1) Awards Which Require Department of Computer Science Action/Selection:
Title (Link) | Department | External | Who? | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Deere & Company Scholarship | 9/19/2016 | n/a | Undergrad WCS or LCSC members with GPAs of 3.0+. | Four $2,000 scholarships |
| JP Morgan Chase WCS Scholarship | 9/19/2016 | n/a | Female CS majors who are sophomores or juniors. Must be a member of WCS and have a GPA of 3.0+. | Two $2,500 scholarships |
| State Farm Companies Foundation Doctoral Scholars Program | 9/19/2016 | n/a | Current CS PhD students. U.S. citizens working in areas of interest to State Farm. | Three $6,000 fellowships |
| Conference Travel Grants (Fall 2016) | 9/20/2016 | 9/29/2016 | 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. |
| Microsoft PhD Fellowship | 9/28/2016 | 10/10/2016 | Students must be in the second or third year of an eligible PhD program in the fall semester of 2016. International students (non-U.S. citizens) are eligible. | Two year fellowship covering tuition, fees, with $28,000 stipend. |
| IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Program | 10/10/2016 | 10/25/2016 | Ph.D. students must have completed at least one year of doctoral study. 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. | Fellowship stipend for one academic year. |
| CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award |
10/19/2016 | 10/24/2016 | Undergraduate students who show outstanding research potential in an area of computing research. | $1,500 to travel to a research conference. |
| ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award and CS @ ILLINOIS David J. Kuck Outstanding Thesis Awards |
10/21/2016 | 10/31/2016 | Those who successfully deposited a Ph.D. dissertation Oct. 2016 through (and including) Sept. 2016. MS degrees conferred between Oct. 2015 and Sept. 2016. | $20,000 for the winner, $10,000 shared between honorable mentions (ACM Award). Small cash prizes for the Kuck awards. |
| Google PhD Fellowship | 11/2/2016 | 11/10/2016 | PhD students who have completed their graduate coursework in the PhD program and will be embarking on or continuing their graduate research in the fall of 2017. | 2 year fellowship. Tuition and fees. $34,000 yearly stipend (paid over the academic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9/15/2016 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9/15/2016 | 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. | ||
9/30/2016 | Undergraduate students in at least the second year of study, 3.5+ GPA. 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 |
c) For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Title (Link) | Institution / Sponsor | Deadline | Who? | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xerox Corporation | 9/30/2016 | U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents, undergraduate or graduate students, 3.0+ GPA, minority ethnicity. | $1,000 to $10,000 scholarship. | |
| Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship | IEEE Computer Society | 9/30/2016 | Graduate students, and those in the final two years of an undergraduate program in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defined computer related field of engineering. IEEE Computer Society Membership required. | 12+ scholarships of $1,000+. |
10/10/2016 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois International Graduate Achievement Award | International Programs and Studies, University of Illinois | 9/30/2016 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) - Postdoctoral Career Award at the Scientific Interface | BWF | 9/6/2016 (preproposal) 1/9/2017 (full proposal) | Awards foster early career development of researchers transitioning from graduate work in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences, and who intend to pursue a career in academic research. | The awards support two years of advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of a faculty appointment. |
| Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship | LLNL | 10/1/2016 | This fellowship was established to provide outstanding postdocs an opportunity to pursue independent, world-class research in a National Lab setting. This is a three year fellowship awarded to candidates with exceptional talent, credentials scientific track records, and potential for significant achievements. Typically, two to four awards are given each year. | 3 year fellowship. |