Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships
Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant (CFTG)
The Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant (CFTG) is a competitive fellowship program established
to support graduate student travel to meetings, conferences, performances, and exhibits
to showcase their research and scholarly work. This travel grant program is designed
both to enhance professional development opportunities for students and to further
promote the status of the University of Houston as a Carnegie-designated Tier One
research university. The CFTG is open to all masters, doctorate, and professional
students.
Graduate Tuition Fellowship
The Graduate Tuition Fellowship (GTF) is a competitive award program administered
by the Graduate School that covers the cost of in-state tuition and mandatory fees
for qualified Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), and Masters
of Fine Arts (MFA) students. Selections for these fellowships are made by each respective
college.
Graduate School Fund
The Graduate School Fund (GSF) provides financial assistance for state of Texas resident
graduate students who demonstrate financial need.
Graduate School Research Incentive Cullen Fund
The Graduate School Research Incentive Cullen Fund provides support for student research
initiatives, at the doctoral level only.
Graduate School Stella L. Ehrhardt Scholarship
The Graduate School Stella L. Ehrhardt Scholarship is a two-year fellowship available
to master's students at the University of Houston. Selections for this scholarship
are made by each respective college.
Houston Endowment and Presidential Fellowship
The Presidential and Houston Endowment Fellowships were established to assist programs
to identify and recruit highly-qualified PhD students. These two-year (Presidential)/five-year
(Houston Endowment) fellowships are available to students entering doctoral programs
at the University of Houston. Selections for these fellowships are made by each respective
college.