Illinois Computer Science students are changing the world through their contributions to the computing industry and to research. This page is going to be the most up-to-date resource for all things awards (scholarships, fellowships, grants, etc.). As you will see below, there are two main types of awards - Department Action Needed and External, which is then divided into five sections based on your status as a student. We encourage you to check back often to see what opportunities are available. If you have questions and/or are experiencing difficulties with the page, please email Michelle Wellens.
To see details about each opportunity, click below to expand.
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| title | Awards Which Require Department of Computer Science Action/Selection |
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10/8/2020
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10/15/2020
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TBD
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Students must be nominated by a doctoral faculty member and must be a full-time student in a PhD program over the two consecutive academic years of the award or forfeit their fellowship. Students should have three years remaining in their graduate program at the time of nomination.
Award Recipients will be selected based on their overall potential for research excellence, the degree to which their technical interests align with those of IBM , and their academic progress to-date.
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In the US, fellowship recipients while in school will receive a stipend for living expenses, travel, and to attend conferences ($35,000 for 2021-2022 and $35,000 for 2022-2023).
US fellowship recipients will also receive $25,000 toward their education in 2021-2022.
External Awards for:
- High School Seniors
- Undergraduate Students
- Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Post Doctoral Opportunities
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| title | External Awards |
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| title | Undergraduate Students |
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This page shares information and links about opportunities that the Department is aware of regarding external scholarships and award opportunities for undergraduate students. These opportunities do not require a departmental review or internal competition–students apply to these opportunities directly.
Note: another excellent resource is the Grainger College of Engineering External Resources page, where you can explore additional awards opportunities that may be right for you.
If you have a listing you'd like us to add, or have questions about this page, please email Michelle Wellens.
If you receive an external award, we'd love to hear about it and celebrate your accomplishment – please email: awesome@cs.illinois.edu
Title (Link) | Institution/Sponsor | Deadline | Who | Award |
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| Cargill Global Scholars Program | Cargill | March 4, 2021 | The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of only 13 schools across the United States whose students are eligible to apply. This opportunity is open to students who are currently enrolled full-time as freshman or sophomores. Students who are technically juniors, but will not graduate until sometime between May 2023 and August 2024, are also eligible to apply. Download the informational .pdf *Visit this link to join upcoming informational webinars: https://www.cargillglobalscholars.com/participating-countries/us-faqs/ | In addition to a $2,500.00 scholarship for each year of the program ($5,000.00 total), Cargill Global Scholars participate in two fully-funded leadership seminars – one with their fellow U.S. Scholars, and one with Scholars from all six program countries – and receive one-on-one mentorship from Cargill employees. |
| Undergrad Conference Travel Grants | Illinois Office of Undergraduate Research | 9/30/2020 | Conference travel grants are meant for students who will present their work. Must be in good academic standing. | Up to $350 for travel |
| Undergrad Research Support Grant | Illinois Office of Undergraduate Research | 10/15/2020 | Students must be current Illinois undergraduate students and be in good academic standing. Applicants must have faculty support or mentoring for the duration of their proposed research. | Funds to conduct research |
| Bailey Undergraduate Scholarship | University YMCA | 2/28/2021 | The Bailey Undergraduate awards given each year to undergraduate students at the University of Illinois who have demonstrated positive impact and commitment as a result of service, community involvement, leadership, and action. Financial need and academic achievement will also be considered. University of Illinois – Urbana campus undergraduate students in all programs are eligible to apply. | $3000 awards ($1500/semester) |
| Beckman Institute | Application opens Spring 2021 | This program allows up to five promising undergraduates to pursue research at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology during the summer. | A $3,000 disbursement will be made to each successful applicant’s University account at the end of the spring semester. The purpose of the $3,000 award is to pay for housing and/or other living expenses so that the selected students can remain on campus during the summer to conduct research in Beckman Institute laboratories |
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For high-achieving freshmen and sophomore students studying in a field relevant to Cargill's world of food, agriculture, science, sustainability, and business.
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Lance Stafford Larson Paper Competition
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10/31/2020
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Undergraduate students who are IEEE Computer Society members, 3.0+ GPA.
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$500 (one award)
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TBA
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U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Seniors and graduate students who have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study by 8/1/2017. (So, typically seniors and 1st and 3rd semester graduate students.) Must be registered with Fastlane.
NOTE: As of 2017, graduate students are limited to only one application to the GRFP, submitted either in the first year or in the second year of graduate school.
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| Stem Scholarship | HoshizakiIceMaker.com | 6/30/21 |
| $1,000 |
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9/30/2020
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10/15/2020
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Applicants must have faculty support or mentoring for the duration of their proposed research.
Funding is provided for students pursuing their own research projects or working on a faculty-led project.
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Application opens late Summer 2020
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A $10,000 award paid once with no strings attached. A Creative Cloud subscription membership for one year. An Adobe Research mentor. An internship opportunity at Adobe.
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National & International Scholarships Program at Illinois
10/07/2020
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Seniors and graduate students who are U.S. citizens under the age of 26 are eligible to apply. Must complete GRE test by November. Check additional criteria here.
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One year of graduate study at Cambridge University, England, leading to a degree in engineering, mathematics, or the sciences.
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11/13/2020
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National & International Scholarships Program at Illinois
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11/5/2020
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College juniors who are U.S. citizens with a record of community service and a commitment to a career in public service are eligible. Public service includes government, uniformed services, public interest organizations, non-governmental research or educational organizations, public and private schools and other public service-oriented non-profit organizations.
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One year funding for students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields.
