University of Illinois

Other Scholarship Opportunities

While our program does not formally administer the awards listed below, we will gladly offer advice and feedback on your application materials for these or other nationally competitive scholarships.

 

Awards for International Students

Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents can find resources on the attached document:

Scholarships that Accept Applications from International Students

 

Awards for U.S. Citizens

British Council:

The British Council administers or provides contact information for a variety of programs.

Institute of Historical Research:

The Institute of Historical Research administers a number of scholarships for research in the humanities in the U.K.

Institute of International Education:

IIE administers over 250 programs on behalf of sponsors that include the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, foundations, corporations, government agencies, international organizations, and development assistance agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

National Science Foundation:

Agency promotes scholarship, education, and research programs in the social sciences, chemistry, computers, engineering, geosciences, math, physics, psychology, and other related fields. These funds may often be used abroad.

The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

The Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship is available to United States citizens who are in the junior year of undergraduate study with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2. Qualified applicants demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and academic achievement in programs relevant to the work of the U.S. Department of State, such as international affairs, management, communications, history, political science, economics, and foreign languages. Demonstrated financial need is also a factor for this $50,000 award.

 

Awards for U.S. Permanent Residents (as well as U.S. Citizens)

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship is for seniors planning to enter graduate school and first and second year graduate students pursuing degrees in fields of study that utilize high performance computing technology to solve complex problems in science and engineering. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

National Institutes of Health

NIH offers two different full scholarships for graduate study at Cambridge or Oxford: 1) the National Institutes of Health-University of Cambridge Health Science Research Scholars and 2) the National Institutes of Health-University of Oxford Scholars in Biomedical Research. These doctoral programs at NIH permit graduating seniors from the U.S. to pursue collaborative biomedical research projects between a laboratory at NIH and either Oxford or Cambridge leading to a Ph.D. from that university. Roughly half of a student's thesis work is done on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland and the other half is done at Oxford or Cambridge. Students may also complete combined M.D./Ph.D. degrees through the program. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. NIH also offers summer and undergraduate year scholarships.

Udall Scholarship

The Udall Scholarship is a national, merit-based $5,000 award offered to any student interested in a career related to the environment, OR to Native American students interested in a career in tribal public policy or healthcare. Udall Scholarships are available to sophomores and juniors in any related major, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning, business, health, or economics. The deadline is in late January. The Illinois faculty representative is Robert Warrior, Director and Professor of American Indian Studies. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Whitaker International Scholars Program

One year of graduate or post-doctoral study to any country (excluding Canada) conducting a project in the field of biomedical engineering. Graduating seniors, recent graduates, master's students, doctoral students, and recent post-docs are eligible to apply. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

 

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