Student Funding Opportunities

First-Year phd student fellowship
Provides funding during the summer semester for Ph.D. students after their first-year and mentorship to aid in the beginning stages of research.

Dissertation completion fellowship
Provides funding to reduce the time to graduation and provide advanced Ph.D. students in the Humanities a summer fellowship.

Travel and research funding
Travel and research funding can be used to cover travel expenses such as airfare, registration fees, gas, lodging, transportation, and meals.

campus office of undergraduate research initiatives (couri)
COURI seeks to provide undergraduate students with impactful learning experiences through research, scholarly, and creative activities under the mentorship of faculty.

wechter fund
The Aaron and Sylvia Wechter Family Excellence Fund was established to provide support for proposals from faculty or students with a commitment to supporting the greater El Paso Jewish community.

tom lea fellowship
The Tom Lea Fellowship was established to continue research into the scholarly or creative works done by classically trained artist, Tom Lea, which communicated the environment and history of the Paso del Norte region.