The Investing for Impact magazine introduces you to our 2025-2026 fellows. Learn about their research areas and road to the Moody School.
The Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies offers fellowships to promising Ph.D. applicants to invite and encourage them to conduct their doctoral studies at SMU. Fellowships are also offered to current Ph.D. students in the dissertation-writing phase of their programs to help them finish their degrees and to support their exceptional research projects.
Moody Graduate Fellowships Mustang Fellowships Moody Dissertation Fellowships University Ph.D. Fellowships Dean's Dissertation Fellowships
Moody Graduate Fellowships are offered to Ph.D. applicants who show exceptional promise for academic success and are a mark of the University's commitment to excellence in graduate education. They provide tuition waivers, health insurance, and stipends of $30,000 for up to five years.
Economics
Chemistry
Art History
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Economics
Religious Studies
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Education Policy and Leadership
Education
Anthropology
Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Psychology
These fellowships recognize and support outstanding Ph.D. students as they complete their dissertations. They are reserved for Ph.D. students in the dissertation-writing phase of their degrees whose research shows exceptional promise for impact in their field of study. They provide tuition waivers, health insurance, and a stipend of $30,000 for one year. Recipients commit to complete and defend their dissertations in the fellowship year. Students must be nominated by their departments to be eligible for this fellowship.
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Psychology
Geophysics
Applied Science
Operations Research
Chemistry
Anthropology
Physics
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mustang Fellowships are offered to Ph.D. applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and show great promise for academic success.
Psychology
Chemistry
Religious Studies
Art History
Anthropology
History
Chemistry
Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Education Policy and Leadership
Religious Studies
Anthropology
Psychology
SMU is proud to offer University Ph.D. Fellowships to outstanding Ph.D. applicants. This fellowship provides funding above the amount typically available to students through their department and is renewable for a total of five years of support, contingent upon acceptable progress towards the degree.
Psychology
Chemistry
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Chemistry
Education
Anthropology
Statistical Science
History
Anthropology
Art History
Earth Sciences
Chemistry
Art History
Art History
Art History
Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Anthropology
Religious Studies
Biological Sciences
Anthropology
These fellowships provide support to Ph.D. students in the dissertation-writing phase of their degrees, allowing them to focus on completing and defending their dissertations. They provide tuition waiver, health insurance, and a stipend commensurate with the standard Ph.D. stipend in their department. Recipients commit to complete and defend their dissertations in the fellowship year. Students must be nominated by their departments to be eligible for this fellowship.
History
Religious Studies
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Education
Geology
Operations Research
Chemistry
Electrical Engineering
Anthropology
Statistical Science
Education
Religious Studies
Psychology
Anthropology
Economics
Electrical Engineering
