Incoming Graduate Student Awards

The Research and Graduate Studies Office would like to announce the availability of assistantships to support new or incoming TAMU/TAMUG Masters thesis and Ph.D. students for the 2025-2026 academic year. The intent of these awards is to help faculty recruit outside of TAMU/TAMUG. This support is only for those students who have committee chairs who are TAMUG faculty on the TAMUG campus. Co-chairs cannot submit a nomination. Nominations will be reviewed by the Research Advisory Council (RAC). Faculty can nominate as many of their incoming students for as many awards that we have, but faculty should be mindful that these are highly competitive awards. Faculty submitting multiple nominees are required to rank them. These awards are made to the student and not the faculty member.

NEW THIS YEAR: Faculty need to submit their award nomination letter and nomination form to RGSO by January 15, 2025. Faculty will need to submit a nomination form (click for form) for each student. Our office will provide the full application for TAMUG students to the RAC (faculty nominating TAMU students will be responsible for providing the full application packet for TAMU students).

2-Year Merit Graduate Student Awards

Texas A&M University at Galveston Merit Graduate Student Awards were created to allow faculty to compete effectively for outstanding doctoral students. The 2 Year Merit Awards program is open to all incoming doctoral students working on the TAMUG campus under the direct supervision of a TAMUG faculty member.

Students receiving the Galveston 2-Year Merit Graduate Student Award will have 24 months of salary, medical, tuition, and mandatory fees covered (24 SCHs per year). This award is in the form of a 12-month Graduate Assistant-Research (GAR) position each year starting Fall 2024.

Doctoral Awards amount to ~$83,200 during the first two-year period depending on the program and classification. This includes a $25,000 stipend paid per year, ~$12,000 per year tuition and fees for two years.

Expected outcomes

TAMUG Graduate Student Award holders are expected to provide academic leadership among graduate students within their departments and be well-positioned for employment upon graduation. These students are expected to be academically successful and to distinguish themselves through publications, conference presentations, or other indicators of research success and future promise.

Eligibility

The faculty advisor must provide clear evidence of support for the student’s research and be a Galveston faculty member (adloc-ed to a Galveston-based department). Faculty should submit a nomination letter and nomination form to gradstudies@tamug.edu by January 15,2025. Only one nomination letter is needed to nominate an applicant to the incoming award applicant pool.

Master’s students currently enrolled at TAMU or TAMUG are not eligible for the 2 Year Merit Graduate Student Award.

1-Year Merit Graduate Student Awards

Texas A&M University at Galveston Merit Graduate Student Awards were created to allow faculty to compete effectively for high quality and diverse graduate students. The 1 Year Merit Awards program is open to all thesis option master’s and doctoral students working on the TAMUG campus under the direct supervision of a TAMUG faculty member.

Students receiving the Galveston 1-Year Merit Graduate Student Award will have 12 months of salary, medical, tuition, and mandatory fees covered (24 SCHs per year). This award is in the form of a 12-month Graduate Assistant-Research (GAR) position each year.

Expected outcomes

Eligibility

The faculty advisor must provide clear evidence of support for the student’s research and be a Galveston faculty member (adloc-ed to a Galveston-based department). Faculty should submit a nomination letter and a nomination award form to gradstudies@tamug.edu by January 15, 2025. Only one nomination letter is needed to nominate an applicant to the incoming award applicant pool.

2-Year “We Are the Aggies, the Aggies Are We” Leadership Awards

Texas A&M University at Galveston “We Are the Aggies, the Aggies Are We” Leadership Graduate Student Awards were created to allow faculty to recruit incoming graduate students who reflect the Core Values at Texas A&M – Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Loyalty Respect and Selfless Service among the multifaceted graduate student population on campus. The 2 Year “We Are the Aggies, the Aggies Are We” Leadership Award program is open to all incoming doctoral students working on the TAMUG campus under the direct supervision of a TAMUG faculty member. In addition, the incoming student will need to provide a one page statement (see below under Eligibility).

Students receiving the Galveston 2-Year “We Are the Aggies, the Aggies Are We” Award will have 24 months of salary, medical, tuition, and mandatory fees covered (24 SCHs per year). This award is in the form of a 12-month Graduate Assistant-Research (GAR) position each year starting Fall 2025.

Expected outcomes

Eligibility

Applicants will need to provide a one page statement on the following topic: The Core Values of Texas A&M University are – Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Loyalty, Respect and Selfless Service. Please describe your commitment to utilizing these values by promoting a campus community where all belong. Please include past experiences, your unique leadership style, and ideas.

The faculty advisor must provide clear evidence of support for the student’s research and be a Galveston faculty member (adloc-ed to a Galveston-based department). Faculty should submit a nomination letter, applicant letter, and a nomination award form to gradstudies@tamug.edu by January 15, 2025. Only one nomination letter is needed to nominate an applicant to the incoming award applicant pool.