Endowed awards and special funds are another important tool in recognizing and rewarding achievement with the university. These types of endowments may be designated for specific purposes, such as support of research of special interest to the donor. These endowments also may be used to establish awards for outstanding professors or students, scholarship or student loans or funds may be designated to support laboratories and research facilities. The amount necessary to establish an endowment for an award or special fund varies, depending upon the specific wishes of the donor and the design of the endowment.
Below are the current lists of endowed awards & special funds:
| Endowed Awards | School | Endowment Established |
| Aaron M. Blanchard Memorial Award in Medical Physics | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 6/29/2007 |
| C. Frank Webber, M.D. Prize for Student Research | McGovern Medical School | 10/13/1989 |
| Cheves M. and Isabella C. Smythe Endowed Award for Excellence in Resident Education | McGovern Medical School | 2/7/2002 |
| D. Dudley and Judy White Oldham Faculty Award | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 10/17/2016 |
| Dan and Jay Sterling Gastroenterology Fellowship Award | McGovern Medical School | 9/30/2002 |
| Dorothy A. Otto Award Fund | Cizik School of Nursing | 7/18/2001 |
| Drs. Emil and Anna Steinberger Endowed Research Award in Reproductive Sciences | McGovern Medical School | 12/10/2012 |
| Dr. Sam A. Winkelmann Research Award | School of Dentistry | 4/4/2014 |
| DuPont/Fuentes Endowed Fellowship Award in Cardiovascular Medicine | McGovern Medical School | 2/4/2010 |
| Elizabeth W. Quinn Oncology Research Award | McGovern Medical School | 6/26/2000 |
| Floyd Haar, M.D. Endowed Memorial Research Award in Memory of Freda Haar | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 6/29/2007 |
| Gene Stevenson, DDS, Memorial Award in Evidence-based Dentistry | School of Dentistry | 11/16/2017 |
| Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award | McGovern Medical School | 1/12/2001 |
| Hitoshi Nikaidoh, M.D., Award for Humanism in Medicine | McGovern Medical School | 11/2/2004 |
| Jesse B. Heath, Jr. Family Legacy Award | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 8/17/2015 |
| John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching | Component Wide | 6/9/1978 |
| John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Awards | McGovern Medical School | 2/5/2016 |
| John P. McGovern Award in Health Promotion | School of Public Health | 3/29/1996 |
| Melva S. Ramsay Award | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 5/31/2005 |
| Paul Darlington, Ph.D. Faculty Mentor Award | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 10/1/2008 |
| R. Palmer Beasley, M.D. Faculty Award | School of Public Health | 12/17/2012 |
| R. Palmer Beasley, M.D. and Lu-Yu Hwang, M.D. Travel Award in International Research | School of Public Health | 12/17/2012 |
| Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Award in Bone Disease Research | McGovern Medical School | 2/11/2015 |
| S. Ward Casscells III, M.D. Student Award | McGovern Medical School | 12/5/1997 |
| Stanley G. Schultz, M.D. Student Travel Award in Global Health | McGovern Medical School | 5/5/2011 |
| Steve Lasher and Janiece Longoria Graduate Student Research Award in Cancer Biology | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 12/1/2014 |
| The Harris County Medical Society Auxiliary Award for Clinical Excellence in Nursing | Cizik School of Nursing | 7/12/1986 |
| The John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Awards | Component-Wide | 10/11/1984 |
| Walter G. Sterling Awards for Excellence | McGovern Medical School | 6/9/1978 |
| Endowed Special Funds | School | Endowment Established |
| Alfred and Elizabeth Nelson Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Endowment Fund | McGovern Medical School | 2/4/2015 |
| Allen F. Gaw, DDS Endowment | School of Dentistry | 1/15/2016 |
| Amelia McCarthy Memorial Fund for Dr. Walter Henry Scherer | School of Dentistry | 9/24/1960 |
| Anne and Don Fizer Foundation Endowment for Depression Research | McGovern Medical School | 2/10/2017 |
| Arlo Weltge, M.D. and Janet Macheledt, M.D. Emergency Medicine Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 7/31/2012 |
| Arnett Center Endowment Fund | McGovern Medical School | 2/11/2015 |
| Ashley Miller Wolf Endowed Teaching Fund | McGovern Medical School | 12/13/2007 |
