Financial Support

FINANCIAL AID

TEXAS ONE STOP serves as the major resource for registration, degree planning, and managing costs. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is housed within Texas One Stop and administers grants, UT Austin scholarships, loans, and work study funding. It includes resources and information on outside or private scholarships, tuition waivers and exemptions, teaching assistantships and fellowships, and benefit programs. See the Financial Aid Policy for more information on how UT Austin determines financial need.

APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID

To be considered for federal aid, students must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. Students are encouraged to check with Texas One Stop for the most up-to-date deadlines, and for more details on how to complete the FAFSA.  

RECRUITMENT FUNDING

UTSOA recruitment offers may include recruitment scholarships, fellowships, or academic employment.  

AUTOMATIC CONSIDERATION: All applicants are automatically considered for recruitment funding as part of the admissions process. There is no separate SOA recruitment funding application. 

FUNDING STATUS: It is not necessary to contact the School of Architecture to request consideration for recruitment funding or to check your status. We will contact selected recipients as soon as recruitment funding decisions are available with financial support details.

CONTINUING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

The School of Architecture distributes over $100,000 in scholarships each year from a variety of endowments and discretionary funds. The UTSOA Scholarship Committees award between 50 to 100 scholarships each year with amounts ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.

Continuing Scholarship Applications open each spring for scholarships for the following academic year. Current students can find more details about the process in the SOA Undergraduate Office and Graduate Office Canvas portals. 

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

All School of Architecture graduate students are eligible for Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) and Teaching Assistant (TA) positions after their first semester at the school. The number of positions that are available depends on the needs for that particular semester.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Teaching Assistants are key members of the School of Architecture’s teaching enterprise, working as partners with faculty on the conduct and delivery of courses. Services provided by teaching assistants include, but are not limited to, grading, monitoring, leading lab and/or discussion sessions, offering office hour assistance to students, and performing clerical tasks associated with course instruction. TA applications are distributed via the SOA student email lists in the fall to apply for spring, summer, and fall TA applications. Only graduate students are eligible to be TAs. It is the school's policy that students wait a semester before holding a TA position to allow time to acclimate to graduate school. Review eligibility criteria per the Graduate School's Conditions for Student Employment.

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

The principal duty of a Graduate Research Assistant is to contribute to a program of departmental or interdepartmental research under direct faculty supervision. The work should directly relate to your professional training or study within the School of Architecture. GRA applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Interested applicants should inquire about available positions with their faculty mentors. Calls for GRA applications are also sent periodically via the School of Architecture student email lists.

More specific information about GRA and TA eligibility, employment requirements, hours, pay, benefits, and resident tuition can be found on the Graduate Canvas portal.