Graduate Studies

This application will allow you to be considered for the Graduate Studies Scholarship ($500 per semester)and Endowed Scholarship for Graduate Students.

The TAMUCC scholarship application for Graduate Students is found online at the link below.

Please use this website instead of any paper applications you may have.

Note that separate applications may exist for scholarships for the Center for Coastal Studies and the Islander ESL (English as a Second Languange) which are handled outside of our office.

• Be accepted to a degree seeking program
• Have at least a 3.0 GPA
• Meet minimum enrollment requirements (most scholarships require half time enrollment, however some require full time enrollment)

• Upon submission, your application will be reviewed by the appropriate committee and ranked based on your GPA, academic record, essay, evidence of leadership,research and/or other accomplishments related to your degree, resume, letters of recommendation (if required) and other criteria.

• You will receive an email notification of your status approximately 2-5 weeks after the scholarship deadline to the email address provided on your application.
• Most scholarships are awarded for the academic year and not for just one semester. For example, if you are awarded a $1,000 scholarship, you will receive $500 in the fall semester and $500 in the spring semester.
• You can view any financial aid and scholarships that are offered to you (after you are accepted) in your SAIL account.
• Scholarship monies are automatically applied to your tuition bill and generally posted the day before tuition is due. Refunds are coordinated through our University's Business Office and processed through the Higher One Easy Refund Card.

Frequently Asked Question
Information subject to change

Eligible students must at least meet these requirements to be awarded a scholarship:

• Be accepted to a degree seeking program
• Have at least a 3.0 GPA
• Meet minimum enrollment requirements (Generally at least half-time, though some scholarships require full-time enrollment)

Your first step in applying for scholarships should be applying for admission to the University. You will not be awarded a scholarship unless you have been admitted. However, you may submit your scholarship application if an admission decision has not been received yet.

Scholarship awards are based on a student's overall scholarship application (i.e., GPA, essay, resume, leadership, etc.) and not just on a single criterion. Read more information here :
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You will receive an email notification of your status approximately 2-5 weeks after the scholarship deadline to the email address provided on your application. Also, you can view any financial aid and scholarships that are offered to you (after you are accepted) in your SAIL account

Scholarship applications must be submitted by the end of business day of posted deadline. If additional scholarship funds are made available to any program, prospective applicants will be notified of same.

• Completing the scholarship application on the Graduate Studies website will allow you to be considered for most donor based scholarships if funding becomes available. However, links for alternate scholarships will be posted on our Home page or the Scholarships website when available.
• For further information about need based financial assistance programs, please contact the Office of Financial Assistance at: (361) 825-2338.
• Private or External funding opportunities will be posted on our External Funding opportunities tab on this page LINK or on the Scholarships website. Disclaimer: these links are provided for informational purposes only, and no particular site is endorsed. It is the responsibility of the student to verify the validity of information on each site.

 

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There are three types of graduate assistants at TexasA&M University-Corpus Christi:

• Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Graduate Research Assistants
• Graduate Assistants - Non-Teaching

Graduate Teaching Assistants: Graduate students interesting in becoming Teaching Assistants in the First-Year Seminar Program should contact the Co-Directors of the University Core Curriculum Program for information. Graduate assistants receive an assistantship, which helps them finance their graduate studies.
For more information please contact the department's below:

• University Core Curriculum Program (361) 825-2150
• College of Science and Engineering: (361)825-5777
  - Department of Computing Sciences: 825-2474
  - Department of Life Sciences: 825-2754
  - Department of Mathematics & Statistics: 825-2459
  - Department of Physical & Environmental Science: 825-2681

Graduate Research Assistants and Non-Teaching Graduate Assistants: Students interested in serving as graduate assistants should contact the coordinator of their graduate program to check availability.

• College of Business: (361)825-2655
• College of Education: (361)825-2662
• College of Liberal Arts: (361)825-2651
• College of Science and Engineering: (361)825-5777
  - Department of Computing Sciences: 825-2474
  - Department of Life Sciences: 825-2754
  - Department of Mathematics & Statistics: 825-2459
  - Department of Physical & Environmental Science: 825-2681
• College of Nursing and Health Sciences: (361)825-2648
  

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