| Barbara J. Gibbs Partnership Fund | McGovern Medical School | 8/23/2017 |
| Barry and Sherry Wallace Fund for Cardiovascular Research | McGovern Medical School | 1/28/2016 |
| Bettie Collins and Helene Collins Sprong Fund | McGovern Medical School | 4/12/1984 |
| Bridges Family Nursing Excellence Fund | Cizik School of Nursing | 2/9/2017 |
| Carlos E. Nasjleti, D.D.S. Endowment Fund For Periodontal Research | School of Dentistry | 3/18/1996 |
| Carlos R. Hamilton, Jr., M.D. Endowed President’s Excellence Fund | Component-Wide | 12/1/2008 |
| Carrie M. Horne and Family Pediatric Dermatology Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 10/6/2017 |
| Center for Outcome Study and Program Evaluation in Mental Health | Harris County Psychiatric Hospital | 3/27/1997 |
| Clare A. Glassell Family Pediatric Surgery Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 5/2/2016 |
| Cornelia and Meredith Long Pediatric Dermatology Endowed Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 10/6/2017 |
| D. Dudley and Judy White Oldham Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 10/17/2016 |
| Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 2/26/2018 |
| Daniel C. Arnold Endowed Fund for Vision Rehabilitation | McGovern Medical School | 2/9/2017 |
| David and Donna Offutt Pediatric Dentistry Endowment in Honor of Dr. Richard E. Jennings | School of Dentistry | 8/3/2015 |
| David B. Meraz Memorial Fund for Veterans Oral Health | School of Dentistry | 2/21/2017 |
| David K. Wagner, M.D. and James R. Roberts, M.D. Emergency Medicine Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 6/13/2013 |
| David M. Grimes II Neurology Fund | McGovern Medical School | 12/20/2013 |
| Dean and Jackie Pisani Lead Fund for Medical Genetics | McGovern Medical School | 5/4/2017 |
| Deborah Garrett Adams Leadership Development Fund | Cizik School of Nursing | 1/15/2016 |
| Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS Endowed Fund for Dental Education | School of Dentistry | 1/26/2017 |
| DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental Endowed Residents' Fund | School of Dentistry | 4/5/2012 |
| Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences Endowment Fund | School of Dentistry | 3/7/2013 |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice Fund for Excellence | Cizik School of Nursing | 5/9/2012 |
| Dr. Damon Wells, Jr. Endowed Fund for Cardiovascular Research in the Weatherhead PET Imaging Center | McGovern Medical School | 6/13/2016 |
| Dr. Edward Randall, Jr. Memorial Fund | McGovern Medical School | 10/8/1993 |
| Dr. Filemon K. Tan Educational Endowment for Junior Faculty | McGovern Medical School | 9/25/2015 |
| Dr. John J. Kopchick Fellows, Scholarship and Research Programs | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 2/5/2016 |
| Dr. Noriaki Aoki Fund | School of Biomedical Informatics | 5/14/2014 |
| Drs. Rita Ne, Chad Park and Todd Istre Endowment | School of Dentistry | 10/26/2015 |
| E. C. Hinds Academy Foundation--John Helfrick Endowment | School of Dentistry | 2/10/2017 |
| Edward F. Jackson, Ph.D. Graduate Education Endowment Fund | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 8/22/2013 |
| Emily and Jordan Marye Leadership Development Fund | Cizik School of Nursing | 1/28/2016 |
| Ernest L. Kurth, Jr. Educational Enrichment Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 9/18/2000 |
| Ernst Knobil Ph.D. Memorial Endowment Fund | McGovern Medical School | 2/1/2000 |
| Ethel V. Hermosillo Dean’s Excellence Fund | School of Dentistry | 3/17/2005 |
| Ethel V. Hermosillo Employee Benefit Endowment | School of Dentistry | 3/17/2005 |
| Fayez Sarofim Basic and Laboratory Science Research Fund in Ophthalmology | McGovern Medical School | 1/27/2016 |
| Foster Family Education Fund | McGovern Medical School | 7/19/2013 |
| Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Symposium Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 1/18/2013 |
| Grace Reynolds Wall Research Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 1/24/2018 |
| GSBS Dean's Impact Fund | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 2/7/2018 |
| GSBS Outreach Fund | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 2/5/2016 |
| GSBS Education Endowment Fund | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 9/15/2014 |
| Helen A. Krause Endowed Research Fund in Renal Diseases | McGovern Medical School | 4/8/1998 |
| Henry W. Strobel Ph.D. Freshman Retreat Fund | McGovern Medical School | 5/2/2007 |
