Graduate College Fellowship and Award Deadlines
Internal (Graduate College) as well as prestigious external fellowships require a nomination in order for a student to apply. For internal competitions, the Graduate College sets its deadline -- academic programs generally set an earlier deadline in order to complete their role in the formal nomination process. For external funding, especially for those competitions for which the Fellowships and Awards coordinator is the formal or informal advisor, the Graduate College establishes a campus deadline in advance of the funding source's deadline.
These dates are subject to change.
Graduate College Fellowship and Award Deadlines Heading link
| Department nomination deadline | Announcement of awards | |
|---|---|---|
| Access Fellowship - Round I: Recruitment | February 1, 2024 | March 1, 2024 |
| Access Fellowship - Round II: Retention | April 3, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
| Award for Graduate Research | Fall: October 4, 2023; Spring: March 15, 2024 | Fall: December 1, 2023 Spring: May 1, 2024 |
| Barnhurst-Doherty Award (*new*) | December 29, 2023 | May1, 2024 |
| Dean's Scholar Fellowship | March 8, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
| Fellowship for International Research (*new*) | November 1, 2023 | February 1, 2024 |
| Graduate Mentoring Award | March 1, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
| Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award | December 1, 2023 | February 1, 2024 |
| Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award | October 13, 2023 | December 1, 2023 |
| Provost's Graduate Internship Award | March 18, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
| Provost's Graduate Research Award | October 6, 2023 | December 1, 2023 |
| SROP Early Admissions Fellowship | October 13, 2023 | December 15, 2023 |
| UIC Pipeline to an Inclusive Faculty (PIF) Program | February 1, 2023 (as part of Access or University Fellowship app) >> Extended to NOON, 2/6/23 | March 1, 2023 |
| University Fellowship | February 1, 2024 | March 1, 2024 |
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| Campus Deadline(s) | Submission Deadline(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft PhD Fellowship | Nomination by department chair (to Microsoft): anticipated June 30 | Paused for 2023 - awaiting updates, Oct. 2023 |
| UI System - Paul D. Doolen Scholarship | n/a - student submits directly | October 4, 2023 |
| Fulbright US Student Program | September 07, 2023 | October 10, 2023 |
| Google PhD Fellowship | anticipated September 15, 2022 | Paused for 2023 - awaiting updates, Oct. 2023 |
| NSF GRFP | n/a - student submits directly | Varies by discipline, October 16-20, 2023 |
| Joint AAAI/ACM SIGAI Doctoral Dissertation Award | anticipated November 1 | anticipated November 15 |
| Critical Language Scholarship | n/a - student submits directly | anticipated November 15 |
| Deutscher Akademischer Austauchdienst (DAAD) | Fields other than Architecture, Music, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Design/Visual Communication & Film: Oct. 21 | varies |
| Ford Foundation | n/a - student submits directly; must hold a previous Ford Predoc (for the doctoral) or any previous Ford (for the postdoc) | Dissertation and postdoc: December 12, 2023 |
| Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowship | January 2, 2024 | anticipated January 22 |
| Boren Fellowship | January 10, 2024 | January 24, 2024 |
| Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad | not yet set | varies |
| UI System - President's Research in Diversity Travel Assistance Program | n/a - student submits directly | Fall 23 competition: October 21; spring 2024 deadline March 31 |
Graduate College Fellowships and Awards Heading link
Links to specific Graduate College fellowships and awards.
- Access Fellowship
- Award for Graduate Research
- Dean's Scholar Fellowship
- Graduate Mentoring Award
- Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award
- Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award
- Provost's Graduate Internship Award
- Provost's Graduate Research Award
- SROP Early Admissions Fellowship
- UIC PIF
- University Fellowship