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Financial Support & Scholarships

Graduate Program Assistantships

The Department of Biology offers several Teaching Assistantships for PhD students on a competitive basis.

The assistantship comes with  a 12-month stipend of $27,000, full tuition award, and covers 80% of student health insurance at TCU. 

The Department also provides up to $1,300 of support for PhD students to attend a scientific meeting and present their research. 

Scholarships

Dr. Ray Drenner Biology Student Research Fund

Students can receive research and travel support by applying for the Drenner Student Research Fund, named in honor of Dr. Ray Drenner, a long-time biology faculty member.  The fund was established through the generosity of Dave Hambright, Ph.D., Pamela Genova, Ph.D. and former students of Dr. Ray Drenner to recognize his 44 years of teaching and mentoring at TCU.  The fund supports Biology undergraduate and graduate student research and travel to scientific meetings to present their research. Please consult your faculty mentor if you are interested in applying for the Murphy Fund.  

Clifford E. Murphy Memorial Fund 
Students can receive travel support by applying for the Murphy Fund Grant, named in honor of Dr. Clifford Murphy, a long-time biology faculty member. The fund is available to undergraduate and graduate student researchers to help support regional or national travel to present scientific research. Only primary authors are supported through this opportunity, and yearly support cannot exceed $1,000 per graduate student and $500 per undergraduate student. Please consult your faculty mentor if you are interested in applying for the Murphy Fund.  
 
Adkins Fellowship 
All graduate students whose major professor is in the Department of Biology are invited to submit grant proposals to the biology Committee on Graduate Studies to receive summer financial support between their first and second years. Proposals will be evaluated by the committee, and funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to students with proposals deemed to contain the most scientific merit. All recipients of the Adkins fellowships are required to have a committee meeting during the third semester to discuss research progress. Please consult your faculty mentor for additional information.