External Funding for Graduate Students

Students can pursue additional funding for their graduate study beyond the current commitments they have as fellowships, scholarships, and work appointments (etc.) that provide tuition and benefit support during graduate study. Students are encouraged to to pursue both prestigious and supportive external funding sources to add to their current supports.

AERA Funding Opportunities

• https://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities

Texas Grants Resource Center

• https://tgrc.hogg.utexas.edu

• Graduate Students can  schedule an individual appointment online.

University of Texas Libraries

https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/c.php?g=672292&p=7839442

Foundations such as the Spencer Foundation

https://www.spencer.org/why-we-grant

Graduate School's Extramural Funding webpage

https://gradschool.utexas.edu/funding/fellowships/externally-funded

Highlights include:

1. American Association of University Women - Austin Branch
   https://austin-tx.aauw.net/special-projects/fellowships/

2. Hertz Fellowship
    https://www.hertzfoundation.org/the-fellowship/

3. Knowles Foundation Teaching and Research Fellowship

   https://knowlesteachers.org/

4. Social Science Research Council

   https://www.ssrc.org/how-we-work/fellowships/

5. Hispanic Scholarship Fund

    https://www.hsf.net/scholarship

6. Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

   https://pdsoros.org/

7. Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

   https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/dissertation-fellowship