Fellowships & Scholarships
Fellowships
CVM Merit Scholars Fellowship
Description:The College of Veterinary Medicine
& Biomedical Sciences (CVM) at Texas A&M University is
offering a CVM Merit Graduate Scholar Fellowship for highly
qualified students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in any of the
following disciplines: Biomedical Genomics, Neuroscience,
Cardiovascular Sciences, Infectious Diseases and Biodefense,
Toxicology, Oncology, Environmental Health Sciences, and Veterinary
Clinical Research. Successful applicants will join a nationally
competitive, multidisciplinary graduate program with over 150
students engaged in cutting-edge research. The CVM seeks to expand
these programs by offering this fellowship, which includes an
extremely competitive graduate stipend of $36,000 annually for high
quality students interested in pursuing careers in basic or applied
research. Students are required to have a 3.2 GPA or equivalent and
a score of at least 1200 on the GRE examination. Applicants with
documented research experience, such as an undergraduate or
Masters' thesis, presentations, and/or publications, are strongly
encouraged to apply. Only US citizens or permanent residents will
be eligible.
Deadline: May 25, 2012
Application Documents: Please see the attached
advertisement for details about applying:
CVM Merit Scholars Fellowship
.
Patterson Minority Fellowship
Description: Applications are invited from
veterinarians belonging to underrepresented minority groups who
wish to undertake advanced training/education to prepare for an
academic career as a faculty member in a college of veterinary
medicine. The successful applicant may pursue either a graduate
degree in a Signature Program area at the CVM or a three-year
residency program in an AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty
offered by the college. The residency program may also be combined
with a graduate degree program. Signature Program areas are
cardiology, toxicology, genomics, reproductive biology, neurology,
oncology, and emerging and infectious diseases. Residency training
programs include large and small animal surgery, small animal
internal medicine, anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology,
neurology, oncology, radiology, zoological medicine, avian
medicine, pathology, clinical pathology, microbiology, and food
animal theriogenology. Each applicant must be a citizen of the
United States and a member of an underrepresented minority group.
Links to information for prospective graduate students and
residents can be found at the College's website.
Deadline: TBA
Application Documents: Please see the attached
advertisement for details about applying:
Patterson Minority Fellowship
.
TAMU AFS Diversity Fellowship
Description: This fellowship was established to
attract students to Texas A&M who have a proven record of
success in a diverse environment. Academic departments nominate
prospective graduate students, and recipients are selected based on
overall merit and the nominating department's statement of
support.These fellowships are awarded to both masters and doctoral
students. They are awarded by a university-wide competitvie
process. The fellowships provide the student with $9,000 per year
for 3 years (doctoral) or $9,000 for 2 years (masters) for tuition
and fees, $18,000 for 3 year for doctoral students or $13,000 for 2
years for masters students, a minimum $7,569/year departmental
assistantship (0.50 full-time employee) or a scholarship of at
least $7,569/year and health insurance for the student from the
graduate student health plan, for the duration of the fellowship.
For more information please review the Texas A&M University
Office of Graduate Studies
website.
Deadline: January 15, 2012
Application Documents: The colllege must NOMINATE
the students for this fellowship. Students are not able to directly
apply for themselves. If you are interested in being nominated
please contact us at (resegrad@cvm.tamu.edu)..
TAMU AFS Merit Fellowship
Description: These fellowships are designed to
recruit outstanding students to enroll in graduate programs at
Texas A&M University. These fellowships are awarded to both
masters and doctoral students. They are awarded by a
university-wide competitvie process. The fellowships provide the
student with $9,000 per year for 4 years (doctoral) or $9,000 for 1
year (masters) for tuition support , $25,000 for 1 year for
doctoral students or $20,000 for 1 year for masters students, and
$2,112 for insurance reimbursement. For more information please
review the Texas A&M University Office of Graduate Studies
website.
Deadline: January 1, 2012
Application Documents: The colllege must NOMINATE
the students for this fellowship. Students are not able to directly
apply for themselves. If you are interested in being nominated
please contact us at (resegrad@cvm.tamu.edu).
For more information about fellowships offered througth Texas
A&M University please visit the TAMU Office of Graduate Studies
webpage.
Scholarships
Lechner Scholarship
Description: This scholarship is supported from
the Walter W. Lechner Estate Endowment. The scholarship is awarded
to new, incoming graduate students through a competitve process.
The scholarships can range from $1,000-$4,000. The funds can be
used toward tuition, fees, and books. All recients of this
scholarship are designated Lechner Scholars.
Deadline: June 15, 2012
Application Documents: The student must be
nominated by their mentor. The mentor must submit a letter of
support detailing why the student is deserving of this scholarship
and a copy of the students CV. The students CANNOT nominate
themselves for this award.
For more information about scholarships offered througth Texas
A&M University please visit the TAMU Office of Graduate Studies
webpage.