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GRADUATE PROGRAM

Financial Support and Fees

Sources of financial support available to graduate students through the University and the Department of Psychology are fellowships, graduate research assistantships (GRAs) and teaching assistantships (TAs). All admitted students receive financial support, and we are also able to provide financial support to all qualified advanced students. These types of support do not require a separate application.

The standard appointment period for a TA or GRA is 20 hours a week. The current semester stipend for a 20-hour per week appointment for first-year students is $6,450. It is $7,100 for students with more than 30 hours of graduate credit. The stipends for GRAs are comparable. Students from out of state who are employed for 20 hours per week as a GRA or TA pay the resident tuition rate. Moreover, TAs appointed for 20 hours a week receive a tuition remission of $3,258 per semester that closely matches the cost of tuition and basic fees for the required minimum registration of nine hours (three courses). The faculty sponsor typically pays the tuition for GRAs. Students who are employed for 20 hours per week as either GRAs or TAs are eligible for staff benefits which includes group health insurance and premium payments for this insurance

A limited number of fellowships, awarded on a competitive basis, are available to first-year graduate students. Departmental faculty nominates students for these fellowships. We encourage students to seek external support from sources such as the National Research Council, the National Science Foundation, and private foundations. Students who receive external support also qualify for the residential tuition rate.

The Office of Student Financial Services http://finaid.utexas.edu/ administers the federal loan program.  Please visit their website for more information.

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