Category Archives: Scholarships/Fellowships

Scholarships/Fellowships, Undergraduate research

Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program

The Mayo Clinic and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have partnered to provide an outstanding opportunity for our undergraduates to serve as a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  Up to five (5) slots in this highly successful program have been allocated to Urbana campus undergraduates. The deadline for applications is 5 PM Monday, January 7, 2013. Please view the attachment for more information.  For more information, please contact Maggie Miller (meberg@illinois.edu).

http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/programs/summer-undergraduate-research-fellowship

 

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.beckman.illinois.edu/

International study, Other departments, Scholarships/Fellowships, Seminars

State Department Meet & Greet

The Career Center invites you to an Adviser Meet & Greet/Presentation with the State Department’s Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay:
 
Date:   Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Time:   2:30-3:30pm
Place:  The Career Center Conference Room, Room 143
RSVP:  Tori Spring at vspring@illinois.edu
 
Please join us for a presentation by State Department Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay, who will talk about how we can best guide and advise students interested in opportunities with the State Department, including Foreign and Civil Service careers, internships, and fellowships.  A question and answer session will take place at the end.    
 
*To find out more about Ambassador Nay and the Diplomat-in-Residence program, please visit: http://www.careers.state.gov/engage/dir.html
 
Thanks,
Tori Spring
 
 
Please also advertise the following to your students:
 
All-Campus Info Session with State Department Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Time: 5-6:20pm
Place: 269 Everitt (619 S. Wright St.)
 
Interested in hearing from a U.S. Ambassador? Thinking about a career as a Foreign or Civil Service Officer? Ever wondered what it would be like to work for the US in a foreign country? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then come hear from our State Department Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay. Ambassador Nay has had an extensive career that includes tours of duty in Canada, India, Taiwan, Singapore, South Africa, and Washington D.C. There will be time for Q&A at the end of the session.
 
International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Boren Scholarship Session

The University of Illinois National and International Scholarships Program will be hosting an information session on National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren undergraduate study abroad scholarships on Friday, November 30 at 3:00 in room 514 at 807 S. Wright Street. We will provide participants with information about the program and tips on filling out competitive applications. The campus application deadline is January 16 for any study between May 2013 and May 2014 (all students are eligible for semester or year-long programs while some students may be eligible for summer intensive language programs as well). Students are encouraged to begin writing application drafts before winter break.
 
The Boren provides study abroad scholarships of $6,000-$20,000 for a full academic year or $4,000-$10,000 for a semester for U.S. citizens to study in Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, or the Middle East on almost any study abroad program. These are merit-based scholarships (approximately 1 in 5 eligible applicants receive awards including multiple University of Illinois students every year). In order to receive the scholarship, award winners must enter into a service agreement requiring that they attempt to work in a paid position for the federal government in an area related to national security—generally the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, or the Intelligence Community within three years of graduation (deferrals possible/encouraged for graduate study). Winners also receive priority-hiring status. Further information is available at http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/nsep.html
 

Please direct questions to David Schug by email at topscholars@illinois.edu or at the fifth floor, Illini Union Bookstore Building, 807 South Wright Street.
 
 
David Schug, Director
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
International study, Scholarships/Fellowships, Seminars

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships

**FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR STUDENTS**

Are you interested in foreign languages?  Do you enjoy learning about different cultures?

APPLY FOR FLAS FELLOWSHIP!

Attend one of the FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS

(both for Graduate & Undergraduate Students):

October 29th 4-5pm, room 126 LISB, 501 E. Daniel St.

October 30th 4-5pm, room 126 LISB, 501 E. Daniel St.

The information workshops will feature information on FLAS Fellowships with presentations by the Area and International Centers FLAS coordinators. In addition to a general overview of FLAS fellowships and particular requirements for various Area Centers, you can get tips on how to write a successful application; what supporting documents you need; and who is appropriate for a recommendation.

 

Fellowship Amount

  • Academic Year Fellowships
    • Graduate students may receive full tuition and fee waiver and a stipend of $15,000 payable over the academic year. Eligibility for tuition waiver varies by home department and school.
    • Undergraduates receive $10,000 for tuition and fees and a $5,000 stipend.
  • Summer Fellowships
    • $5,000 towards tuition for a summer language program as well as required Illinois fees and a $2,500 stipend. In some cases, a travel award may also be made.

FLAS Fellowships support graduate and undergraduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studies. The following languages, classified by Center, are approved by the U.S. Department of Education for FLAS fellowships at Illinois.

Note: Undergraduates cannot apply to study French, German, or Spanish. Undergraduate fellowships are only available for intermediate to advanced study of less commonly taught languages, which are defined as modern languages other than Spanish, German or French.

  • Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies (CEAPS): Advanced Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Tibetan. *CEAPS is accepting applications only from graduate students. Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply thorough CEAPS.
  • Center for Global Studies (CGS): Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Lingala, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian or Croatian, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Wolof; or at the advanced level* (third-year or above) Chinese or Japanese.
  • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS): Brazilian Portuguese, Quechua or any other Amerindian Language, or at the advanced level (third-year or above) Spanish.
  • European Union Center (EUC): Arabic, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, French, German, Greek (modern), Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, or Turkish. *Priority will be given to less-commonly-taught languages (languages other than French, German, Spanish) and higher-level language study.
  • Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC): Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Turkish, or Ukrainian.

 

For more information about FLAS Fellowships and eligibility requirements, please visit the FLAS Fellowships at Illinois website. 

 

FLAS Fellowship application deadline: 5 PM, 8 February 2013. Graduate students should check with their home departments about internal departmental deadlines

International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Boren Scholarship Session

The University of Illinois National and International Scholarships Program will be hosting an information session on National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren undergraduate study abroad scholarships on Thursday, November 1 at 3:00 in room 514 at 807 S. Wright Street. We will provide participants with information about the program and tips on filling out competitive applications. The campus application deadline is January 16 for any study between May 2013 and May 2014 (all students are eligible for semester or year-long programs while some students may be eligible for summer intensive language programs as well). Students are encouraged to begin writing application drafts this fall.
The Boren provides study abroad scholarships of $6,000-$20,000 for a full academic year or $4,000-$10,000 for a semester for U.S. citizens to study in Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, or the Middle East on almost any study abroad program. These are merit-based scholarships (approximately 1 in 5 eligible applicants receive awards including multiple University of Illinois students every year). In order to receive the scholarship, award winners must enter into a service agreement requiring that they attempt to work in a paid position for the federal government in an area related to national security—generally the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, or the Intelligence Community within three years of graduation (deferrals possible/encouraged for graduate study). Winners also receive priority-hiring status. Further information is available at http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/nsep.html

Please direct questions to David Schug by email at topscholars@illinois.edu or at the fifth floor, Illini Union Bookstore Building, 807 South Wright Street.
David Schug, Director
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