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10/25/2020
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Insight offers four distinct Fellowships in a number of different locations. Please select only one program, which best aligns with your career transition goals. Select the location where you intend to live and work full-time after completion of the program. Select the start date that allows you to participate in the program full-time and accept a job offer immediately afterwards. Email questions to info@insightdatascience.com.
- Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Health Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Data Engineering (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
- Artificial Intelligence (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
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| CIA Undergraduate Scholarship | Central Intelligence Agency | 7/7/2021 | For graduating high school seniors, first-year undergraduates, U.S. Citizens, 3.0+ GPA, commitment to work for the CIA, financial need. | Salary + up to $18,000 per year for tuition and fees. |
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1/22/2021
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9/30/2020
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Application opens Spring 2021
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11/15/2020
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Application opens Summer 2020
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Beckman Institute, UIUC
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March 2020
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Recipients of the fellows awards are expected to have a recent Ph.D. (received no earlier than December 2014) in an area of research relevant to Beckman Institute research and to be involved in interdisciplinary studies related to one of the Beckman Institute's research themes.
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Fellows will be appointed for up to three years, beginning as early as July of their application year, and no later than December 31. Fellows receive $54,000 annually, plus benefits and a $25,000 research budget.
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10/2/2020
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2 year fellowship; $37,000/year; tuition and fees.
Plus up to $5,000 in conference travel support
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10/2/2020
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October 2020
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U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents. Seniors going into a Ph.D. program at specific institutions and 1st year Ph.D. students. GRE and two sets of official transcripts required. Register to see the application.
Summary info here.
Online application as PDF.
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I-School Data Science Postdocs
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8/31/2020
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Insight offers six distinct Fellowships in a number of different locations. Please select only one program, which best aligns with your career transition goals. Select the location where you intend to live and work full-time after completion of the program. Select the start date that allows you to participate in the program full-time and accept a job offer immediately afterwards. Email questions to info@insightdatascience.com.
- Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Health Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Data Engineering (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
- Artificial Intelligence (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
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Link Foundation Advanced Simulation and Training Fellowships
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1/15/2021
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Full time Ph.D. candidates. Preference will be shown to proposals dealing directly with simulation and training and which explore ideas not yet fully tested.
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$28,500 grant for academic year and summer stipend.
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10/5/2020
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Sandia National Laboratories’ Research Foundations in Computing and Information Sciences (CIS) and the Nanodevices and Microsystems (NMRF) are interested in funding various projects in multiple disciplines for women in their second or third year of a PhD program who are passionate about research that advances national security. For student interested in exploring funded research collaborations with Sandia, please send a paragraph summary of your thesis project (it does not have to match exactly with a Sandia project – just be related to the specified areas of interest), anticipated graduation date, resume and contact information to acadalli@sandia.gov no later than 10/1/2020.
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Application opens in 8/2/2021
Application closes 10/24/2021
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A highly competitive postdoctoral position that is awarded to candidates with exceptional talent, scientific track records, and potential for significant achievements in computational mathematics, computer science, data science, and/or scientific computing. Fellows have the freedom to pursue their own research agenda under the guidance of a LLNL staff scientist who serves as a mentor. The fellows are expected to conduct their research in a collaborative, multidisciplinary manner with others in a team environment.
http://careers-int-llnl.ttcportals.com/jobs/4410063-fernbach-postdoctoral-fellow
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Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering
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Sandia
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11/1/2020
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Eligibility criteria include: the ability to obtain a DOE "Q" clearance; research in areas of interest to national security; the candidate must have been awarded a Ph.D. (minimum 3.5 undergraduate and 3.7 graduate GPA preferred) within the past 3 years at the time of application or will have completed all Ph.D. requirements by commencement of appointment (Oct. 2017); and, candidates seeking their first national laboratory appointment (pre postdoc internships excluded). Truman Fellowship candidates are expected to have solved a major scientific or engineering problem in their thesis work or will have provided a new approach or insight to a major problem, as evidenced by a recognized impact in their field.
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$111,200 salary + benefits, 3 year appointment.
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The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. It was the donor's desire that those selected to receive fellowships: "be likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in a profession. A Killam scholar should not be a one-sided person... Special distinction of intellect should be founded upon sound character."
The number of new awards offered each year presently varies between three and five.
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10/1/2020
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The goal of the Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Purdue Engineering is to attract and prepare outstanding individuals with recently awarded PhDs for a career in engineering academia through interdisciplinary research, training, and professional development.
The Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellows are selected not only for their outstanding scholarly achievements and proposed innovative interdisciplinary research but also for their potential for broader impact on industry and society. They undertake research with faculty mentors in different fields and participate in professional development activities tailored to their chosen path in academia.
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Gilbreth Fellows are appointed for a two-year term, and receive an annual stipend of $60,000 and benefits. A $5,000 grant is also provided for professional development such as attending conferences or workshops and are mentored for their future academic careers through a variety of programs.
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PNNL's Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship is designed for the next generation of scientists and engineers who will push the boundaries of science to world-recognized discoveries.
Pauling Fellows will be encouraged through active mentoring by internationally recognized scientists and equipped with the resources to carry out a research program of their own design. They will learn cutting-edge approaches, utilize and build state-of-science capabilities, as well as contribute to research efforts that advance scientific frontiers and solve pressing challenges for the nation.
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10/5/2020
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Grainger College of Engineering Scholarship for Continuing Students
| WiseGeek's Asian American/Pacific Islander Scholarship | WiseGeek | 8/1/2021 | Current undergraduate OR high school senior Asian American/Pacific Islander student. Must be a US Citizen or permanent legal resident. All GPAs and majors are encouraged to apply | $750 |
We will update the page as we become award of new opportunities.
If you have a listing you'd like us to add, or have questions about this page, please email Michelle Wellens.