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Full-time graduate students pursuing a PhD in the research areas represented by the fellowships

Must attend an eligible university, including Illinois.

Must be nominated by their departmentMust have completed their graduate coursework in the PhD program and be embarking on or continuing their graduate research in the fall of 2018

NOTE: Eligibility changed as of 10/10/18. Applicants must be in at least their 3rd year of a PhD program by the fall semester or quarter of the year when the fellowship begins.

Students who are already receiving another fellowship are not eligible

Required Materials:

1. Name of the area (from above list) in which student is being nominated.
2. Student's CV
3. Research/dissertation abstract (maximum 1000 characters).
4. Research proposal following the Graduate College's guidelines:  Dissertation Research Proposal.  The recommended length is 4-5 pages (single-spaced), with maximum length of 8 pages.  The proposal must have 12 point font, in Times New Roman, and with 1-inch margins. Proposals not following this format will be disqualified. A descriptive title must appear at the top of the first page of the proposal.  An accompanying References Cited section (1 pages maximum) may also be submitted.
5. Letter of recommendation from thesis advisor.
6. Additional letters. 1-2 additional letters of recommendation from those familiar with the student's work.  (I recommend 2 letters).
7. Short CV of thesis advisor (1 page maximum)
8. Transcripts. Graduate and undergraduate transcripts (unofficial are sufficient).  (Unofficial Illinois transcripts can be obtained for free at: https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/)

Materials should be submitted by 11:59PM on October 29November 1, 2018 to Samantha Hendon (2237 SC).

Note: Electronic documents are preferred and should be submitted as PDFs.  Letters of recommendation should be sent from the letter writer directly to shendon@illinois.edu. Students, please include your netid in your file names. I recommend that students submit their CVs and drafts of their statement(s) to their letter writers at least a week prior to the deadline.