Invest in Your Future
Tuition, Aid, and Scholarships
Whether you’re working toward a graduate or undergraduate degree, we understand that earning a degree is a significant financial investment. We’re committed to helping you achieve your goals with plenty of scholarships and financial aid opportunities.
Undergraduate Cost
UT makes it affordable to earn a degree while preparing you for your career. In fact, nearly half of all UT students graduate without debt, and the university is consistently below the average for student debt!
Tickle College of Engineering Scholarships
Thanks to the generosity of private and corporate donors, the college and its departments annually award more than $1 million in scholarships to qualified undergraduate students. To apply for engineering scholarships, students must be accepted into both UT and the college.
TCE Scholarship information
First-year students must apply by the priority application deadline to be eligible for scholarships from the college. First-year students do not need to complete a college scholarship form.
Current/returning UT students and new transfer students must apply by submitting the appropriate scholarship form. Students do need not to apply for specific scholarships as the Scholarship Committee will match qualified students with available awards.
Scholarships are awarded each academic year in the spring for the upcoming year. The college evaluates the eligibility of a student for a college scholarship based on many factors, including academic qualification (high school GPA and ACT scores), extracurricular activities at high school, leadership roles, awards received in high school, and other factors as may be specified by a scholarship award donor, all on a competitive and holistic basis. For more information, contact the college’s Office of Academic and Student Affairs at 865-974-2454 or visit 456 Zeanah Engineering Complex.
Additional Financial Aid Opportunities
Check out the below financial aid opportunities available to students in the Tickle College of Engineering. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the college’s Office of Academic and Student Affairs at 865-974-2454.
Scholarships
The university awards scholarships based on financial need, merit, residency, and some can be renewed for up to four years.
Work Study
Work study allows students the opportunity to help cover educational expense by working part-time on campus! Students earn an average of $3,000 per year.
Grants
Grants are available to students who have the highest financial need and do not require to be repaid.
Student Loans
Student loans can be used to cover education expenses. While loans must be repaid, many offer low-interest rates and tax-deductible interest payments.
Graduate Cost
We understand that funding graduate school can be a challenge, but we’re here to help. We recommend you review the estimated cost of attendance for attending UT.
Expected cost of attendance for grad school
Graduate School Financial Support
The college and other units across campus provide support for graduate students through part-time assistantships as well as merit-based fellowships. Learn more about the types of assistantships and fellowships that are available at UT by clicking on the boxes below. You can also visit the Graduate School for additional information.
Assistantships
The main sources of financial support for graduate students at UT are graduate assistantships provided by academic departments and administrative offices of the university. Assistantships are financial awards to graduate students for part-time work in teaching, administration, or research while pursuing an advanced degree.
Assistantship appointments usually require a ten-to twenty-hour work week with an annual stipend payable in either nine or twelve monthly installments. Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA), Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAssoc), Graduate Assistants (GA), and Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) usually receive a waiver of maintenance fees and tuition. Assistantships also provide student health insurance.
- Information about assistantships can be found through advising centers, admissions offices, and through the graduate recruiter in your department.
- View assistantships posted by the Graduate School
- View more information about financial support for graduate students
University Fees
Beginning fall 2022, graduate students on assistantships will no longer pay mandatory fees (library fee, technology fee, etc.) and differential tuition (charges associated with certain colleges). Such fees will now be covered by the university.
Fellowships
Fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and potential for scholarship. The following awards are offered through the college:
- Herman E. Spivey Graduate Fellowships
- Lori Mayer Re-Entry Women’s Graduate Fellowships
- Wallace & Katie Dean Graduate Fellowships
- Yates Dissertation Fellowships
Potential and current graduate students are also urged to apply for fellowships or grants from national, international, industrial, or foundation sources. These awards pay annual stipends in addition to tuition funding. Find out additional information on assistantships and fellowships.
National Research Council
The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral, and senior researchers at federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. Find out more information about National Academies fellowships.
National Gem Consortium
The university is a proud member of the National Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Inc. (GEM) Consortium. Through our university and employer members and other strategic partners, GEM develops funding to award fellowships and builds mentor networks to support Fellows in achieving academic and professional success. Find out more information about the GEM Consortium.
