Graduate Studies - Current Students
Fellowships
The Department of Bioengineering strongly encourages graduate students to apply for funding from the University or other agencies. The skills learned in the application process are critical to your success as a future researcher.
While we try to keep the granting opportunities listed below as complete and up-to-date as possible, there are certainly other possibilities. General fellowship and grant search engines are a good place to start. The Graduate College at the University of Illinois provides a listing of grants available to University of Illinois students. The University of Illinois' IRIS grants and fellowship search engine is an on-campus resource and also has a staff person available to assist you. Another excellent resource is GrantsNet which also allows international students to search for fellowships available to them.
If you need assistance applying for a fellowship please contact Sam Smucker in the Bioengineering office at 4-6389.
Fellowship Search Engines
Fellowship Name |
Approximate |
Eligibility |
Selection Criteria |
Amount and Duration |
Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 2 |
Current or incoming students |
Academic acheivement. Based on application and interviews. |
$31,000/year for five years |
250 |
|
Nov. 1 |
Green card holder or naturalized citizen, or be the child of naturalized citizens |
Achievement and goals statement. |
$20,000/ year for multiple years. |
30 |
|
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Fellowship Program |
Nov. 5 |
U.S. citizen. PhD students. |
All U. S. Citizens, but with emphasis on recruitment of applications from historically underrepresented minorities and women |
$16,000/year for two to six years |
varies |
Nov. 8 |
U.S. citizen. |
Grad students in the early stages of their study. Intellectual merit of applicant. |
$30,00/year for three years |
1,100 |
|
National Institute of Health (NIH) Predoctoral Fellowships for Minority Students |
Nov. 15 |
U.S. citizen. PhD student. |
Academic merit. Member of ethnic or racial under-represented group. |
$20,772/year for up to five years |
|
Nov. 15 |
U.S. citizen, current or incoming PhD students. |
Evidence of superior academic achievement, shows promise as scholar and teacher, capacity to respond to learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds, membership in underrepresented group. |
$20,000/year for three years |
60 |
|
National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Graduate Fellowships |
Jan. 07 |
U.S. citizens. Incoming or first year grad students. |
Academic background and area of study. |
$30,500/ year for three years |
8,000 |
Jan. 20 |
Current or incoming student. U.S. citizen who demonstrates a financial need. |
Seeking candidates of outstanding character with promise of distinction in their field. Apply to Grad College |
$18,000/year for one year |
1 or 2. Multiple Institutions |
|
| Association for Women in Science Education Foundation | Jan. 27 | Women, PhD students. | Several different awards are available | $1,000 and $300 awards | 5 - 10 |
Feb. 1 |
PhD or MS incoming student |
African-American applicant. NASA related research broadly defined. |
$16,000 per year MS $22,000 per year PhD |
20 |
|
Feb. 3 |
Current or incoming students |
Preference for MS students. Department nomination required. Submit to Grad College |
$9,000/ year for one year |
1 or 2. Multiple Institutions |
|
| Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program | Feb. 11 | Citizen, Permanent Resident, | First or Second year grad student interested in doing research in a foreign country. | Living expenses, tuition, airfare. | |
Feb 10 |
Current or incoming students. Current or former resident of Missouri. |
Department nomination required. Merit based. Apply to Grad College |
$15,000/year for one year |
1 or 2. Multiple Institutions |
|
June 9 |
Any predoctoral student including international students. |
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease, stroke or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems. |
$26,000/year |
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