Are you an international student intending to pursue a research in the United States? If so, then here is a beneficial opportunity to apply for the Presidential Graduate Research Assistantships offered by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The assistantship provides the resources to outstanding graduate students to enhance graduate research and assistantship assignment will cover the tuition and fees of the program. This is awarded each fall and spring semester.
Established in 2013, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Brownsville (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Texas. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Edinburg, Harlingen. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 6 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 60-70% making this US higher education organization a somewhat selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley covers the tuition fees of the program in the following manner:
Year 1: $12,000 in stipend over 12 months plus up to $6,890 in scholarship to cover tuition & fees for up to 18 credit hours taken 9 per semester; students register for a zero-credit research experience course in the summer [$18,890 total]
Year 2: students fulfilling all PGRA expectations outlined below for year 1 will be eligible to receive Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) at $1,000 per month for two semesters plus up to $6,890 scholarship to cover tuition & fees for up to 18 credit hours taken 9 per semester [$15,890 total]
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