Pathways to the Doctorate
Fellowship Program

Pathways to the Doctorate is a program dedicated to increase the number, quality, and diversity of Doctoral graduates across all disciplines within the Texas A&M University System. The goal of the A&M-Commerce Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowship Program is to attract high achieving students within the Texas A&M University System to pursue their doctorate at A&M-Commerce.

In an effort to attract quality doctoral students from other System institutions, the A&M-Commerce Graduate School offers Doctoral Pathways Fellowships. Recipients of these fellowships will recieve:

• $2,000 per year for two years
• Tuition and fees paid by the Graduate School for two years
• One trip to present research results at a professional meeting

Recipients of this award are also eligible to compete for a $1,000 housing scholarship. Eligible participants are students who have earned either a bachelor’s or a master’s degree from one of the A&M System institutions (excluding A&M-Commerce) and plan to pursue a doctoral degree at A&M-Commerce.

To be considered for these awards, a student must be nominated by a doctoral granting academic department from A&M-Commerce. Nominations must be received in the Graduate School by April 15, 2008. Please use the Pathways Fellowship Nomination Form. Award announcements will be made by the end of April 2008.

Recipients of Pathways Fellowships must comply with the following requirements:

• Enroll in at least 9 graduate credit hours throughout the course of the fellowship
• Maintain good-standing throughout the course of the fellowship
• Make satisfactory progress toward graduation

For answers to your questions, please contact Ms. Vicky Turner at 903/886-5167 or Vicky_Turner@tamu-commerce.edu.