Step Towards Assisting Graduate Education (STAGE)
Student Government Association is proud to announce the new “Step Towards Assisting Graduate Education” (STAGE) scholarship program directed specifically towards the graduate student body, both full and part-time, of Texas Tech. This is the first SGA scholarship program focused entirely towards the growth and development of the graduate student body at Tech. Crucial to the growth of any research intensive university is the continuous growth in the enrollment of top quality graduate students. The STAGE program is designed to Attract, Recruit and Retain top quality graduate students through financial assistance in the form of scholarship and assist Tech grow. It would be a merit and financial-need based scholarship awarded each Fall to qualified new and continuing graduate students under the following two categories:
- Full time Graduate Students: $1000.00 for an academic year and
- Part-time Graduate Students: $500.00 for an academic year.
The target of the program is to raise $1 million; contributions of $1000 will be commemorated with a brick in the Scholarship Sidewalk leading from the Administration Building to Memorial Circle. Below is a list of initiatives being taken by SGA and Graduate School to raise money for the program
- Identify and contact the graduate and undergraduate alumni, parents, families, friends of students.
- Approach the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce as well as local business that graduate students patronize in the community of Lubbock, for contribution towards the program.
- Approach and encourage each graduate degree awarding departments in contributing towards the STAGE program by establishing a minimum of $10,000.00 endowment thorough donations from faculty and staff within their department.
- Encourage the campus graduate student organizations to contribute $1000.00 each towards the initiative.
- Spread awareness amongst the administrative staffs of the university by proper publicity of the program and ask them for a $1000.00 contribution towards the program.
At this time, a $10,000 endowment has been established and another $2000.00 is available for award in the Fall of 2009. With your support, Texas Tech can continue its pursuit of the highest caliber graduate students. Let us all take the step in helping the students afford their graduate school program. For questions or to make a pledge please call
Primary Contact: Arindam Mazumdar, SGA Vice-President for Graduate Affairs 742-3631
Secondary Contact: Donna Rogers, Graduate School Development Officer 742-2781
STAGE Graduate Student Scholarship Application
Let’s STAGE the school for Graduate Students, Let’s STAGE the growth of Tech!