The Ida M. Green Fellowship
Awarded to a first-year doctoral student, carries a cash stipend, a tuition waiver, and no assigned duties.

Teaching Assistantships (TA)
Carry a cash stipend and a tuition waiver. Recipients normally teach one class per semester. These awards are generally not available to first-year graduate students and typically go to advanced doctoral students.

Graduate Assistantships (GA)
Carry a cash stipend and tuition waiver. The Department may also award a limited number of tuition-only Graduate Assistantships in any specific year. Recipients work as teaching, research, editorial, or administrative assistants.

In addition to these Departmental Awards, the Department strongly encourages students to apply for external awards.

The Department recognizes the importance of teaching to the graduate student experience as well as to the professional training of historians. As such, the Department maintains contacts with many colleges and universities in the area and can often help students find teaching opportunities within the DFW metroplex.

Students applying for financial aid should learn the results of their application by April 1. Although successful applicants have until April 15 to accept or decline an offer, a prompt reply is requested. Formal offers come only from the Dean's office, but the Department will try to advise successful applicants in advance concerning the amount of the award for which they have been nominated.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies

The Mellon Fellowship program awards numerous generous grants each year to first-year graduate students in the humanities, including history.

James Madison Fellowships

The James Madison Fellowship program awards fellowships to students pursuing a master's degree in U.S. history and certain other fields.

Richard M. Weaver Fellowships

Administered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the Weaver Fellowship Program “assists future teachers who are motivated, as was Professor Weaver, by the need to integrate the idea of liberal education with their teaching efforts, and, in so doing, to restore to university studies their distinction and worth.” More than 400 Weaver Fellowships have been granted since the program's inception in 1964.

Salvatori Fellowships

Administered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the Salvatori Fellowships are given for graduate work related to the American Founding. Two of these fellowships are awarded annually.

Western Civilization Fellowships

Administered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the Western Civilization Fellowship Program supports graduate work related to Western Civilization studies. Three of these fellowships are awarded annually.

Fulbright Grants

"Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Fulbright provides funds for students, scholars and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in
elementary and secondary schools."

OAS Fellowships

"The Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) administers one of the hemisphere's largest multinational fellowships and training programs. Every year, the Agency provides several hundred fellowships for graduate studies and research."

Jacob K. Javits Fellowships

“The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program is to award fellowships to eligible students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree.”

Travel Funds for History Graduate Students

Certain funds are available within the history department to support graduate student travel for purposes of research or to attend scholarly conferences, especially to present a paper or to interview for a job.

The Boller Fund and Worcester Fund provide small travel grants in varying amounts (usually less than $500) to help defray the cost of graduate students traveling to attend scholarly conferences or to do research. The Worcester Fund was established in honor of late TCU history professor Donald E. Worcester. The Boller Fund was established through the generosity of Professor Emeritus Paul F. Boller.

Boller-Worcester Travel Grant Application (PDF)

In order to apply for a Boller-Worcester Trravel Grant, submit a completed application form to the Graduate Advisor. The application includes a description of the project and a detailed budget of what expenses will be incurred. If the purpose of travel is research, submit a prospectus of the project for which you are researching along with a detailed explanation of how the funded research will further that project. The deadline to apply for a Boller-Worcester Travel Grant in fall semester is November 1 and for spring semester February 1. Funds will be awarded by decision of the Graduate Committee. Please note that all grant recipients will need to present receipts for all expenses covered by the grant in order to receive reimbursement. Reimbursement forms are available in the History Office.

The Boller Dissertation Fellowship, also thanks to the generosity of Prof. Boller, provides up to $2,000 to enable one graduate student per year to do extensive travel in order to research his/her dissertation.

Boller Dissertation Fellowship Application (PDF)

In the application for the Boller Dissertation Fellowship applicants should make clear:

• The nature of your dissertation and its significance within your field of study,
• The reason that extended travel outside the Fort Worth area is necessary in order to write your dissertation,
• The specific locations you plan to visit, what you plan to accomplish there, and
• A detailed budget itemizing the projected cost of travel.

The deadline for submitting Boller Dissertation Fellowship applications for the 2004-2005 academic year is November 1. The fellowship will be awarded by the decision of the Graduate Committee. Please remember that as in the case of the smaller Boller and Worcester Fund travel grants, you will need to present receipts for all expenses covered by your grant , including any for which you may have received an advance.

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