| Herbert M. Seybold, MD Memorial Fund | School of Dentistry | 8/3/2015 |
| Herman A. Krause Endowed Research Fund in Orthopaedics | McGovern Medical School | 4/8/1998 |
| Hollister Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 8/31/2009 |
| Howell Family Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 4/23/2017 |
| IMM General Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 5/12/2003 |
| James J. and Una T. Truitt Medical Educational Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 10/14/1955 |
| Jay Brent Sterling Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 5/11/1995 |
| John H. Freeman Fund | McGovern Medical School | 7/21/1972 |
| John M. and Susan M. Powers Dental Student Research Fund | School of Dentistry | 8/9/1999 |
| John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics Endowment Fund | McGovern Medical School | 12/21/2016 |
| John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Research Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 2/5/2016 |
| John P. McGovern Medical Humanities Fund | McGovern Medical School | 11/9/2007 |
| John R. Ludington, Jr. D.D.S., M.S.D. Endowed Fund in Endodontics | School of Dentistry | 1/10/2002 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund I | McGovern Medical School | 5/17/2004 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund II | McGovern Medical School | 5/17/2004 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund III | McGovern Medical School | 7/19/2004 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund IV | McGovern Medical School | 1/18/2005 |
| Joseph N. Corriere, Jr., Research Fund in Urology | McGovern Medical School | 9/16/1977 |
| Juan Jose Ruiz, M.D. Ophthalmology Excellence Fund | McGovern Medical School | 5/16/2016 |
| Judge Paul and Mary Ferguson Neurology Research Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 1/18/2017 |
| Kimbrough Family Endowed Lectureship Fund | McGovern Medical School | 2/9/2017 |
| Larry Deaven PhD Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 4/6/2016 |
| Laura and Bradley McWilliams Endowed Research Fund for Urology | McGovern Medical School | 5/6/2015 |
| Laura Moore and Don Sanders Nutrition Education Endowment | School of Public Health | 5/4/2017 |
| Lee and Joeseph D. Jamail Research Fund in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Held by the Hermann Eye Fund) | McGovern Medical School | 11/6/1998 |
| MD/PHD Endowment Fund in Honor of Peter Davies, MD, PhD and Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 5/14/2014 |
| Marjorie B. Poyner and Herbert F. Poyner, Jr. Endowment for Medical Research in the Institute of Molecular Medicine for Prevention of Human Diseases | McGovern Medical School | 1/18/2008 |
| Mark Chapman Powell Pediatric Bipolar Registry | McGovern Medical School | 2/7/2018 |
| Mark Edward Stinson, M.D. Global Health Student Assistance Fund | McGovern Medical School | 7/15/2009 |
| Mary Ann (Sandy) Santleben Lunsford Student Externship in Cardiovascular Medicine | McGovern Medical School | 10/2/2002 |
| Maureen O'Driscoll-Levy, M.D. Cardiovascular Clinical Education Endowment for Fellows in Fellowship Training Program | McGovern Medical School | 5/9/2012 |
| Michael Farley Moyers Heavy Particle Therapy Graduate Student Travel Endowed Fund | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 5/18/2006 |
| Michael J. Jeansonne, D.D.S., Medical School ’90 Endowed Research Fund | School of Dentistry | 6/13/1996 |
| Mina Rosenthal-Eames Patient Care Fund | School of Dentistry | 3/10/2009 |
| Morgan and Shawn Adibi, DDS MEd Endowment | School of Dentistry | 2/21/2017 |
| Nicole and Evan H. Katz Pediatric Dermatology Endowed Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 1/15/2016 |
| Pamela Clark, DDS and Gerald Wiesner Endowment in Pediatric Dentistry | School of Dentistry | 5/4/2017 |
| PARTNERS Faculty Research Scholar Fund | Cizik School of Nursing | 8/20/2009 |
| Paula Mischer Education and Training Fund in Neurology | McGovern Medical School | 11/28/2017 |
| Pediatric Nephrology Educational and Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 12/11/2015 |
| Pediatric Resident and Fellow Research and Education Fund | McGovern Medical School | 1/18/2017 |
| Philip R. Nader MD Legacy of Health Early Intervention for Child Health Endowed Fund | School of Public Health | 4/8/2016 |
| Physician/Scientist Endowment Fund | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 9/15/2014 |
