Graduate Student Funding

Scholarships and Fellowships

Students are encouraged to apply for scholarships.  Please see the college website for a list of current scholarships and deadlines. Requirements and deadlines for scholarships vary by scholarship.

Assistantships

Graduate student assistants are graduate students in good standing enrolled full-time who hold a graduate student appointment requiring the performance of such duties as classroom instruction, academic advising, reading papers and examinations, supervision, or research responsibilities. There are five graduate student appointment categories at University of Houston. Graduate student assistantships encompass the positions of teaching fellow, teaching assistant, instructional assistant, research assistant, and graduate assistant.