2013-2014 Past Announcements
1) Awards Which Require Department of Computer Science Action/Selection:
Title (Link) |
Department |
External |
Who? |
Award |
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9/3/2013 8 am |
N/A |
WCS or LCSC members; 3.0+ GPA; current undergraduate CS majors; preference for female or minority students; be eligible to work in the US on a regular full time basis (without need for sponsorship for full time employment). |
Four $2,000 scholarships |
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9/23/2013 |
9/30/2013 |
Conference travel awards are intended to support graduate students who will be presenting papers, posters, or creative work at the conferences they attend. |
Five grants to CS students, up to $350 each. |
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9/23/2013 |
10/9/2013 |
Students must be in the second or third year of an eligible PhD program in the fall semester of 2013. International students (non-U.S. citizens) are eligible. |
Two year fellowship covering tuition, fees, $28,000 stipend. |
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9/30/2013 |
10/16/2013 |
Outstanding female graduate students who currently enrolled in their first year in a graduate program. Must be enrolled in a CS, EE, or Math department. |
$15,000 scholarship plus $2,000 conference travel allowance. |
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10/7/2013 |
10/25/2013 |
Undergraduate students who show outstanding research potential in an area of computing research. |
$1,000, travel to to a major conference. |
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ACM Doctoral Dissertation Competition / David J. Kuck Thesis Awards |
10/14/2013 |
10/31/2013 (ACM) |
Those who successfully defended a Ph.D. or M.S. dissertation between Oct. 2012 and September 2013. Exceptional dissertations completed in September 2012, but too late for submission last year will be considered. |
$20,000 for winner, $10,000 for honorable mention (ACM Award). Small cash awards for the Kuck awards. |
10/14/2013 |
10/29/2013 |
Ph.D. students who have completed at least one year of study. Preference for those who collaborate with IBM. |
Tuition, fees, and stipend for 1 year. Renewable. |
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10/21/2013 |
10/28/2013 |
Ph.D. students not graduating before May 2015. |
Paid Internship, fellowship with $35,000 stipend and tuition waiver. |
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10/21/2013 |
10/31/2013 |
Ph.D. students who have completed their required coursework and who are studying in areas of interest to ACI. Only 2 fellowships to be awarded worldwide. |
$30,000 / year for up to 2 years. |
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10/25/2013 |
11/5/2013 |
PhD students who: (a) have demonstrated exceptional talent for research, (b) are in the second or third year of doctoral study, (c) have entered a laboratory in which they will conduct their dissertation research, and (d) are not U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. |
Three year fellowship; stipend of $30,000 per year. |
2) External Awards.
A listing of various computer science, engineering, and University of Illinois-related awards that require no official Department of Computer Science sanction for a student to apply.
a) For High School Seniors:
Title (Link) |
Institution / Sponsor |
Deadline |
Who? |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10/15/2013 |
High School Seniors, College Freshmen and Sophomores, U.S. Citizens, 3.0+ GPA, 1500 SAT / 21 ACT, commitment to work for the CIA, financial need. |
Salary + up to $18,000 per year for tuition and fees. |
b) For Undergraduates:
Title (Link) |
Institution / Sponsor |
Deadline |
Who? |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NCSA |
Info Session: |
Fellowships are open to all University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign undergraduate students enrolled for the 2013-2014 academic year. |
Fellowships cover up to 350 hours of employment, averaging 10-12 hours, during the fall and spring semesters. Fellowships are active from Sept. 26, 2013, through May 7, 2014. |
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International Programs and Studies, University of Illinois |
9/30/2013 |
Undergraduate students in at least the second year of study. This award recognizes a significant service or activity made by a current University of Illinois undergraduate student (U.S. citizen or international), resulting from their participation in an international study course or program sanctioned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (including departmental overseas study programs, IPS study abroad program, overseas international projects, etc). The international contribution can be a single activity or a service performed over a sustained period. |
$500 |
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10/15/2013 |
Sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled in the College of Engineering and not graduating before June 2014. 3.0+ GPA. US Citizens and resident aliens ("green card" holders). Should demonstrate potential for and commitment to a career in engineering, as well as outstanding academic performance. |
$5,000 |
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10/15/2013 |
High School Seniors, College Freshmen and Sophomores, 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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10/31/2013 |
Undergraduate students who are IEEE Computer Society members, 3.0+ GPA. |
$500 (one award) |
c) For Undergraduate and Graduate Students:
Title (Link) |
Institution / Sponsor |
Deadline |
Who? |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gates Cambridge Scholarship |
8/27/2013 |
Seniors and graduate students under age of 30. |
4 years of study at Cambridge. |
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Marshall Scholarship |
8/27/2013 |
U.S. citizens. Seniors, graduate students, and graduates within 2 years of undergraduate graduation. 3.7 post-freshman GPA. |
2-3 years of study at any British university. |
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Mitchell Scholarship |
8/27/2013 |
U.S. citizens under age of 30. |
1 year of postgraduate study in Ireland. |
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Rhodes Scholarship |
8/27/2013 |
Seniors, graduate students, and graduates are eligible to apply. Must be under the age of 24 and a U.S. citizen or citizen of Bermuda, Canada, Commonwealth Caribbean, Jamaica, Kenya, Singapore, Zambia, or Zimbabwe. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply from their home country on the basis of degrees from U.S. universities and have earlier deadlines. |
1-3 years of study at Oxford. |
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9/3/2013 |
Seniors, graduate students, and graduates are eligible to apply. Must be a U.S. citizen. |
One year of study or research in any country where there is a Fulbright Commission. |
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9/26/2013 |
For those with no significant academic or personal knowledge of Asia. Young professionals, seniors, and graduate/professional students are eligible to apply. Must be a U.S. citizen under the age of 30. |
One year internship in East or Southeast Asia. |
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9/30/2013 |
U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents, Undergraduate or graduate students, 3.0+ GPA, minority ethnicity. |
$1,000 to $10,000. |
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10/10/2013 campus deadline. Also must apply to Cambridge University by 10/15/2013. |
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. |
One year of graduate study at Cambridge University, England, leading to a degree in engineering, mathematics, or the sciences. |
d) For Graduate Students:
Title (Link) |
Institution / Sponsor |
Deadline |
Who? |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
International Programs and Studies, University of Illinois |
9/30/2013 |
This award recognizes a current graduate student (U.S. citizen or international), whose innovative and sustained international research or service abroad, undertaken through their University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign affiliated international experience, has had the greatest impact or greatest potential impact on the University or larger community. |
$500 |
e) Post-doctoral Opportunities:
Title (Link) |
Institution / Sponsor |
Deadline |
Who? |
Award |
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