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Funding through Fellowships Undergraduate considerations

Funding through Fellowships Undergraduate considerations. Marie Khan External Fellowship and Financial Aid Coordinator UIC Graduate College. Fellowship Offices at UIC. Graduate College External Fellowships Marie Khan, UH room 633 mkhanj@uic.edu , 312-355-3456

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Funding through Fellowships Undergraduate considerations

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  1. Funding through FellowshipsUndergraduate considerations Marie Khan External Fellowship and Financial Aid Coordinator UIC Graduate College

  2. Fellowship Offices at UIC • Graduate College External Fellowships • Marie Khan, UH room 633 mkhanj@uic.edu, 312-355-3456 • Graduate College Internal Fellowships • Cheryl Johnson, UH room 614 cherylj@uic.edu Office of Special Scholarship Programs • Beth Powers, UH room 2506

  3. Fellowship Office Duties • Sends out fellowship/award/grant notifications • Processes waivers for qualifying fellowships and training grants • Liaises with funding agencies during application process and after • Works with departments/programs • Assists students on applications and preparing for major funding competitions (ex: US Fulbright Program)

  4. Funding Points to Consider • Scholarship v. Fellowship– differences • Investigate campus/program websites • Apply EARLY or by the Priority Deadline • Professional, Masters and Doctoral-level considerations • Talk with prospective program(s) • Including advisors, support staff, directors of graduate study • Talk to Financial Aid • Merit v. Need-Based

  5. Why Apply for funding • Opportunities Afforded by Funding • Recognition of Academic and Research Achievements • Networking/Exposure • Possible Institutional Tuition Support

  6. Prominent Fellowships and agencies • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) • U.S. Fulbright Student Program • Jack Kent Cooke • Boren Fellowship • Pickering Fellowship • DAAD • American Heart Association • National Institutes of Health

  7. U.S. Fulbright Program • http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org/ • Early spring campus info sessions • Planning period summer-fall • Online campus deadline early September • Official deadline mid ~ October 2014 • Funding time period begins ~ July 2015

  8. Where to Find Fellowships and Funding Sources • Talk to your prospective department about funding opportunities • Working on a grant • Tuition waiver opportunities • Specific awards/fellowships targeted to students • Assistantship positions– understand taxation differences • Read emails • Use popular search engines

  9. Types of funding at UIC • Assistantships: Teaching Assistant, Graduate Assistant, Research Assistant • Graduate Hourly Postion Fellowship through the Graduate College or a specific department or program

  10. Weighing Departmental offers • Do the math! • What is the nature of the offer and its benefits? • What isn’t covered by the offer; fees, any tuition differential, course costs, etc. • How long will your support last?

  11. Search Engines • Pivot (formerly Community of Sciences) • http://pivot.cos.com/funding_main • GrantForward (formerly IRIS) • http://www.grantforward.com/index • SPIN • https://spin.infoedglobal.com/Home/GridResults • Cornell University • http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/fellowships • Graduate College listing • http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1000089

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