Awards and Scholarships
COSET Graduate Achievement Scholarship
The College of Science and Engineering Technology (COSET) Graduate Achievement Scholarship is a competitive scholarship awarded to students demonstrating outstanding academic progress in a COSET graduate program.
To be considered for the COSET Graduate Achievement Scholarship, a student must be enrolled full-time in a graduate program in the College of Science and Engineering Technology and must be in their second semester (or beyond) in the term of award. Students entering in their first semester of a COSET graduate program are not eligible for this scholarship and should consider applying for the COSET Graduate Recruitment Scholarship instead. Students who are already receiving a scholarship as a bonus to their graduate assistantship are ineligible for the scholarship. Students receiving a Ph.D. stipend are also not eligible.
The COSET Graduate Scholarship application can be found here.
The application deadline for the Fall scholarship is July 1st, and the application deadline for the Spring scholarship is November 15. The application must be submitted electronically to COSET@shsu.edu or kconner@shsu.edu by 5:00 pm on the the day of the deadline.
Please note: To be eligible for any COSET scholarship, you are required to complete a General Application in Scholarships4Kats.
COSET Graduate Recruitment Scholarship
The College of Science and Engineering Technology (COSET) Graduate Recruitment Scholarship is a competitive scholarship awarded to outstanding students entering their first semester of a COSET graduate program at SHSU and who have not been awarded a graduate assistantship.
To be considered for the COSET Graduate Recruitment Scholarship, a student must be accepted into a graduate program in the College of Science and Engineering Technology, be entering their first semester in the program, and plan to be a full-time student. An international student applying for the scholarship must have a transcript evaluation on file with the COSET Dean's office (transcript evaluations by qualified SHSU faculty are acceptable). Students entering into their second semester or beyond will not be considered. Applicants will be evaluated by cumulative GPA.
The COSET Graduate Scholarship application can be found here.
The application deadline for the Fall scholarship is July 1st, and the application deadline for the Spring scholarship is November 15. The application must be submitted electronically to COSET@shsu.edu or kconner@shsu.edu by 5:00 pm on the the day of the deadline.
Please note: To be eligible for any COSET scholarship, you are required to complete a General Application in Scholarships4Kats.
THE GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Graduate & Professional School General Scholarship is intended for high-quality students in SHSU graduate programs. Applications for this competitive $1,000 scholarship will be accepted for both new and current students. Students may submit new applications each semester while enrolled in graduate programs at SHSU.
To apply, use the Scholarships4Kats portal.
- First, complete the General Application for the university, then search under Opportunities for The Graduate & Professional School General Scholarship.
- Applications, including, all required documents, must be submitted in order to be considered.
Deadlines for application:
- Fall - August 1
- Spring - December 1
- Summer - May 1
Once the application deadline has occurred, the scholarship committee will review all complete applications. Please allow up to two weeks after the deadline for notification of award or denial. Emails will be sent to all applicants if the scholarship applications were complete and review.
