Scholarships
Criteria: Work experience and academic potential.
Amount: $2,000 to $10,000
Note:
1) Early application is strongly advised for consideration for major awards.
2) Candidates wishing to receive scholarship consideration should submit a complete application in the first two rounds of admission.
3) After the first two rounds of admission, additional scholarships are awarded based upon available funding.
Graduate Diversity Fellowship
Amount: $13,000 annual stipend
$5,000 annually for tuition and fees and a graduate assistantship, which pays a minimum of $7,000 per year and includes a health insurance option.
The total award package for the Graduate Diversity Fellowship for two years is over $50,000.
Criteria: Limited to U.S. Citizens
Graduate Merit Fellowship
Amount: $25,000 in the first year
Support for health insurance costs, and additional funds to support the completion of the MBA.
Criteria: Limited to U.S. Citizens
Both Graduate Diversity Fellowship and the Graduate Merit Fellowship provide resident tuition status to any student who is not a resident of the state of Texas.
Graduate Assistantships
No of Awards: 25
Amount: Recipients typically earn a monthly stipend, partial payment of tuition, receive resident tuition status and health insurance (upon completion of 90 days of service)
Tuition and Fees
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