• Citizenship Status: Must be a US citizen or US permanent resident.
  • Undergraduate Degree: Must hold a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in physical sciences (chemistry, physics) or in an engineering discipline. Applicants with other bachelor’s degrees may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  • GPA Requirement: Must have a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in junior- and senior-level work and in any graduate work already completed.
  • Academic Standing: Must be accepted to UT-Dallas Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering MS program before fellowship selection.
  • Fellowship Application and Selection: Apply and be selected as a fellowship recipient in the NTxSI Scholar program.
  • Certificate Completion: Complete the Graduate Certificate in Semiconductor Technology as part of the MS curriculum. Learn more here.
  • Research Component: Complete a thesis project focused on semiconductor technology.