There are many ways to receive funding outside of the department offered TA positions or PI offered RA positions. Below, we've collected resources and scholarship/fellowship listings that we think are useful to you!
Resources
First and foremost, if you ever find yourself with a question related to finding or obtaining funding, you can reach out to the wonderful Beth Keithly who is the Office of Graduate Education's fellowship advisor. You can talk to her via email, attend one of the many seminars/workshops she's a part of, or schedule one-on-one meetings with her where she can help you ththe application process.
But, if you don't have a specific question, or are still figuring out the basics, here are a few other resources you can check out while you're on the search for funding On Finding Fellowships:
By being a UTD student, you have access to Pivot, a searchable database that allows you to set up email notifications about specific search requests
Look through this list of fellowship opportunities put together by the Office of Research
Eric Moore Chemistry Graduate Student Scholarship Applicant must be a UT Dallas graduate student in the field of chemistry and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. The scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis by a committee duly appointed by the Dean of the School of Natural Science & Mathematics at UT Dallas. Only current UT Dallas students or transfers may apply for this award. Deadline: March
Mei Lein Fellowship All applicants for this fellowship must be enrolled full-time as UT Dallas graduate students in the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics. Applicants must be pursuing a degree in one of the following basic sciences: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics. The fellowship will be awarded on a competitive basis by a committee duly appointed by the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics. Deadline: March
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Study Scholarship The Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program, offered by the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, seeks to answer the demand for a new breed of scientist who has fundamental understanding in the fields of biology, mathematics, statistics and computer science. All applicants for this scholarship must be graduate students or Fast Track undergraduate students at UT Dallas entering the MS program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Study in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for full time graduate study. Deadline: March