| Pierce Runnells Memorial Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 8/7/2016 |
| President's Academic Excellence Fund | Component-Wide | 8/31/2016 |
| R. P Doherty Memorial Fund | McGovern Medical School | 11/29/2000 |
| R. W. (Bill) Butcher Endowment | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 8/31/2001 |
| Raye White Basic and Laboratory Science Research Fund in Ophthalmology | McGovern Medical School | 12/18/2015 |
| Research Projects in Academic Surgery Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 4/15/1988 |
| Rodney J. Sands New Initiatives Stem Cell Research Endowment Fund | McGovern Medical School | 5/30/2005 |
| Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Bone Disease Program of Texas Support Fund | McGovern Medical School | 9/25/2017 |
| Rose Brigham Klepfer Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 5/7/1999 |
| School of Nursing Endowment Research Fund | Cizik School of Nursing | 3/29/1996 |
| School of Public Health Nutrition Education Endowment in honor of Roberta Anding | School of Public Health | 8/10/2017 |
| Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowment Fund for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Health & Wellness | School of Public Health | 3/1/2017 |
| Speros Martel Endowment for the Aging | Cizik School of Nursing | 8/5/2002 |
| SPH Dean's Academic and Research Support Fund | School of Public Health | 5/28/2013 |
| Stephen C. Hofmann, M.D. Student Assistance Fund | McGovern Medical School | 3/27/1997 |
| Steve and Jessica Koo Endowed Fund | School of Dentistry | 10/15/2013 |
| Sue McRaney Indigent Care Endowment Fund | McGovern Medical School | 11/7/2015 |
| Susan M. Cooley Pediatric Literacy Fund | McGovern Medical School | 8/30/2007 |
| The Dental Hygiene Class of 2003 Endowment Fund | School of Dentistry | 8/5/2002 |
| The Department of Anesthesiology Excellence Fund | McGovern Medical School | 8/10/1995 |
| The Dr. Milton and Florence Yellen Scholarship Fund | School of Dentistry | 2/8/2001 |
| The Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Foundation Endowment to Support Geriatric Research and Education | Component-Wide | 2/26/2018 |
| The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Endowment in Honor of Judith Rosenberg Hoffberger | McGovern Medical School | 12/5/1997 |
| The John P. McGovern, M.D. Center for Humanities and Ethics | McGovern Medical School | 11/9/2004 |
| The Nina S. Leifeste, DDS Community Outreach Endowment | School of Dentistry | 10/23/2017 |
| The Romero-Levine Family Endowment | School of Dentistry | 12/14/2015 |
| The Roy M. Huffington Bicentennial Endowment Fund for the Benefit of The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston | Cizik School of Nursing | 6/28/2004 |
| The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston Impact Fund | School of Dentistry | 11/12/2012 |
| The Weatherhead Fund | McGovern Medical School | 1/5/1998 |
| The Welch Foundation Endowment in Chemistry and Related Sciences | McGovern Medical School | 12/1/1994 |
| Theodore R. Levy Endowed Cardiac Research Fund | McGovern Medical School | 3/11/1997 |
| Thomas R. and Frances B. Clanton Endowment for Orthopedic Education | McGovern Medical School | 5/16/2007 |
| Thomas W. Wild Pediatric Dentistry Endowment | School of Dentistry | 8/10/2017 |
| Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Center Fund | McGovern Medical School | 9/17/2009 |
| UT Medical School at Houston Art Wall Fund | McGovern Medical School | 11/7/2008 |
| UTHealth Academic Excellence Fund | Component-Wide | 12/12/2017 |
| UTHealth Clinical Excellence Fund | Component-Wide | 12/12/2017 |
| UTHPAA Heritage Fund | School of Dentistry | 8/10/2017 |
| UTHRO Endowment for Healthy Aging | Component-Wide | 9/26/2016 |
| UTHSON Alumni Endowment | Cizik School of Nursing | 9/29/2009 |
| UTSD Alumni Association Endowment Fund | School of Dentistry | 10/9/1986 |
| UTSD Student Emergency Fund | School of Dentistry | 5/8/2018 |
| Vale Asche Russell Clinical Research Endowment | McGovern Medical School | 11/29/2004 |
| Victoria Q. Cisneros, DDS, MS Fund for Veterans Oral Health | School of Dentistry | 4/24/2018 |
| W. Kenneth Horwitz, D.D.S. Endowed Fund in Ethics | School of Dentistry | 6/18/2010 |
| Walter Henry Scherer Fund for Dentistry | School of Dentistry | 10/17/1952 |
| Weatherhead P.E.T. Center Fund (Quasi) | McGovern Medical School | 1/8/2001 |
| William D. and Helen L. Guynn Research and Scholarship Fund | McGovern Medical School | 6/6/1991 |