In addition to the financial assistance described above, exceptional applicants will be nominated for a Presidential/Cullen/Ehrhardt Fellowship. This supplemental fellowship is awarded for the first two years of graduate study. Applications are reviewed and approved by the UH Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies.
Nominations are made by the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Optometry, following the advice of the graduate admissions committee in the College. The criteria utilized for selecting candidates for the fellowship are numerous and require a comprehensive review of multiple factors. They focus on the prior educational attainment of the applicant, prior background in research, demonstrated interest in, and preparation for, the study of Physiological Optics and Vision Science, and evidence of the applicant’s ability to successfully matriculate in the program drawn from scores on required entrance exams (GRE) and letters of reference, as well as, in some cases, interviews. Consideration is also given to including qualified underrepresented minorities in the program.
