# Funding

**Source**: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/funding
**Parent**: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions

From funding tuition to paying for other costs of attendance, graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin often benefit from the support of the university.

### [Student Employment](https://gradschool.utexas.edu/funding/student-employment)

Teaching and graduate research assistantships provide valuable experience and financial support for graduate students. Employment in a non-academic role at the university or in the community is also an option for many graduate students.

### [Graduate Fellowships](https://gradschool.utexas.edu/funding/fellowships)

The Graduate School facilitates a number of university-affiliated fellowships, in addition to coordinating select extramural fellowships.

### [Financial Aid](https://gradschool.utexas.edu/funding/financial-aid)

For students who need additional financial support beyond fellowships and student employment, financial aid is available. Graduate students may apply for federal, state and institutional financial aid programs.

### [Awards](https://gradschool.utexas.edu/funding/awards)

In addition to funding designed to support students in paying the university’s cost of attendance, the Graduate School offers a number of awards to support prospective and current students, faculty and staff.

### [Tuition Reduction Benefit](https://gradschool.utexas.edu/funding/student-employment/academic/tuition-benefit)

The Tuition Reduction Benefit (TRB) refers to resident tuition coverage that is provided to students as a benefit of their employment as teaching assistants (TAs), assistant instructors (AIs) and graduate research assistants (GRAs).