First-Year Financial Support
During the first academic year in the Microbiology Graduate Program, students are fully supported through Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) with the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (ILS) Graduate Programs. This provides an annual stipend at the rate of $32,500/year ($2,708/month), full tuition and fees for full-time enrollment, and access to university health insurance.
Continuing Student Support
After the first year students must select a faculty advisor and are responsible for joining a permanent lab to ensure continued funding. Financial support is then coordinated with the permanent laboratory and may take the form of research assistantships, teaching appointments, or university fellowships. Continuing students receive a level of support that is consistent with the first-year stipend rate and benefits.
Continuing students are also eligible for competitive university and external fellowships that are awarded on the basis of teaching performance or academic excellence. Funding for travel to professional conferences and professional development is also available.
Please review the MIC Graduate Program Handbook for additional information about graduate student stipends and academic employment.
Fellowship Opportunities
A number of both internal UT fellowships and external fellowships are available for graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree at UT Austin:
UT Austin Graduate School Fellowships
ConTex-CONACYT Doctoral Fellowships
MBS Award to Advance Science, Community, Education & National Diversification (ASCEND)
Resources for Fellows
Fellowship recipients may find practical information related to their awards via the UT Austin Graduate School website and the Resources page.Interdisciplinary life sciences graduate programs Excellence Fellowship
The Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs Excellence Fellowship is for matriculated students who have achieved high academic merit, as evidenced by the receipt of prestigious external fellowships. Students who are selected for this fellowship will receive a single award of $1,000.
Any matriculated student who receives a prestigious external fellowship is eligible and may be considered to win this fellowship without additional application.
Eligible students may contact Justine Meccio, the Graduate Program Administrator, with questions and for more information
