Scholarship applications are no longer being accepted for the 2013-2014 academic year. Updated information for the 2014-2015 academic year will be available after November 1, 2013.

Please see below for Graduate College scholarship requirements. Please be aware that requirements may change for the next academic cycle.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate College Scholarship applicants must have been admitted to a Texas State master's or doctoral program or admission file must be complete.  To be eligible for the College of Science and Engineering Graduate College Scholarship, you must be a current student and have at least 9 hours of graduate-level course work at Texas State.
• Eligibility Requirements for first-time students:
  • Colleges of Education, Fine Arts & Communication, and Health Professions applicants with less than 12 graduate hours: must have a 3.5 GPA on the last 60 hours of course work leading to the first bachelor's degree.
  • College of Health Professions applicants with less than 12 graduate hours: must have 3.5 GPA on the last 60 hours of course work leading to their first bachelor's degree and a 3.5 on any graduate courses completed.
  •  McCoy College of Business Administration applicants with less than 12 graduate hours: must have a 3.5 GPA on the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work, OR a GMAT score of 600 or higher.
  • College of Liberal Arts applicants with fewer than 6 graduate hours: must have a 3.5 GPA on the last 60 hours of course work leading to the first bachelor's degree.
  • College of Science & Engineering: first-time students are not eligible.
• Eligibility Requirements for continuing graduate students:
  • Colleges of McCoy Business Administration, Education, and  Fine Arts & Communication applicants with 12 or more graduate hours: must have a 3.25 cumulative GPA on graduate coursework.
  • College of Liberal Arts applicants with 6 or more graduate hours: must have a 3.5 GPA on Master's coursework.
  • College of Liberal Arts applicants with 12 or more graduate hours: must have a 3.25 cumulative GPA on graduate courses.
  • Colleges of Health Professions and Science & Engineering applicants with 12 or more graduate hours: must have a 3.5 GPA on graduate and doctoral coursework.
• Doctoral applicants must have an overall GPA of at least 3.5 on all graduate and doctoral course work.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
To apply for this scholarship, the following is required when completing the online Graduate Scholarship Application for the Texas State Graduate College Scholarship:

• A current resume/curriculum vita, (three pages or less) including name, address, e-mail address, education (degrees or special certifications), professional experience, scholarship activity-awards, special recognitions, articles or presentations, selected community activity, and other information pertinent to your major.
• A 200-word essay expressing your career objectives and reasons for selecting your graduate major.
• Applicants in the College of Liberal Arts with 6 or more graduate hours or in the Colleges of Fine Arts and Communication, Health Professions, or Science and Engineering with 12 or more graduate hours, need to provide a copy of their Texas State transcript printed from Texas State Self-Service Login.
  
• Three letters of recommendation.  Recommendation letters should be sent directly to gcscholar@txstate.edu from professional individuals familiar with your academic background and ability (including two letters from professors).

SELECTION PROCESS
The selection committee from each college will select the best-qualified applicants and make award recommendations to the Graduate Dean, who will make the final decision.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A student who does not enroll the semester of the award must inform the Graduate College in writing regarding enrollment plans for future semesters. Failure to enroll may affect award eligibility for future semesters.

A student who drops a course and falls below the required 6 hours of enrollment must inform the Graduate College in writing. The Graduate College will send notification of reimbursement procedures and eligibility for future semesters.

A student in his or her final semester must contact the Graduate College in writing to request approval from the Graduate Dean to enroll in fewer than the required 6 hours.  If an enrollment of less than six graduate hours is approved, an adjustment will be made to the award amount.

Students must re-apply for Graduate College Scholarships each academic year.