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Scholarships/Fellowships

Service Travel Scholarships For Undergraduates

The University YMCA’s Fred S. Bailey Scholarship Program is now offering TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS for University of Illinois undergraduates.  The Fred S. Bailey International Travel Scholarship program will fund up to 75% of the total cost of international travel with a service component.  Awards range from $600–$1800.

Eligible applicants must have been involved in the program (academic or extracurricular) for a minimum of one semester before traveling. Recipients will be selected on the basis of their demonstrated commitment to the project/program, long-term career goals in international development or related fields, the trip’s potential impact on the student’s learning and professional development, potential for positive impact on the host community and financial need.

For more information, visit: http://www.universityymca.org/bailey/awards.html

Scholarships/Fellowships

The Illinois Club Scholarships

The Illinois Club is now accepting scholarship applications online for the next academic year.  They are offering 12 awards for UNDERGRADUATES totaling over $27,000:

  • Isabelle Purnell Education Awards & Make-A-Difference Awards – $2,000 each – 9 awards
  • STEM Education Award – $3,000 – 1 award
  • Susan T. Haney Social Work Award – $3,000 – 1 award
  • Judith Life Ikenberry Fine Arts Award – $3,400 – 1 award

 

Students will be considered for all awards for which they are eligible.

 

The Application Deadline is November 1, 5:00PM

 

You will be notified via e-mail when your application is received.  In December or January you will be e-mailed again about the status of your application.  If you are a semifinalist you will be interviewed in late January or early February, with notification of all awards occurring shortly thereafter.  Study Abroad student interviews may be Skyped.  The winners and their families will be celebrated at a Scholarship Awards Brunch in early March.

Online application can be found here:
https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/8344186
Helpful hints on supporting documents can be found here (read this before applying!):

http://theillinoisclub.org/documents/scholarship/2014_SchAppSupportDocs.pdf

 

Scholarships/Fellowships

Kevin T. Early Memorial Scholarship for Freshmen

Please share information about this scholarship with eligible students (that is, anyone with freshman standing in 2014-2015 who writes poetry).  Thanks!

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Kevin T. Early Memorial Scholarship for Freshmen Students

Deadline:  October 31, 2014

Amount:  $2,000

Eligibility:  Any student with freshman standing at UIUC for the 2014-2015 school year and who has demonstrated an aptitude for and a skill in writing poetry.

Rules:  Students must submit 5 poems.  The complete manuscript should not exceed 5 pages.

Deadline for application:  October 31, 2014

Kevin T. Early Memorial Scholarship

Contact and Submission Information:  Jennifer Price, Department of English, 208 English Building, MC-718, 608 S. Wright Street, Urbana, IL  61801.  Phone:  (217) 333-2390 (jajones6@illinois.edu)

The name, address, phone number, e-mail, and UIN of the writer are to appear on a title sheet that will be separate from the entry.  The writer’s name is not to appear on the entry itself.  Entries will not be returned.

This scholarship is made possible from an endowment by William and Donna Early in memory of their son Kevin, who would have been a freshman at UIUC.

Career opportunities, International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program Application for Summer 2015 is LIVE!

The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the opening of the scholarship competition for the 2015 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in thirteen critical foreign languages.
 
The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is a fully-funded overseas language program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and to build relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.
 
The thirteen CLS languages are: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.
 
Please note that participants in the CLS Program are not required to have any experience studying critical languages for most of the thirteen languages. Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can be found on the CLS website: http://www.clscholarship.org.
 
The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse interests, from a wide variety of fields of study, backgrounds and career paths, with the purpose of representing the full diversity of professional, regional, cultural and academic backgrounds in the United States. Thus, students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.
 
There is no service requirement for CLS Alumni after the program. However, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. Participants are selected based on their commitment to language learning and plans to apply their language skills to their future academic or professional pursuits.
 
Please note that CLS is an intensive group-based language program.

The application is now live and available online at:  http://www.clscholarship.org
Applications will be due November 12, 2014 by 8:00 pm EST.
 
Prior to preparing their application, interested students should review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website: http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants.
 
For news, updates and more information about the CLS Program, check out the CLS website or Facebook page!
 
 
Thank you,
 
Richelle Bernazzoli, Ph.D.
Scholarships Coordinator
National and International Scholarships Program  |  University of Illinois
Illini Union Bookstore, 5th Floor, MC-317  |  807 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
ph: (217) 333-4710  |  fax: (217) 244-4851  |  topscholars@illinois.edu

 

Department of Statistics, In The News, Scholarships/Fellowships, Undergraduate research

Fall 2014 Conference Travel Grant Competition

The Office of Undergraduate Research announces its Fall 2014 conference travel grant competition. Deadline for submissions is October 5, 2014, for conferences in Fall 2014. Competition for Spring 2015 will take place in November. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact OUR at ugresearch@illinois.edu. Information and link to application form is available on our website at: http://provost.illinois.edu/our/conferences-journals.html .

Sincerely,

Office of Undergraduate Research

(Professor Paul F. Diehl, Director)

International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Churchill Scholarship – DEADLINE October 9

The Churchill Scholarship enables outstanding American students to pursue one year of graduate work leading to a degree in engineering, mathematics, or the physical or natural sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge University.  Seniors and graduate students are eligible to apply. You must complete the GRE general test by November, be under the age of 26, and be a U.S. citizen.
 
