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McNair Day @ UIC

An opportunity for rising Seniors to learn of the many graduate opportunites available at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  See details.


Abraham Lincoln Fellowship 2012-2013

Congratulations to the Abraham Lincoln Fellowship Award Recipients for the retention round 


Dean's Scholar Award 2012-2013

Congratulations to the Dean's Scholar Award Winners


Provost / Deiss Award Spring 2012

Congratulations to the Provost / Deiss Sp12 Award Winners


Annual Doctoral Student Assessment Policy

Effective Fall 2013, the Graduate College requires programs to conduct an annual assessment of all of their doctoral students. Review the policy and minimum requirements here. Check back for periodic updates.


The Image of Research 2012

The Image of Research winners and finalists will be on display in the Daley Library from April 19 until May 31. The winners will also be on display at the Library of Health Sciences and on banners around campus.


Abraham Lincoln Fellowship 2012-2013

Congratulations to the Abraham Lincoln Fellowship Award Recipients for the recruitment round

The Versatile PhD

The Graduate College has purchased a subscription to The Versatile PhD, a largely online resource for graduate students and postdocs who may be interested in non-academic careers.  Further information.


DFI/IALHEA Conference and Diversity Research Forum
Thursday, April 12, 2012
University of Illinois at Chicago

Click here for Conference information and Registration


Graduate College Events & Workshops

View upcoming events and workshops  


University Fellowships 2012-2013

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012-2013 University Fellowship.


Policy on Conflicts of Interest in the Admissions Process

See information on the Graduate College policy on conflicts of interest in the admissions process.


Graduate Assistant (GA) Tuition Waiver Taxation Overview Sessions

The University Payroll and Benefits (UPB) office is offering overview sessions on the taxation of tuition waivers for employees and students who receive graduate-level tuition waivers valued more than $5,250, and those who work with these individuals. This taxation does not apply to qualified Teaching Assistants (TA) or Research Assistants (RA), only to Graduate Assistants (GA).  You will need to register (see above link).


Graduate Mentoring Award

Please join the Graduate College in congratulating the recipients of the 2012 Graduate Mentoring Awards:

  • Bette Bottoms, Department of Psychology
  • Christina Pugh, Department of English
  • Lauretta Quinn, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science
  • Tanya Berger-Wolf, Department of Computer Science

Graduate Mentoring Awards are designed to encourage and award excellence and innovation in all aspects of graduate mentoring.  Each year the Graduate College will provide up to four awards of $2,000 each. 


Outstanding Thesis Award

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2011-2012 Outstanding Thesis Award recipients. List of recipients


Electronic Theses & Dissertations

It is now mandatory that master's theses and doctoral dissertations be submitted electronically as a PDF file.  The publication fee is payable online.  For information consult the UIC ETD home page.


Graduate College Emergency Grant Fund

The Graduate College has established an Emergency Grant to provide financial help to graduate students who may experience acute, unexpected problems that are of a short-term nature.  Further information, including an application form may be found here.


Taxation of Graduate Assistant Tuition Waivers

FAQs on taxation of GAs and Pre-Professional GA Tuition Waivers may be found here


Portal for Students, my.uic

Students, please visit the UIC portal, my.uic.eduBe sure to read the Graduate College RSS feeds about announcements, deadlines and funding opportunities for graduate students!