Scholarships

UTRGV is committed to providing scholarships and funding to outstanding graduate students. Review the information below for the different scholarship opportunities available to you.

Presidential Graduate Research Assistantship

Provides resources to outstanding domestic and international graduate students to enhance graduate research.

UTRGV General Scholarship

This is UTRGV’s centralized scholarship application where you can find over 200 scholarship opportunities. Domestic and international graduate students may apply.

Graduate Dean’s Traditional Scholarship

This is a, one-time, $2,000 scholarship for domestic and international graduate students who are newly admitted to a traditional program (16-week courses).


Graduate Dean’s Accelerated Online Scholarship

This is a, one-time, $1,000 scholarship for domestic and international graduate students who are newly admitted to an accelerated online program (7-week courses).

GRE/GMAT Test Fee Scholarship

Provides scholarship to both domestic and international graduate students who are required to take the GRE or GMAT entrance exam.

External Scholarships

Keep searching for scholarship opportunities beyond UTRGV.



Student Emergency Fund

Provide limited, last resort, financial assistance to currently enrolled students who are experiencing a sudden emergency, accident, or an unforeseen event.

Assistance for UTRGV Employees Only

UTRGV Employee Scholarship

This scholarship is for full-time UTRGV Employees seeking masters or Doctor of Education programs.



UTRGV Employee Tuition Assistance Program

Current UTRGV full-time employees can take advantage of this program to assist with tuition assistance for up to nine credit hours per academic fiscal year.