Provost & Deiss Awards for Graduate Research Instructions for Departments/Programs
Provost & Deiss Awards for Graduate Research Instructions for Departments/Programs Heading link
The Graduate College’s longest-running support for research by graduate students at UIC is the Provost’s Award for Graduate Research and the W.C. and May Preble Deiss Fund for Biomedical Research Award; which are collectively called the Provost/Deiss Award. The Provost's Award is open to all graduate students currently enrolled at UIC and the Deiss Fund is for graduate students engaged in research in clinical or basic medical sciences.
Students may apply on a competitive basis for awards of $1000 to $3000 to support their research. Awards will be made in two competitions annually, once in Spring semester and once in Fall semester.
Deadlines
Please visit the Fellowship and Awards Deadline page for deadlines established by the Graduate College Awards Committee.
Documents Required and Instructions
To nominate a student for the Provost's Award for Graduate Research and/or the W.C. and May Preble Deiss Fund for Biomedical Research, programs must submit a single PDF file for each nominee (contents listed below) to the Graduate College by the posted deadlines via the link provided at the bottom of this page. No extensions will be granted. Nomination PDF files consist of the following materials compiled in the order specified.
- The student completes the online Application, Guarantee of Matching Funds (if total amount requested is greater than $2,000), Budget Proposal, 700-word statement, and a condensed cv (not over two pages) forms (Word template).
Student Instructions, Application Form to be completed by student, and Lists of Recipients
The student is also instructed to secure written approval and signature for any requested matching funds, from the person providing the funds, if applicable. This is for the student's records and may be requested from the student by the Graduate College at a later date.
- The student submits the completed forms (five forms in one file) listed above via email to the department/program. The student is instructed to communicate with their department to determine to whom the file should be directed.
- Additionally, the student is instructed to request a confidential endorsement (on letterhead) from the advisor (or research director), on letterhead. This endorsement should be sent by the advisor directly to the department/program for inclusion in the completed application file.
- The department/program will add endorsement letter from the advisor (or research director) to the forms submitted by the student. This is the second-to-last page.
- The department/program completes the Director of Graduate Studies/Department Head Approval Form and adds it as the last page of the application file.
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The department/program names the file, using the naming conventions described below, and uploads the file to the Graduate College by the submission deadline.
Please prepare nomination packets carefully. Poorly prepared or incomplete nominations are a common cause of otherwise deserving students failing to receive awards.
Guidelines for the Competition
FAQs
Questions
Programs/departments may direct questions about eligibility to:
- Benn Williams, Fellowships and Awards Coordinator – 312-413-2389, bwilli7@uic.edu
- Laura Junker, Associate Dean – 312-996-3283, ljunker@uic.edu
Submission Instructions
- Save the forms/documents listed above in order, as one single PDF per nominee.
Tips on combining multiple PDF documents
(updated 27 January 2010)
- The PDF files should be saved using the following naming convention:
PD_YearofAward_ProgramNameAbbreviation_NomineeLastNameFirstInitial.pdf
Example – AY 2017-2018 nominee from History named William Smith:
PD_2017_Hist_SmithW.pdf
- Do not have spaces in the pdf name.
- The Graduate College uses University of Illinois Box for all submissions. When you are ready to upload files to the Graduate College, go to the Box widget below corresponding to your correct division. Programs are responsible for making sure their nominees are uploaded into the correct folder.
Upload Fall 2018 PD Nomination PDF File(s) to the Graduate College via Box
Note: DGS nominations should be uploaded to the Box link of the appropriate division for your program. If you are uncertain, refer to the list of programs by division.
Prefer to submit via email?
Arts&Humanites: Arts_an.9weg1ljrzwk43b5u@u.box.com
Behavioral & Social Sciences: Behavio.c7em2gsltufl0dch@u.box.com
Engineering, Mathematics, & Physical Sciences: Enginee.zdx40nzd9bm1eobi@u.box.com
Life Sciences: Life_Sc.eh3cefn5w4givlez@u.box.com
Spring 2018 WINNERS (amounts awarded will be noted in award letters to be sent next week)
| Last Name | First Name | Department |
| Beltran | Susanny | Social Work (Provost Award) |
| Beltran | Luis | Biological Sciences (Provost Award) |
| Chase | Hunter | Math, Stats and Computer Science (Provost Award) |
| Davlantes | Jason | Biological Sciences (Provost Award) |
| Glaser | Noah | History (Provost Award) |
| Hallgren | Emily | Sociology (Fleming/Provost Award) |
| Hannan | Mary | Nursing-Biobehaviorial Health Sciences (Provost Award) |
| Heffern Ponicki | Maureen | Political Science (Provost Award) |
| Hotoda | Kei | Philosophy (Provost Award) |
| Iyer | Pooja | Rehabilitation Science (Deiss/Provost) |
| Karstens | Aimee | Clinical Psychology (Deiss/Provost) |
| Khaledian | Seiran | Electical and Computer Engineering (Provost Award) |
| Koster | Kevin | Neuroscience (Deiss/Provost Award) |
| Macero | Melissa | English (Provost Award) |
| Mohamed | Ahmed | Electical and Computer Engineering (Deiss/Provost Award) |
| O'Neil | Sarah | Studio Arts (Provost Award) |
| Pelayo | Areins | Philosophy(Provost Award) |
| Sanchez Bataller | Daniel | Art History (Provost Award) |
| Shabanpour Anbarani | Ramin | Civil and Materials Engineering (Provost Award) |
| Sharif Asl | Seyyed Soroosh | Mechanical Engineering (Provost Award) |
| Sherchan | Dipti | Anthropology (Provost Award) |
| Steele | Sarah | Sociology (Provost Award) |
| Whyms | Pamela | Anthropology (Deiss/Provost Award) |
| Zulauf | Courtney | Clinical Psychology (Provost Award) |