Lesley Jones Graduate Fellowship (SJ5081)

The Lesley Jones Graduate Fellowship will be awarded to two graduate students in the professional counseling program. Recipients must have outstanding academic credentials, and with one or more faculty members in the professional counseling program, must have demonstrated a commitment to engaging in collaborative research, scholarship, and/or learning beyond what is required for classroom performance.

To compete for this scholarship, a student must:
- have completed at least 12 credit hours of graduate study in the professional counseling program;
- enroll in at least 6 credit hours per semester during the period of the scholarship award;
- have a GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- provide a statement of support from a faculty member who is supervising the applicant’s research project; and
- agree to co-present, along with a professor, at a professional conference and/or submit the presentation for professional publication during the year of the scholarship award.

If you have any questions about this scholarship, please contact the College of Education at COEScholarship@txstate.edu

Award
Varies
Scopes
COE - CLAS, College of Education, Graduate
Deadline
02/28/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Submit a brief essay (500 word limit) highlighting your career goals and commitment to a career in professional counseling.
  2. Write an essay (600 word limit) in which you demonstrate a commitment to be engaged in collaborative research, scholarship and/or learning beyond what is required for classroom performance with one or more faculty members in the professional counseling program. Also include a statement indicating the professional conference or publication for which the research project is targeted.
  3. Upload a Faculty Statement of Support /Supervision of Research Project in Professional Counseling.