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Ordinarily graduate appointments are made on an annual basis. Fellowships and tuition-and-fee waivers are awarded competitively by the Graduate College to students nominated by the departments.
Students wishing to compete for fellowships, awards, or tuition-and-fee waivers may obtain the necessary forms on the Graduate College's website. Incoming students should indicate on their Admissions Review Coversheet that they wish to apply for funding (this is NOT necessary for teaching assistantships, as assistantships are awarded to ALL incoming PhD students).
Follow the links provided below for more information regarding materials required for application. NOTE: Letters of recommendation may be the same as those used for the admission packet.
The Application for Graduate Appointment is required for all fellowships and awards except the Board of Trustees Tuition-and-Fee Waiver.
University Fellowships
University Fellowships are awards aimed at recruiting outstanding students newly admitted to graduate programs at UIC. The deadline
for incoming graduate students is
mid-February. Incoming students who are interested in being considered should notify the Office of Graduate Studies at the time of application. Nominations are made by the Department of English shortly after admissions have been completed. Announcements
of awards are customarily made in April. Students
with
fellowships must carry 12 hours per semester.
http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1000090
Dean's Scholar Award
The Dean's Scholar Award is a one-year, non-renewable award presented by the Dean of the Graduate College in recognition of a student's scholarly achievement. It is intended to provide the most distinguished, advanced-level graduate students with a period of time dedicated solely to the completion of their programs. The Dean’s Scholar competition is open to doctoral students who have passed the Graduate-College-required Preliminary Examination at the University of Illinois at Chicago and are well into their dissertation work. Applications are ordinarily due by the second week in March.
http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1000091
Abraham Lincoln Graduate Fellowship
The goal of the Abraham Lincoln Fellowship program at the University of Illinois at Chicago is to increase the excellence and diversity of the graduate student body by attracting applicants who have overcome obstacles to achieve academic success, like President Lincoln himself, who by his words and actions forged the framework for America's pursuit of freedom, equality and justice. The fellowship is open to both returning students (nominations due by the first week in April) and incoming graduate students. Incoming students who are interested in being considered should notify the Office of Graduate Studies at the time of application.
http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1000092
DFI Fellowship
The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program (DFI)—formerly known as the IMGIP/ICEOP—was established by the Illinois General Assembly and signed as Public Act 093-0862 on August 4, 2004. This act combines the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program (ICEOP) and the Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive Program (IMGIP) into a single fellowship program. The purpose of DFI is to increase the number of underrepresented faculty and staff in Illinois institutions of higher education and higher education governing boards. Incoming students who are interested in being considered should notify the Office of Graduate Studies at the time of application.
http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1000083
Board of Trustees Tuition-and-Fee Waivers
The Department of English selects a limited number graduate students for Board of Trustees Tuition-and-Fee waivers. The waivers are issued on a semester-by-semester basis for students who not carry an assistantship or any other type of funding. Eligible students are doctoral candidates living locally who have not yet accumulated the required 32 hours of dissertation research, as well as outstanding MA students. Students
on BOT waivers must carry a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in the fall and spring semesters; a minimum of six (6) credit hours during the summer session.
BOT waivers cover the following charges: Full tuition, including differential, if any; Service fee; Health service fee; Academic facilities maintenance fund assessment (AFMFA); Library and Information Technology Assessment (LITA); $100 toward the cost of university health insurance (CampusCare) if the student is enrolled. The entire $100 is paid in the first semester that the student is enrolled in CampusCare, usually the Fall.
BOT waivers do NOT cover the following charges: General fee; CTA transportation fee; Student-to-student fee; The remainder of the cost of health insurance after the $100 payment.
Full-time employees, including lecturers, are not eligible for this waiver. Students receive information regarding the waivers several times throughout the year. To be considered for the waiver, students should contact the Office of Graduate Studies.
Visit the UIC Fellowship Office online for more information.
Download relevant forms.
