Tuition Scholarship for Research Doctoral Students

• Covers up to 21 credit hours per academic year 
• Applies only to courses counted toward the doctoral degree 
• Covers only tuition (fees are not included) 
• Maximum of 3 years of total support. This limit does not reset if students:  
  • Change assistantship type 
  • Change their doctoral program 

• be enrolled in a non-accelerated research doctoral program at Texas State University and hold an eligible assistantship with 50% time in an active appointment:
  • DRA (Doctoral Research Assistant) 
  • DIA (Doctoral Instructional Assistant) 
  • DTA (Doctoral Teaching Assistant) 
  • DA (Doctoral Assistant) 
• be taking courses applying to your doctoral degree
• be in good academic standing
• doctoral students holding master's level assistantships will NOT be eligible for the tuition scholarship.

Students will lose eligibility if they: 

• Resign from their assistantship 
• Are removed from their assistantship position 
• Fall out of good academic standing 

Please visit our frequently asked questions page for more information.