Dean's
Research & Career
Resources &
Awards,
Department
CNS/UT
Departmental Undergraduate Awards
For more information on any of these awards, please send an email to studentinfo@astro.as.utexas.edu. Char Burke, Prof. Shardha Jogee and Prof. Greg Shields will be notified.|
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Awards for Travel and Research Support |
Travel to conferences and observatories, funded by Cox UG Excellence funds and
the Hugh Gragg Undergraduate Research Travel Award. |
Applications are made over the course of the year.
We strongly recommend that you apply
as early as possible, as funds may be exhausted by the end of the year. |
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Walton Funds for Undergraduate research at McDonald Observatory |
Support travel and lodging for undergraduates carrying research at McDonald Observatory |
Applications are made over the course of the year. We strongly recommend that you apply
as early as possible, as funds may be exhausted by the end of the year. We expect to fund ~3 students annually. |
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Astronomy Freshman Prizes for Excellence $2,000 up to $10,000  Recipients |
Astronomy Freshman Prizes for Excellence are competitive
merit-based scholarships awarded to some of the freshmen with
outstanding promise admitted to the first year of the UT
Astronomy program. The prizes are funded jointly by the UT
Astronomy department excellence funds, and the National Science
Foundation (NSF) STEM Undergraduate Education grant (DUE-0807140)
awarded to the UT "Scientists for Tomorrow" program, which helps toward the long-term success of students of high
academic merit, particularly among groups that are traditionally under-represented in the sciences. |
Students applying for these awards can apply by filling out the
application form (
pdf | doc ). |
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Karl G. Henize $500 Recipients |
Awarded to an astronomy major in the 2nd year or beyond for excellent academic performance. |
Nominations in March. Award made in April. |
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scholarship $500 Recipients |
Awarded to an astronomy major entering their last year at UT for excellent
overall performance. |
Nominations in March. Award made in April. |
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Outstanding Senior Award $500 Recipients |
Awarded to a senior graduating in astronomy for outstanding
overall performance (grades, research, and service). |
Nominations in March. Award made in April. |
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Mark Moore Maria Mogyorodi Michelle Kassel Pablo Alvarez |
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George Miller |
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Gabriel Moreno |
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Douglas Steimle |
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Andy Liao-Aditi Raye Allen |
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Krista Smith |
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Alexander Fry |
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Kyle Penner |
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Ross Falcon |
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Anandi Salinas-Philip Cargile |
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Rodolfa Montez |
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Erin Smith |
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Erik Brugamyer |
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Shizuka Akiyama |
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Chris Laws |
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Blanca Basso |
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Benjamin Shaw |
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Recipient
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Krista Smith |
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Alexander Fry |
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Sarah Miller |
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Chad Gardner |
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Sierra Irwin |
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Tamara Chiba |
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Heather Jacobson |
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David Smith |
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Erik Brugamyer |
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Patrick Young |
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Audress Johnson |
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Recipient
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Joyce Byun |
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Sarah Miller |
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Ross Falcon |
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Justin Lowrey |
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Chad Vicenek |
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Erin Smith |
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David Smith |
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Naveen Reddy |
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Patrick Young |
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Chris Laws |
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James Crawford |
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Sonali Kolhatkar |
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Eric R. Berger |
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Gregory W. Doppman |
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Kevin Lee Luhman |
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Matthew D. Shetrone |
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Teresa D. Wilson |
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Walter W. Miller, III |
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Hien Dinh Tran |
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Pedro Antonio Sada |
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Janice Ellen Hestand |
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Patricia Knezek |
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D. Scott Poehlmann |
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Marc Pinsonneault |
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Gabriella Turek |
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Robert Light |