The required campus deadline is October 9.  A complete Churchill Scholarship application must be submitted to us by this deadline in order to be considered for University of Illinois endorsement (a requirement to move forward in the competition). Based on your submittal (and in special circumstances an interview), a Churchill Scholarship Campus Review Committee will determine your endorsement.
 
Additional information on the scholarship and application process can be found at http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/churchill. 

 

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Career opportunities, Scholarships/Fellowships

Teaching Fellowship: App Deadline Approaching

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You may have students or colleagues who are perfect for the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship.
Our final application deadline is Friday, March 14!
Please help us promote the program by sharing this exciting opportunity with students, recent grads,
career changers, and others you consider qualified.
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“I teach science because I want my students not only to gaze at the stars, but to reach for them.” ~Kate Schlarman, WWTF ’12
“I teach math because it is a beautiful story written in a strange language.” ~Theodore (Tio) Savich, WWTF ’10
 
Put your math, science or technology knowledge to work for the kids who need you most.
Become a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow.
Now more than ever, high-need urban and rural secondary schools need dedicated and powerful teachers
in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship
recruits high achieving candidates who have the drive to become teachers—including graduating college seniors,
recent graduates, armed forces veterans, and mid-career and second-career professionals.  Fellows begin with an
intensive master’s degree program interwoven with a full year in the classroom, then commit to teaching for
at least three years in a high-need urban or rural school district.
 
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows Receive
Admission to a master’s degree program at a participating college/university in
*Indiana    *Michigan    *New Jersey    *Ohio
Preparation for teaching certification
Support and mentoring throughout the four-year program
$30,000 stipend in the first year; salary during the three-year teaching commitment
Lifelong membership in a national network of intellectual leaders as a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow 
 
Applications are being accepted until March 14, 2014. To learn more, visitWoodrow.org/teach

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Scholarships/Fellowships, Study Abroad

James Scholars: Come to England in August!

Calling all James Scholars (Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors)
You’re invited to spend 2 weeks in England this coming August!
 
INFO SESSION: this Thursday February 27th
323 Mumford Hall
5:30pm
 
 
SUMMER STUDY TOUR for JAMES SCHOLARS // 3 CREDIT HOURS
ACES 298: Marketing and Cultural Economy of Food as Heritage *all majors welcome
Location: Shropshire, England
Dates: August 7, 2014-August 17, 2014
Application Deadline: March 17, 2014
Program Summary: This program explores an entire region – the most rural, beautiful, and sparsely populated of England. We will study market towns, farms, breweries, pubs, tea rooms, restaurants and food stores, as well as Ironbridge Gorge (home of the Industrial Revolution which, among other achievements, gave us cast iron cookware that revolutionized the kitchen) and the nearby multicultural metropolis of Birmingham where the Cadbury family established its chocolate empire. Includes pre and post-departure coursework on campus.
(APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH!)
Cost: $2700 (includes program fee, airfare, housing, & most meals and entrance to museums and other sites)
 
 
 
For more information, contact:
Jessa Barnard
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE)
304C Mumford Hall
Jbecker2@illinois.edu
International study, Scholarships/Fellowships, Study Abroad

Scholarships DEADLINE EXTENDED for study in Israel or India

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY IN ISRAEL OR INDIA AVAILABLE
Funding is available through the Arie & Ida Crown Study Abroad in Israel Scholarship and the Charles Wert India-Illinois Scholarship for undergraduates participating in a university approved, credit-bearing study abroad program. Extended Deadline: March 7, 2014 at 11:59PM. Contact apurnell@illinois.edu to apply.
 
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Career opportunities, Informational Meeting, International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

French Field Study and Internship Programs

IFE – French Field Study and Internship Programs Info Sessions
DateMar 4, 2014

 
Time1:30 pm – 3:55 pm  

 
LocationRm. 232, International Studies Building

 
SponsorStudy Abroad Office
 
Come and learn about this amazing opportunity from Tim Carlson, IFE Co-Director, who will be conducting information sessions to discuss this program.
Reserve a space at one of the sessions by emailing Kristen Stout, Advisor for SAO-administered programming in mainland Europe, at kmstrom2@illinois.edu.
Session #1: 1:30-1:55
Session #2: 2:00-2:25
Session #3: 2:30-2:55
Session #4: 3:00-3:25
Session #5: 3:30-3:55
IFE, a French not-for-profit educational organization, offers Field Study and Internship programs in Paris, Strasbourg, and Brussels. The Field Study and Internship program makes use of the professional workplace as the ideal cross-roads for encountering France, Belgium, and Europe today, as well as an opportunity to carry out a field research project related to the student-intern’s academic or career goals. The program includes intensive classroom preparation, a three-month, full-time internship chosen to match each student’s objectives, a guided independent study on a topic closely tied to the intern’s mission, and a structured framework of accompaniment throughout the semester. IFE works with students from all major fields and career tracks.
For more information, visit the program brochure page at the Study Abroad Office website at the link below:
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