The Graduate College offers several fellowship and grant programs to support University of Illinois graduate students. Students do not apply directly for these awards. Instead, departments submit nominations according to the competition schedule shown below. Students wishing to be nominated should contact their department’s Director of Graduate Studies for details.
Major Awards:
Illinois Distinguished Fellowships
Graduate College Fellowships for Underrepresented Students
GRADUATE COLLEGE MASTER'S FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
Master's recruitment fellowships for the University's top incoming underrepresented students.
DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES & ARTS
Doctoral recruitment fellowships for the University's top incoming students in select humanities and fine arts programs.
ASPIRE FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
Doctoral recruitment fellowships for participants in the Graduate College's Aspire Early Application & Campus Visit program.
ASPIRE MASTER'S FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
Master's level recruitment fellowships for participants in the Graduate College's Aspire Early Application & Campus Visit program.
Travel Grants for Master’s Projects AND Dissertation Research
Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Specialized Awards:
Conference PRESENTATION Awards
Sloan Scholarships
Diffenbaugh Fellowships
Marion Morse Wood Fellowships
Dewson Fellowships
Emergency Grants
Competition Schedule for 2022-2023
|
COMPETITION |
NOMINATION DEADLINE |
Anticipated Notification of Results |
| Travel Grants (Fall) - Dissertation / Master's | Nov. 11, 2022 | Dec. 20, 2022 |
| Illinois Distinguished Fellowships (Rd 1) | Jan. 11, 2023 | Feb. 14, 2023 |
| Graduate College Fellowships and Grad College Master's Fellowships (Rd 1) | Jan. 11, 2023 | Feb. 14, 2023 |
| Distinguished Graduate Fellowships in Humanities & Arts (Rd 1) | Jan. 11, 2023 | Feb. 14, 2023 |
| Aspire Fellowships | Jan. 11, 2023 | Feb. 14, 2023 |
| Sloan Scholarships (Rd 1) | Jan. 11, 2023 | Feb. 14, 2023 |
| Diffenbaugh Fellowships | Jan. 27, 2023 | Feb. 27, 2023 |
| Marion Morse Wood Fellowships in Interpersonal Communication | Jan. 27, 2023 | Feb. 27, 2023 |
| Illinois Distinguished Fellowships (Rd 2) | Feb. 17, 2023 | Mar. 27, 2023 |
| Graduate College Fellowships and Grad College Masters Fellowships (Rd 2) | Feb. 17, 2023 | Mar. 27, 2023 |
| Distinguished Graduate Fellowships in Humanities & Arts (Rd 2) | Feb. 17, 2023 | Mar. 27, 2023 |
| Sloan Scholarships (Rd 2) | Feb. 17, 2023 | Mar. 27, 2023 |
| Travel Grants (Spring) - Dissertation / Master's | Mar. 8, 2023 | Apr. 28, 2023 |
| Dissertation Completion Fellowships | Mar. 31, 2023 | May 16, 2023 |