Graduate School Guide: Funding Your Education
East Texas A&M University offers a variety of scholarships, fellowships, grants and financial resources to support graduate students throughout their academic journey. The opportunities and resources listed below are designed to help you explore funding options, manage educational costs, and stay on track toward your graduate goals.
Scholarship Opportunities
Next Step Scholarship
Next Step Scholarship Now Open for Fall 2025 East Texas A&M Graduates!
- Next Step Senior Scholarship – The Next Step Senior Scholarship is a one-time $1000 non-competitive scholarship available for new graduate students. You must have received your bachelor’s degree from East Texas A&M one semester prior to graduate admissions. For more details, please review the link.
- Next Step Doctoral Scholarship – The Next Step Doctoral Scholarship is a one-time $1000 non-competitive scholarship available for new fully admitted doctoral students. You must have received your graduate degree from East Texas A&M one semester prior to doctoral admissions. For more details, please review the link.
Graduate Scholarship Applications
Thanks to our generous donors, East Texas A&M University is able to offer a variety of scholarships exclusively for graduate students to help support your academic and professional goals. These opportunities include the:
- Keith & Nancy McFarland Scholarship
- H. M. Lafferty Doctoral Scholarship
- Jerry & Marilyn Morris Scholarship
- J. Cullen Sowers Graduate Scholarship
- Graduate Fellowship Endowment
- Nancy Ruth Lenoir Memorial Endowment
- Drs. Wilfred and Bobbie Dietrich Endowment
- Multi-Cultural Alumni Endowment
Students may see information and apply for the scholarships listed below by
Visit Graduate Scholarships to learn more about award amounts, eligibility requirements and application materials. To apply, access the scholarship portal through myLEO.
Fellowships
Summer Thesis/Dissertation Fellowship – The Graduate School has limited funds to support summer fellowships on a competitive basis for master’s, specialist and doctoral students who are in the final stage of completing their thesis or dissertation. These fellowships are for students who plan to spend the majority of the summer completing their thesis or dissertation and plan to graduate at the end of the summer or fall semester.
Grants
Texas Graduate Tuition Set-Aside Grants
Quick Start Grant – The Quick Start Grant is a renewable $250 or $500 grant for East Texas A&M graduate students employed by school districts, community colleges, or Texas cities or counties.
Stop-out Grant – The Stop-out Grant is a one-time $500 grant for East Texas A&M graduate students who have stopped out of their graduate program for one year or more and are returning to complete their graduate coursework.
TRIO Grant – The TRIO Grant is a renewable $250 or $500 grant for East Texas A&M graduate students who were members of a TRIO program.
Additional Resources
Request for Graduate Student Travel Support