About four or five visiting faculty are appointed from WES each year. Center for Texas Shores and Beaches Established by the State Legislature in 1993 in recognition of the state's eroding shoreline, the Center focuses research on the erosion problem. The Center is an entity consisting of the capabilities at Galveston, Corpus Christi, and College Station. Financial assistance is available to qualified graduate students in the form of teaching or research assistantships, scholarships, and fellowships. Holders of assistantships and most scholarships and fellowships pay in-state tuition and fees.
Stipends depend on the applicants' qualifications, including their level of graduate course work.