Recruitment
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One of the aims for the Graduate College’s Office for Diversity and Recruitment is the recruitment of underrepresented students to UIC’s graduate programs. This is done through several mechanisms like conferences, group visits, outreach to students, and collaborations with faculty and staff.
Throughout this page you can find information for prospective students, faculty, and staff about recruitment efforts and resources.
Recruitment Calendar
| Dates | Conference/Institutions |
|---|---|
| 09/20/2024 -09/21/2024 | University of Maryland Baltimore County McNair Conference |
| 09/27/2024-09/28/2024 | National GEM Consortium |
| 10/03/2024-10/05/2024 | American Indian Science Engineering Society |
| 10/14/2024-10/17/2024 | University of Puerto Rico Cayey & Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico |
| 10/31/2024-11/02/2024 | Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanos & Native Americans in Science |
| 11/13/2024-11/16/2024 | National Society of Black and Hispanic Physicists |
Application Fee Waivers
Application fee waivers are available for graduate program applications. Please click the Graduate and Professional Admissions website link below to learn more about application fee waiver eligibility.
Directory of Recruiting Faculty
The Directory of Recruiting Faculty is an active list of faculty at UIC who are recruiting PhD students for Fall of 2025. This is not an exhaustive list and there may be other faculty recruiting but not listed.
Directory of Recruiting Faculty File (currently list is being complied)
Funding
Financing your graduate education can look different for everyone. The Graduate College funding webpage details information about fellowships, assistantships, and other financing options. Below is a list of specific fellowship opportunities.
- Access to Excellence Fellowship
- Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Fellowship
- Pipeline to an Inclusive Faculty (PIF) Fellowship
- Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Early Admission Fellowship
Preparing to Apply
- Ensure to review the admissions application and deadline page to see specific program deadlines
- Research your program of interest and faculty you may want to work with
- Do not be afraid to connect with us during your graduate school search
Get connected!
If you have any questions about applying to graduate school at UIC please contact Emily Manzo, Assistant Director for Recruitment and Retention at emanzo4@uic.edu.
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The Graduate College Office for Diversity and Recruitment aims to collaborate via recruitment initiatives with Director of Graduate Studies, faculty and staff across departments and programs at UIC to increase diversity among graduate students.
Below are resources to help boost recruitment efforts!
For any questions, please reach out to Emily Manzo, Assistant Director for Recruitment and Retention at emanzo4@uic.edu.
Recruitment Directories
These Recruitment Directories hold contact information for prospective students met at the conferences and institutions the recruitment team travels to, in addition to national student databases. Directors of Graduate study have access to these directories through the shared box link, login access is required.
National Name Exchange Directory
The National Name Exchange (NNE) focuses on removing barriers in accessing higher education for historically unrepresented students in higher education, including first-generation students, veterans, racial and ethnic minorities, specific genders in some field and other groups.
McNair TRIO Scholars Directory
The Ronald E. McNair Program is a federally funded TRIO program that aims to prepare underrepresented students for doctoral studies through involvement in undergraduate research.
GEM Fellowship Directory
The GEM program offers a fellowship for MS and PhD level science and engineering students who attend a member university, UIC being one of them. The directory is made up of students who are actively applying or have received the fellowship.
Graduate College Prospective Student Form Directory
This directory is actively updated with the various prospective graduate student information the Graduate College recruitment gathers when traveling and hosting visits.
Directory of Recruiting Faculty
This directory is to compile active faculty that are recruiting across campus. The vision is as the recruitment team meets with prospective graduate students we are able to effectively guide them to potential faculty advisors.
If you are interested in participating in the directory, please fill out the Qualtrics form below.
Recruitment Email Templates
Recruitment email templates that could be used to contact prospective graduate students are located in the Box, DGS Resource folder as “Recruitment Resource Kit” (login required).
- Initial Contact – off directories
- Encouraging Application Submission – Post Initial Contact
- Post-Application Submission
- Post-Admission Contact
Application Fee Waviers
There are two main application fee waivers that prospective students may be eligible for the Ronald E. McNair Application Fee Wavier and the Diversity Program Participant Application Fee Wavier, ensure that students are aware of them.
Potential Funding Sources
- Access to Excellence Fellowship
- Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Fellowship
- Pipeline to an Inclusive Faculty (PIF) Fellowship
- Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Early Admission Fellowship
Connect With Us
If you want to have further conversations about potential collaborations, recruitment resources, or have us attend departmental/faculty meetings please reach out to Lunaire Ford, Associate Dean at lford@uic.edu and Emily Manzo, Assistant Director for Recruitment and Retention at emanzo4@uic.edu.