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, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley public university located in Edinburg, Texas in the Brownsville Area. It offers a wide variety of services and useful programs to all international students.

Why at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley? Here international students can develop a range of desirable skills that are necessary to be part of today’s global workforce. They will be able to share their language skills with others & discover new ways of thinking, new knowledge and new experiences.

Application Deadline: August 7, 2020

Brief Description

• University: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Department: NA
• Course Level: Graduate Research
• Award: Up to $35,256
• Access Mode: Online
• Number of Awards: NA
• Nationality: International students
• The award can be taken in the USA

Eligibility            

• Eligible Countries: All nationalities are eligible.
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The scholarship will be awarded in any subject offered by the university
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:
• Comply with the UTRGV Assistantship requirements
• International students are required to have medical insurance compliant with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Students on an F-1 and J-1 visa will be required to have this medical insurance coverage.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: In order to apply for the award, applicants need to follow the given steps:
  Step 1: Submit a complete graduate application online at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply (Including all admission requirements.)
• Step 2: Email your program coordinator and express your interest in the PGRA.  To be considered, you must be recommended by the program coordinator.

• Supporting Documents: Submit a completed research proposal and Thesis Committee Form before the end of the first semester;
• Submit a research progress report before the end of the second semester and every semester thereafter; and
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.30
• Admission Requirements: As an international applicant, you will be required to submit a few supplementary items in addition to the program admission requirements.
• Language Requirement: Students whose native language is not English will be expected to provide test scores for either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Benefits

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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