Graduate Studies - Current Students
Dissertation Fellowships and Travel Grants
Below are fellowships and grants available for current graduate students and graduate students in the final stages of their studies.Fellowship Name |
Approximate |
Eligibility |
Selection Criteria |
Amount and Duration |
Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust | Jan. 31st |
Graduate student in final year of PhD. including non-citizens | Evaluation of proposal | $16,000, 1 year |
10 |
| University of Illinois, Graduate College Conference Travel Awards | Feb. 19th
|
Graduate student | Evaluation of proposal | up to $500 for travel to conference | |
| University of Illinois, Dissertation Travel Grants | Mar. 3rd | Any University of Illinois graduate student. Travel must be related to dissertation | Evaluation of proposal | $5,000 | |
April 3rd |
Department nomination. Within 1 1/2 years of depositing |
Evaluation of proposal |
$17,000 |
|
|
| National Institute of Health - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Predoctoral Fellows | Apr. 5th |
Citizen | Post-Qualifying Exam, PhD candidate | $20,000, up to 5 years | |
| NIDCD Dual-Degree Individual Predoctoral Fellowship For Training Physician -Scientists | Apr. 5th Aug. 5th Dec. 5th |
Citizen. Enrolled in MD/PhD Program | Evaluation of proposal | $20,000, up to 5 years | |
| National Institute of Health - Predoctoral Fellowships for Minority Students | May 1st |
Underrepresented group | Graduate student, relevant research | $15,000 for up to 5 years. |
|
| The National Physical Science Consortium | Nov. 5th | Entering or current graduate student, citizen | Evaluation of academic history | $16,000 up to 6 years. | |
Nov. 27 |
Citizen. Graduate student. Committed to career at college or university | Evaluation of proposal, member of under represented group | $20,000 for one year. | 60 | |
| Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship |
Nov. 30 | Citizen. Final year of PhD study. Committed to career at college or university | Evaluation of proposal, member of under represented group | $21,000 | 35 |
| Beckman Institute Fellows Program | Dec. 1st | Final year of doctoral study | Topic relevant to Beckman Institute | $51,000 yr. for 3 years. | 4 |
