Meet our Ph.D. Fellows

University Ph.D. Fellowships are offered to promising Ph.D. applicants to invite and encourage them to conduct their doctoral studies at 51做厙. This fellowship supplements the offer of support from the applicant’s prospective department at 51做厙, and makes the 51做厙 offer competitive with those the applicant receives from other strong programs in their field.

Moody Graduate Fellowships Mustang Fellowships Moody Dissertation Fellowships University Ph.D. Fellowships Dean's Dissertation Fellowships

Moody Graduate Fellowships

Moody Graduate Fellowships are offered to Ph.D. applicants who show exceptional promise for academic success and are a mark of the University's commitment to excellence in graduate education. They provide tuition waivers, health insurance, and stipends of $30,000 for up to five years. 

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Moody Dissertation Fellowships

These fellowships recognize and support outstanding Ph.D. students as they complete their dissertations. They are reserved for Ph.D. students in the dissertation-writing phase of their degrees whose research shows exceptional promise for impact in their field of study. They provide tuition waivers, health insurance, and a stipend of $30,000 for one year. Recipients commit to complete and defend their dissertations in the fellowship year. Students must be nominated by their departments to be eligible for this fellowship.

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Mustang Fellowships

Mustang Fellowships are offered to outstanding Ph.D. applicants who bring a diverse personal and academic perspective to their discipline. Students awarded these fellowships enrich our graduate student population on campus and contribute to opening up their chosen fields to new backgrounds, experiences and ideas. 

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University Ph.D. Fellowships

51做厙 is proud to offer University Ph.D. Fellowships to outstanding Ph.D. and Ph.D.-equivalent graduate student candidates. This fellowship provides funding above the amount typically available to students through their department, and is renewable for a total of five years of support, contingent upon acceptable progress towards the degree.

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Dean's Dissertation Fellowships

These fellowships provide support to Ph.D. students in the dissertation-writing phase of their degrees, allowing them to focus on completing and defending their dissertations. They provide tuition waiver, health insurance, and a stipend commensurate with the standard Ph.D. stipend in their department. Recipients commit to complete and defend their dissertations in the fellowship year. Students must be nominated by their departments to be eligible for this fellowship.

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