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Scholarship and Financial Assistance

Teaching fellowships and teaching assistances funded by the department support more than half of the department's graduate students. Nine-month salaries range fron $6,047 for assistance to $8,201 for fellowships and include medical insurance benifits and instate tution rates for out-of-state students.

Some hourly positions are available for tutoring and grading for Principles of Economics classes. These hourly positions do not provide in-state-tution rates. Department scholarships available to graduate students are the Tom Preston Economics scholarship, the Sam Barton Labor and Industrial Relations Economics Scholarship, The Department of Economics Scholarship, Lewis M. Abernathy Scholarship, Abe Melton Scholarship, and The Verizon Graduate Scholarship. Number and availability depend on funding. Applications for departmental scholarships and work positions can be obtained from the economics office at (940) 565-2573.

Student laon information may be obtained by calling the UNT financial aid office at (940) 565-2016 or by visit UNT Financial Aid and Scholarships Web site.

Department scholarship applications are available from the undergraduate and graduate advisors and are also in the main Department Offices, Engineering Technology 254. Announcements are made in Economics classes soliciting applications. The deadline to apply is the last day of February. Scholarship winners are usually honored at the Department Spring Banquet.

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***This application is good for any scholarship given by the Department of Economics at the University of North Texas. By filling out this form, you will be considered for any scholarship available and for which you meet the criteria.

Sam Barton Labor and Industrial Relations Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to outstanding graduate labor and industrial relations majors. To be eligible, students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on all college work. Performance in labor and industrial relations and economics classes will be part of the criteria for selection. The amount and number of awards depends on the availability of funding.

Abe Melton Scholarship
This scholarship of $200, $100 a semester for two semesters, is awarded annually to an outstanding undergraduate economics major of junior standing, who has at least 60 hours and a minimum 3.5 grade point average.

Tom Preston Economics Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate and graduate economics majors. Any economics major with a minimum GPA of 3.0 is eligible. Entering freshmen or entering graduate students are eligible. Entering undergraduate students must meet a minimum SAT score requirement of 1000 or minimum ACT score of 24 and have at least an overall high school GPA of 3.0. Entering graduate students must meet the current Economics graduate admissions standards. Contact Margie Tieslau, graduate advisor, at tieslau@unt.edu for details. The amount and number of awards depend upon the availability of funding.

The Department of Economics General Scholarships
This scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduate and graduate economics majors. Any student, who is recorded as an Economics major and has at least a 3.0 GPA on all college work, is eligible. Entering freshman and entering graduate students are also eligible to apply. Entering undergraduate applicants must have a minimum SAT score of 1000 or an ACT score of at least 24. Entering graduate applicants must meet the current Economics graduate admissions standards. Contact Margie Tieslau, graduate advisor, at tieslau@unt.edu for details. The number and amount of awards depend upon the availability of funding.

Lewis M. Abernathy Scholarship
This scholarship is merit based for full-time graduate or undergraduate majors in economics. Students must have a minimum 3.0 average and maintain full time enrollment status unless they are graduating. The number and amount of awards depend on the availability of funding.

The Verizon Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding graduate student seeking the MS or MA in Economics or MS in Economic Research. To be eligible, currently enrolled students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on all college work. If the applicant is a student who wishes to enter the program and is not a transferring graduate student, an undergraduate overall GPA of 3.5 is required. The department's minimum graduate enrollment standards must be met. Contact Margie Tieslau, graduate advisor, at tieslau@unt.edu for details. The number and amount of the awards depend on the availability of funding.

 
       

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