2014-2015 Past Announcements
1) Awards Which Require Department of Computer Science Action/Selection:
Title (Link) | Department | External | Who? | Award |
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9/15/2014 | N/A | US Citizens who are female CS majors. Sophomores and juniors with GPA of 3.0+. | $2,500 scholarship | |
| Conference Travel Grants | 9/19/2014, 4 pm | 9/29/2014 | 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. |
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 |
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b) For Undergraduates:
Title (Link) | Institution / Sponsor | Deadline | Who? | Award |
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| NCSA SPIN | NCSA | Info Session: 8/28/2014 Deadline: 9/4/2014 | Internships are open to all University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign undergraduate students enrolled for the 2014-2015 academic year in good academic standing. | Internships last the full academic year, starting in the fall semester and continuing into the spring semester. All interns are paid $12.50/hour. |
c) For Undergraduate and Graduate Students:
Title (Link) | Institution / Sponsor | Deadline | Who? | Award |
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Gates Cambridge Scholarship | Priority Deadline: 6/2/2014; | Seniors and graduate students under age of 30. | 4 years of study at Cambridge. | |
Marshall Scholarship | Priority Deadline: 6/2/2014; | 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. | |
Mitchell Scholarship | Priority Deadline: 6/2/2014; | U.S. citizens under age of 30. | 1 year of postgraduate study in Ireland. | |
Rhodes Scholarship | Priority Deadline: 6/2/2014; | 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. | |
Priority Deadline: 7/1/2014; | 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. | ||
| Tapia 2015 Scholarships | ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing | 9/15/2014 | The Tapia Conference provides scholarships for students (undergraduate/graduate), post-docs and a limited number for faculty. There are 3 main criteria:
| Scholarships include conference registration, meals during the conference, hotel accommodations, and a reimbursable travel stipend. |
9/24/2014 | 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. |
d) For Graduate Students:
Title (Link) | Institution / Sponsor | Deadline | Who? | Award |
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DOE | 9/24/2014 | Graduate students currently pursuing Ph.D. degrees in areas of physics, chemistry, material sciences, biology (non-medical), mathematics, engineering, computer or computational sciences, or specific areas of environmental sciences that are aligned with the mission of the Office of Science. Must have passed qualifying exams. | The SCGSR program provides supplemental funds for graduate awardees to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist within a defined award period. |
e) Post-doctoral Opportunities:
Title (Link) | Institution / Sponsor | Deadline | Who? | Award |
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