Assistant Researcher is a paid appointment to work on a specific research project with a dedicated faculty member. Incoming students are automatically evaluated for GAR positions using their EngineeringCAS application. Students can contact faculty members with whom they would like to work at any point during the application process. The mandated minimum pay for this position starts at $2350 per month. Faculty can pay a higher monthly stipend, but are not required to. The pay will vary from one faculty member to another based on the availability of funding.
Graduate Assistant - Teaching
Graduate Assistant Teacher is a paid appointment to support one or more lecture- or lab-based courses. These positions are available to current students of the department and are offered on a semester-by-semester basis. The pay for this position is set at $2,350 monthly. This does not increase unless the college increases the minimum stipend allowed.
Graduate Assistant - Lecturer
Graduate Assistant Lecturer is a paid appointment to serve as the primary instructor of record for a lecture- or lab-based course. These positions are limited to doctoral students in the department who have passed their preliminary exam. This position starts at $2,500 and does not typically change. It is important to note that we usually hire senior Ph.D. students in our program to serve in this role, or students who have TA experience or previous teaching experience. This position is not for new incoming students.
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents – Ph.D. Applicants
Applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible for nominations to compete for university-level fellowships. These fellowships are highly competitive and prestigious, and provide substantial financial support. They tend to have early nomination deadlines. For those who want to be considered for such nomination, please complete your application by September 15. We will consider and review all qualifying applications submitted after this date, but if we identify an outstanding applicant from the September 15 deadline, then we will stop considering applicants for that fellowship.
Master’s Student Funding
Our department typically does not offer scholarships to incoming international or domestic master's students. However, in rare and unique cases, we may offer small merit-based scholarships to exceptionally competitive applicants. These scholarships are awarded automatically by our Graduate Committee to the strongest candidates in our applicant pool. No separate application is required. Please note that these scholarships are not offered annually, and the award amounts vary from year to year. If you do not receive an email containing a scholarship offer, you have either not been selected or your offer letter is still in preparation. For information on other types of funding, please see the links below.