The Graduate Tuition Fellowship (GTF) is a competitive award program that covers the costs of in-state tuition and mandatory university and college fees for qualified Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) students, up to 21 semester credit hours per academic year, pending funding. Qualified Ph.D. students must be enrolled full time and in good academic standing according to the guidelines set by the GCSW and the University of Houston Graduate School.

GTF Student Eligibility Requirements:

1. A student must have an undergraduate degree or its equivalent and be admitted into the Ph.D. Program. Students classified as post-baccalaureate (PB), pre-grad or non-degree objective (NDO) are not eligible.
2. Students entering a PhD, DMA, or MFA program directly from a baccalaureate program or with a Master’s degree that is outside of the academic discipline to be pursued at the UH qualify for up to twelve (12) semesters of GTF funding.
   1. Requests for an exception from this requirement must be requested through a Graduate & Professional Student Petition and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
3. Students entering the University of Houston with a Master’s degree that is in the same academic field as the PhD, DMA, or MFA program qualify for up to eight (8) semesters of GTF funding.
   1. Requests for an exception from this requirement must be requested through a Graduate & Professional Student Petition and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
4. A student must be registered full-time, which is nine (9) semester credit hours per academic semester at a minimum (Fall and Spring). A reduced course load may be allowed as an exception in the last (graduating) semester of the program and must be discussed with the PhD program; however, eligibility of this exception must be requested with a General Petition to the Graduate School.
5. Minimum academic standing: Students qualifying for GTF must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. In addition, GTF recipients must show satisfactory progress in course work and timely progress in completing degree requirements as defined by the GCSW.
6. A student who do not meet all of the criteria for eligibility throughout the entire semester will have the fellowship revoked retroactively, and will be billed for full tuition and fees.