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UTIG research activities are carried out all over the world and include large-scale, multi-investigator, multi-institutional field programs. UTIG works to provide basic and applied geophysical research opportunities for graduate students at the MA and PhD level by including the students in its worldwide programs in solid earth geophysics, marine geology/geophysics, and multi-channel reflection seismology. UTIG researchers often serve as advisors to students for their thesis work.
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Fellowships, scholarships, and assistantships:
The Palisades Geophysical Institute has established the Maurice Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel Graduate Student Fellowship Program in Geophysics at UTIG. The fellowships are named after the late Maurice Ewing, renowned oceanographer and founder of the Institute for Geophysics, and the late J. Lamar Worzel, long-time colleague of Ewing, Director of the Marine Science Institute Geophysical Laboratory at Galveston from 1975 through 1979, and former president of the Palisades Geophysical Institute. It is a privilege to be the recipient of this educational tribute to Ewing and Worzel, both of whom made extraordinary pioneering contributions to solid earth and marine geophysics. Four or five students receive full fellowships under this program each semester.
Research Assistantships are awarded each semester by the University departments and the Institute for Geophysics. Applicants having special interests or qualifications for a research assistantship should contact an appropriate member of the faculty directly or notify the Graduate Advisor when applying for financial aid. Research Assistantships carry a stipend equivalent to a teaching assistantship.
Fellowships supported by NSF, The University of Texas, and several industries are awarded each year.
The Institute maintains close relationships with the Department of Geological Sciences through cooperative programs and joint faculty appointments. Approximately one third of the research staff hold joint appointments in the Institute and the Department of Geological Sciences. Many geophysics graduate students at UT and other universities take advantage of the opportunity to work with the staff and the facilities of the Institute.
Application Information
Inquiries about fellowships, scholarships, and assistantships should be addressed to:
Chairman, Fellowship Committee
Institute for Geophysics
J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 196
10100 Burnet Road (R2200)
Austin TX 78758-4445
Inquiries about applying for graduate school should be addressed to:
Graduate Office
Department of Geological Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
