You are invited to apply for one of UT Arlington’s College of Engineering McNair Graduate Assistance Packages now setup for entering students.

Stipends
Fellowship awards will be made for $1,000 per year to be disbursed as $500 in each of two semesters for master’s students and $2,000 per year to be disbursed as $1000 in each of two semesters for doctoral students. Students are required to be enrolled and complete a minimum of six hours in each of the Fall and Spring semesters. Recipients will have their tuition reduced to in-state rates.

Eligibility
McNair Graduate Doctoral Fellowships are intended for newly admitted students who intend to pursue a doctoral degree at The University of Texas at Arlington. Nominees must have completed a McNair Scholars Program during their undergraduate studies. Additional eligibility requirements include an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25 plus a 3.25 GPA in any graduate credit hours completed. Programs may add additional selection criteria. The fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis. The award of McNair Graduate Doctoral Fellowship does not preclude other financial aid.

Nominations
The Graduate Advisor of the degree program for the student nominates the student using the Graduate School nomination form. The form will be submitted to the appropriate scholarship committee who chooses the nominees and endorses the forms. The scholarship committee sends the endorsed forms for the nominees to the Dean of Graduate Studies for final approval. Students are encouraged to discuss the nomination procedure with the graduate advisor in their department.

Renewal
A McNair Doctoral Fellowship may be renewed after the first year for up to three additional years for students who continue to meet all eligibility requirements each term (semester). Students who change majors will not be renewed in the semester following the change of major.

Deadline
While award decisions will be made on a continuing basis, a April 15 deadline for fall is encouraged. Consequently, nominations should be forwarded to the Office of Graduate Studies as soon as possible.

• 1-Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering-Master's

• 1-Biomedical Engineering-Master's

• 2-Civil Engineering-Master's or Doctoral

• 1-Computer Science Engineering-Master's

• 1-Computer Science Engineering-Doctoral

• 1-Electrical Engineering-Master's

• 1-Electrical Engineering-Doctoral

• 1-Industrial Engineering-Master's

• 1-Materials Science Engineering-Master's

All applicants are encouraged to apply and provide all supporting documentation at their earliest opportunity to allow ample time to complete the application process. To ensure most expedient processing, candidates are strongly encouraged apply using the on-line graduate application. Please include any additional information required by the department. Official copies of transcripts and test scores should be quickly requested and forwarded through official channels to the Office of Graduate Studies. Please mail the College of Engineering M-GAP application, and the letter of verification, to Graduate School, UTA Box 19167 Arlington, Texas 76019-0167 ATTN: Alisa Johnson, M-GAP Coordinator.

Programs will award McNair Graduate Assistance Packages in writing (mail and e-mail) by May 31, 2008. Recipients are asked to notify the program of their acceptance of the offer no later than the date specified by the unit (normally 2 weeks from notification). While assistantship stipend amounts will vary by department, all are for 20 hours per week unless noted otherwise. Fellowships allow out-of-state students to significantly reduce their tuition to in-state levels.

• Fellowship of $1,000/year for up to two years for masters and $2,000/year for up to four years for entering doctoral students. (Significantly reduces tuition to in-state levels)

• Assistantship for same period as fellowship 

• Opportunity for masters recipients to receive additional assistance when they continue their studies at the doctoral level

• Health insurance options.

• Waiver of Graduate School application evaluation charge/application fee (for all McNair applicants)