UIC and U of I awards
Graduate students at UIC are eligible to apply for a number of awards provided for students just at UIC as well as students enrolled in the University of Illinois system. These awards are as follows – click the name of the award for further information.
For UIC graduate students. Travel Awards can be used for presentations at conferences; Project Grants are awarded for service projects.
Click here to download the 2009-2010 MLK Scholarship application.
For UIC students at all levels, based on ethnicity and academic merit. Applications are available online usually in January with an April deadline. Graduate students who receive the MLK award stipend also receive a tuition and selected fees waiver from the Graduate College.
For University of Illinois graduate students in business, engineering, or related fields. Graduate students must be nominated by the department. The department Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) collects students’ applications and sends them to Lisa Knepshield, Fellowship Coordinator, by the published UIC campus deadline. Application packets are made available to Directors of Graduate Studies by the UIC Graduate College in January. UIC campus deadline is usually late January. Graduate students who receive the FMC award stipend also receive a tuition and selected fees waiver from the Graduate College.
The Scholarship Association of UIC provides a large number of diverse awards for UIC students, listed in alphabetical order on the page linked above. Not all awards are open to graduate students. Awards for which graduate students may apply include the following:
CCSGLBTI Graduate Award
John E. and Marguerite B. Corbally Award
Judy Curry Award
Laurette Kirstein Scholarship
Grace and Conrad Kroll Scholarship
Eileen and Michael Tanner Award
Judith Ikenberry Award
Bassett, Chiswick, Kosobud and Stokes Award
Josephine Margraff Memorial Award
Sylvia L. Saffrin Memorial Award
Cathy Hill Cawthon Memorial Award
Chicago Bar Association Criminal Justice Graduate Award
Michael J. Piorkowski Award
Richard H. Ward Award
Sandra and Furio Alberti Memorial Award
Applications will be available on December 17th; most awards have a February deadline. The awards are one-time-only and do not include a waiver from the Graduate College.
The OIA offers a number of awards for both U.S. and international graduate students. All awards are one-time-only and do not include a waiver from the Graduate College. Deadlines vary by award.
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The Doolen Scholarship is a one-time award and does not include a waiver from the
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As a state institution, the University of Illinois provides waivers for children of U of I employees, children of veterans of Illinois, and senior citizens.
Fellowships and Student Loans
A fellowship will affect federal student loan or work-study. Typically, students with fellowships may not be permitted to borrow small amouns of federal loans due to cose of attendance regulation. Check with the Office of Student Financial Aid on eligibility requirements.
If you have already received a refund for the current year in federal loans and you acccept a fellowship, you may be responsible to return this refund to UIC. Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for further information.
If applying for loans and/or work-study a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed. See the Graduate Student Guide from the Office of Student Financial Aid for more information.
