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FMC Educational Fund Fellowship 2010-2011 Application InstructionsDescription: Three to five awards of approximately $9000 each, plus a tuition and selected fees waiver, for one academic year. Awards are not renewable, but previous winners are welcome to reapply. Application Deadline: UIC on-campus deadline is 4:00 p.m., Friday, January 22nd, 2010. Eligibility: UIC full-time graduate students in business, engineering, or related areas, who are not graduating in Spring 2010 (i.e., who will continue their studies full-time in 2010-2011). Preference is given to Master’s candidates in business administration and engineering, although doctoral students may also apply. There is no citizenship requirement. Application: The following materials must be submitted by the campus deadline: 1. FMC Educational Fund Fellowship Transmittal Form: This is a fillable PDF form which the Director of Graduate Studies or Department Head should complete, print out, sign, and include with your application.2. Notice of Graduate Admission: this is the letter from the UIC Graduate College confirming your admission to a graduate program. If you have not retained a copy, your department should have one on file. 3. Application for Graduate Appointment: completed and signed by the applicant. Click on the link to obtain this form. IMPORTANT! In lieu of the 300-word statement, you must include a Background Essay, as described below. Do not write “refer to résumé” and include a résumé; the résumé will NOT be reviewed by the selection committee. 4. Three Letters of Recommendation: click on the link to obtain this form. Recommendation letters must be written specifically for your application to the FMC award -- letters from your application to graduate school are not permitted. Recommendation letters should come in sealed envelopes, as part of the entire packet. 5. Background Essay: this is a two- to three-page narrative describing you, your graduate achievements, and what you want to do once you have completed the degree. Essays should be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font with 1” margins all around. 6. Transcripts: one official UIC transcript. If this is your first semester at UIC, certified copies of the post-secondary transcripts that you submitted with your application to graduate study are acceptable.
Applications turned in after 4:00 p.m. Friday January 22nd will not be accepted.The complete application must be submitted to: Lisa J. Knepshield |
