Graduate College News

Graduate College News & Announcements

U-Pass and CampusCare

Announcing U-PASS+ U-PASS+ was a successful proof of concept during AY25, and as of Fall 2025 (AY26) UIC and Metra have agreed to shift the program into a long term agreement, through Summer…

SPA increases to $250

Open to degree-seeking students in graduate programs under the auspices of the Graduate College, the SPA helps to defray costs associated with presenting original research or scholarly work at a meeting or conference.…

$400 Application Scholarship

We recently piloted a small scholarship for students applying for the NSF GRFP. We saw a large number of applications — coincidence or correlation? Last year, expanded the pool of eligible fellowships. For…

Reminder: Summer 2026 U-PASS+ program

May 19, 2026 Dear UIC students: UIC students who opt into U-PASS have the option to add Metra Rail as part of the U-PASS+ program. This will allow unlimited rides across any line…

Recipients of Spring 2026 Awards

The Graduate College is pleased to announce the results of our internal competitions with spring deadlines: Award for Graduate Research and the Provost Graduate Internship Award. Recipients of the spring Barnhurst-Doherty Award and…

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Recipient!

NJ—The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation has named 20 outstanding PhD candidates as this year’s Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows. The Doctoral work supported by this Fellowship demonstrates moral or ethical or theological/religious…

2026 Image of Research Results

The Graduate College and the University Library announce the results of the 2026 competition! Visit: https://grad.uic.edu/funding-awards/the-image-of-research/

Recipients of Spring 2026 Recruitment Fellowship Offers

The Graduate College is pleased to announce recipients of its three recruitment competitions: the Access to Excellence Fellowship, the University Fellowship, and the the Pipeline to Faculty Fellowship. Recipients have been notified. Please…