Texas has an exciting opportunity for its high achieving doctoral students: the Texas Leadership Research Scholars program! Students selected to this program receive financial support to attend a Texas publich research or emerging research university.
The Texas Leadership Research Scholars (TLRS) is a premier scholarship initiative that grants selected high achieving doctoral students a scholarship to attend a Texas public research or emerging research university.
The TLRS program was founded in 2024 by 9 member institutions as a state-wide, leadership program. Beyond financial support, recipients benefit from a peer network, mentoring, and other opportunities to unleash their full potential.
Scholars are eligible to receive funding through this renewable scholarship for up
to 4 years/8 long semesters, if they continue to meet program criteria and requirements.
The Scholarship may be applied toward housing, food, or other costs of attendance
allowed under the Program, at the participating eligible institution as approved by
the Coordinating Board.
The Scholarship is not transferable to another institution. If the student does not attend the institution which awarded the scholarship, they will be foregoing being a participant in this program.
Opportunities for individual and professional growth will take place each year. These
opportunities may include:
Once scholars are admitted to the program, they must have previously received an initial
year award through this Program; be enrolled in a research doctoral degree program
where the Research Scholar received initial award; Make satisfactory academic progress
toward the research doctoral degree at the eligible institution, and have completed
or is on target to complete programmatic requirements as reported by participating
institution.
Each participating university has a designated TLRS Campus Coordinator as the scholars’ primary point of contact and a mentor. Programming will be conducted or organized by this person or through the scholar's academic program. The Campus Coordinator will also regularly meet with the scholars in 1:1 meetings to address concerns and help the scholar to complete programmatic requirements.
Each participating institution will have their own process for identifying and selecting
scholars for the TLRS program from among their incoming applicants to select doctoral
research programs.