The Graduate College at Texas State University

: Henry Luce Foundation Scholars Program

👉Overview: leadership development fellowship that provides participants with immersive professional experiences in Asia. Selected Scholars are placed in China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, or Timor-Leste. Through a yearlong program including language training, cultural immersion, and job placement, Luce Scholars gain knowledge and skills to address global leadership challenges and strengthen relationships across borders

📚Eligibility: open to all fields of study; under the age of 33; prospective applicants with a total of six consecutive months or more than one cumulative year within the past five years in more than one Luce placement country within the past five years are not eligible to apply

👉Citizenship: U.S. citizens, permanent residents

💰Benefits: individually tailored job placement; travel expenses; stipend based on the cost-of-living index in the host country to cover housing and other living expenses

🚨Deadline: September 8, 2026

Apply here: https://lucescholars.org/

Three TXST students earned prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2026–27, joining a global network of leaders as they pursue teaching assistantships and independent research abroad.
To read the full story, visit https://news.txst.edu/accolades-and-achievements/2026/3-txst-students-receive-fulbright-awards.html

We hope you’re as excited for New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) as we are! 🧑‍🎓 Enroll and complete the NGSO Canvas course to start making the most of your graduate student experience.

This course provides a variety of tools and information to get you comfortable with:

- the culture and expectations of graduate school
- the San Marcos and Round Rock area
- making connections and building community

To learn more and enroll, visit https://www.gradcollege.txst.edu/events/involvement/orientation.html

Here at The Graduate College, student success comes first.

On May 18 and 19, The Graduate College hosted a GradMENTOR Training Program workshop for TXST faculty, and what an enlightening experience it was!

From brainstorming sessions to engaging group discussions, it was two insightful days focused on strengthening graduate student mentorship and fostering student success.

⏰ Only one week remains to complete an application for The Graduate College Thesis and Doctoral Research Support Fellowships! Biology master’s student Kimia Feiz was an awardee in the 2025-2026 award cycle.

“The Graduate College Thesis Research Support Fellowship supported my research on salamander inner ear development. This support allowed me to conduct additional microscopy work and imaging data analysis to complete my thesis research. Without this fellowship, it would have been much more difficult to dedicate the necessary time and resources to completing my research,” Feiz said.

For more information on these funding opportunities, visit www.gradcollege.txst.edu/funding/scholarships.html

Twenty-seven Texas State University graduate students have received awards from the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) Fund for the 2026-2027 academic year, becoming TXST's largest number of recipients in a single year. The previous record, 23, was set last year.

To read the full story, visit https://news.txst.edu/accolades-and-achievements/2026/27-graduate-students-awarded-peo-international-peace-scholarship.html

🌟SAVE THE DATE🌟 New Graduate Student Orientation: Meet & Greet!

Register and join us on August 11 in San Marcos and August 17 in Round Rock for an opportunity to meet fellow graduate students, browse university-wide resources, win prizes, and much more.

To register for this event, visit www.gradcollege.txst.edu/events/involvement/orientation.html

: HACU National Internship Program (HNIP), Fall 2026 Session HACU - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

👉Overview: provides full-time and part-time paid internships to students in all fields of study at federal agencies in Washington, D.C. and at field sites throughout the country, as well as through virtual and hybrid formats

📚Eligibility: legal authorization or eligibility to work in the United States; open to applicants of all ethnicities and backgrounds; Hispanic heritage not required; applicants do not need to be enrolled at a HACU member institution; spring graduates are eligible to apply up to the summer session of the same year

👉Citizenship: U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students

💰Benefits: compensation of $20.25 per hour, federal work experience, professional development seminars, as well as housing & relocation support for in-person and hybrid internships

🚨Deadline: July 14, 2026

Apply here: https://hacu.net/programs/hacu-apply-asp/

New season, new semester… 🌞 Welcome back Bobcats for summer classes! Let’s make the most out of this time together.

: Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Awards The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

👉Overview: multidisciplinary honor society with an active Texas State University chapter that initiates graduate student members; the Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate professional development, including tuition for graduate or professional studies, thesis or dissertation research, and conference travel

📚Eligibility: active (dues current) Phi Kappa Phi members

👉Citizenship: U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students

💰Benefits: $1,000; one hundred fifty-five awards will be distributed

🚨Deadline: June 30, 2026

To apply: https://www.phikappaphi.org/grants-awards/love-of-learning