FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR GRADUATE STUDIES

This A&M website details all current tuition and fees here. 

An important concern for any new graduate student is "how do I pay for my living and education expenses during graduate school?". Due to limited funding availability, admission to our graduate program does not guarantee that you will receive financial support. The various sources of funding listed below are awarded on a competitive basis to those students judged most likely to successfully complete our rigorous programs or who best match criteria linked to a specific fellowship or scholarship. Preference is given to doctoral students but qualified M.S. students are eligible. It is particularly critical for incoming Ph.D. students to assure you have funding in hand before arriving on the A&M campus to start graduate work, as there is no guarantee you will be able to acquire an assistantship or other source of funding after you begin this program.

There are two major types of support: fellowships and scholarships, which are granted directly to you with no specific work expectation and, secondly, assistantships that pay you a stipend for performing ~20 hours of work/week.

FELLOWSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS (Awarded to incoming students largely on academic merit; you will be contacted by our Graduate Program Office if your application is deemed competitive, and your potential advisor needs to write a nomination letter). These may or may not include health insurance coverage. These are awarded starting only in fall semesters; due to internal deadlines for nominations of qualified students, you should have your graduate application completed by January 31st.

University-wide:

• Merit Fellowships ($25,000/year for first year only; $8000 for tuition for 2 years)
• Diversity Fellowship [$13,000/year + $8000 towards tuition/ year for 2 years (MS students) or 3 years(Ph.D. students)]

College-level: Regents Fellowships (up to $20,000/year for 1 year only)

Open to Ph.D. applicants to Exercise Physiology (Kinesiology):

• Applicants interested in a Space Life Science graduate certificate program: NSBRI Space Life Sciences Fellowship ($20,000 + tuition costs/year for 2 years ). Click here for details.
• Applicants who are finishing an undergraduate or MS degree at a Texas A&M University system school (not at the College Station campus). Click here for details. 

ASSISTANTSHIPS (awarded both on academic merit as well as previous relevant experience; these include health insurance coverage)

• Teaching Graduate Assistantships (GAT)
  A. In our Physical Education Activity Program (PEAP): teaching activity courses and/or combined lecture/activity courses for undergraduates. Must have relevant teaching or expertise in activities to be taught. Apply before March 1 to Mr. Frank Thomas, PEAP Director, at f-thomas@hlkn.tamu with your full resume and the PEAP application form.
  B. A very limited number of teaching assistantships linked to undergraduate lecture courses are available each year, and usually arranged by your graduate faculty advisor after you have been accepted; contact him/her for more information.
• Research Graduate Assistantships (GAR): these are dependent on external research funding or other research-oriented accounts your academic advisor supervises. Those students with a record of academic excellence and some research experience will be the most competitive for these assistantships. During your application process, communicate directly with faculty members you are interested in working with to determine availability.