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Environmental Engineering Graduate Program

Procedures for Awarding Presidential/Cullen/Erhardt Fellowships

Applicant Ranking
Applicants to the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program are evaluated and ranked by the Environmental Engineering Program Director and Program Faculty Members using the following measures:
(1) Graduate Record Exam Scores
(2) TOEFL Exam score for international applicants
(2) Undergraduate and Graduate Grade Point Averages
(3) Quality of Undergraduate and Graduate Institutions
(4) Three letters of recommendation
(5) Statement of Purpose
(6) Personal and/or phone interviews when possible.

Selecting Ranked Applicants for RA and TA Support
Environmental Engineering Faculty members will choose candidates for Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant positions in their research groups from among the top one-third ranked candidates.

Funding Selected Applicants
Faculty members will make RA and TA financial support offers to incoming graduate students based on availability of funds from research grants, departmental sources and discretionary funds including Virginia Thompson Symons Presidential Endowed Scholarships and Virginia Thompson Symons Fellowships, and GATF funds. The top ranking candidates will be funded by a combination of the following awards:

Typical Annual Funding Sources for Incoming Environmental
Engineering Doctoral Students

Virginia Thompson Symons Presidential Endowed Fellowship from EnvE Program

Up to $2,500

Virginia Thompson Symons Endowment Fellowship from EnvE Program

Up to $1,000

Presidential/Cullen/Erhardt Fellowships from UH Dean of Graduate Studies

Up to $5,000

Graduate Assistant Tuition Funds (GATF)

Up to $8,000

Research Assistant Stipend

Up to $13,000

Approximate Total/Year

Up to $27,500

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