College Fellowships
Faculty Nominated Fellowships
Excellence Fellowship
The Excellence Fellowship provides funds to recruit and matriculate top quality Ph.D. graduate students or M.S. (thesis option) graduate students with a career objective to pursue a Ph.D., especially students who have potential to make unique contributions to the College’s graduate programs. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
Texas A&M University Merit Fellowship
The Texas A&M University Merit Fellowship provides funds to recruit and matriculate the highest quality Ph.D. and M.S. (thesis option) graduate students who have declared a clear career objective to pursue a Ph.D. Fellows will have the potential to make unique contributions to the College’s graduate programs. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
Borlaug International Scholars Program
The Borlaug International Scholar Program in the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers financial support to aid in the development of highly educated rice and wheat breeders who can serve as future leaders in the field of agriculture; and provides opportunities for young scientists to experience the important work and mission of public sector research institutions, particularly in developing countries. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
Tom Slick Graduate Research Fellowship
The Tom Slick Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University provides financial support for the research training of exceptional graduate students regardless of nationality. The topic of the research conducted by the student should be relevant to the agriculture of Southwest Texas, and the research must be conducted in the State of Texas.
Recipients are selected twice yearly with fellowships beginning January first and September first. Tenure is for no more than 12 months. The stipend is comparable with those of other competitive graduate fellowships. Fellows are selected by a committee appointed by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. All criteria must be met by the applicant in order for his/her application to be considered. Those who have already been awarded the Tom Slick Graduate Research Fellowship can fill out the development grant application. Nominations are submitted each spring and fall semester for fall and spring awards.
Willie Mae Harris Fellowship
The Willie Mae Harris Fellowship was established by Mr. John Richard Harris to provide financial support for outstanding M.S. (thesis option) or Ph.D. graduate students who have served as a teaching assistant for at least two semesters in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
DOW – AGLS Graduate Assistantship in Plant Protection
The DOW-AGLS Graduate Assistantship in Plant Protection provides financial support for the research training of exceptional Thesis-Option Masters students regardless of nationality in the second year of their graduate studies. The topic of the research conducted by the successful applicant is related to Plant Protection. The research must be conducted in the state of Texas.
Recipients of the Dow-AGLS assistantship are selected in late spring with support beginning on August 16th or September 1st. The assistantship provides full support for three semesters (12 months) in the first-year of the award. Support for tuition and fees only in the following year will be considered. Conference registration fees for recipients presenting at the Texas Plant Protection Association Conference are provided once during the duration of the award. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
G. Rollie White Trust College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Endowed Graduate Fellowship for the Borlaug Scholars Program – Doctoral Students
The G. Rollie White Trust College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Endowed Graduate Fellowship for the Borlaug Scholars Program provides financial support for the training of exceptional doctoral students who intend to pursue a career in an agricultural and/or life science field. The fellowship award is $10,000 per year. Fellows will be eligible to receive fellowship funding for up to four years if in good academic standing with an annual letter of support provided by the department or the faculty advisor. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
G. Rollie White Trust College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Endowed Masters Graduate Fellowship
The G. Rollie White College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Endowed Graduate Fellowship will award financial support to exceptional first-time Master of Agriculture (MAg) and Masters (MS) students who intend to pursue a career in an agricultural and/or life science field. The fellowship award is $5,000. The fellowship may be renewed for one additional year for awardees in good academic standing with written support from the department or faculty advisor. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
Walter and Wilma Bush Graduate Assistantship
The Walter and Wilma Bush Graduate Assistantship provides financial support for the research training of exceptional Thesis-Option Masters students regardless of nationality in their second year of graduate studies. Research should be conducted in the East Texas area and be relevant to agriculture. Recipients of the Walter and Wilma Bush Graduate assistantship are selected in late spring with support beginning on August 16th or September 1st. The assistantship provides full support for three semesters (12 months) in the first-year of the award. Support for tuition and fees only in the following year will be considered.
The assistantship provides a $20,000 stipend ($1,666.67/month) for one year, an allocation for graduate student health insurance, if requested, and tuition and fees, for up to 24 credit hours (9 Fall, 9 Spring, and 6 Summer). Requests for support of tuition and fees (up to $11,000) in the following year, up to 24 credit hours (9 Fall, 9 Spring, and 6 Summer), will be considered when accompanied by progress report and a letter from the recipient’s faculty advisor demonstrating outstanding research progress and need. Support from the Assistantship cannot be used to defray travel or expenses related to the student’s dissertation research. Nominations are submitted each spring semester for fall awards.
AgGIE Leadership Community
The College’s Agricultural Graduate Excellence, or AgGIE, Leadership Community is a cohort-based Learning Community to aid in the transition to graduate school by understanding the culture and expectations of graduate students, to develop an understanding and appreciation of different research approaches, to decrease the research learning-curve and to develop leadership and mentoring skills.