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McCombs Full-time MBA Scholarships and Financial Aid

Recruiting Scholarships

Criteria:

  • Merit Based

Award: $2000-$10,000

Sylff Fellowships

Criteria:


Award: $5,000 per semester for five semesters

Teaching Assistantships(TA) and Research Assistant(RA) Positions

Criteria:

  • AIs (Assistant Instructors), TAs, and RAs must be admitted unconditionally to McCombs
  • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Make satisfactory progress toward the degree
  • Must be registered for at least nine credit-hours of course work in the long semesters and three semester hours each summer term while employed

Conditions:

  • MBA students cannot take on TA-ships within the McCombs School of Business for more than 15 hours per week
  • Students do not gain in-state tuition by virtue of a TA-ship

P.S: Check with the Ford Career Center (phone (512) 471-7748, fax: (512) 471-5309) for information on additional assistantship positions.

Continuing Student Scholarships and Awards

Criteria:

  • Current Students(First Year)
  • Good Academic Record during the first semester


Loans

US Citizens and Permanent Residents

Recommendation: Complete FAFSA by June 1st (Priority deadline is March 31st)

Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans

  • Graduate students may borrow a maximum of $20,500 in Stafford loans per year of which up to $8,500 may be Subsidized (the interest is paid for you during school and during your six month grace period).


Federal Graduate PLUS Loan

Criteria:

  • Good Credit History

Eligible to borrow the remaining costs within your cost of attendance/budget (minus other loans and financial aid).

International students interested in loans should contact the in-house Financial Aid Officer at 512-471-7698, FinancialAid@mccombs.utexas.edu.

Minority Students: http://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/diversity/minority.asp

International Students: http://www.utexas.edu/international/isss/students/financialaid/

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