Department of Computer Science Student Awards (Spring 2015)
Deadline: March 31, 2014, 5 pm.
Feng Chen Memorial Awards
Undergraduate and graduate students who received best paper awards in the 2014 calendar year.
Application Instructions Here
Undergraduate Awards
Apply Here [authentication required]
Before completing the application:
1) Scroll to the bottom and make sure that you are eligible for at least one of the awards being offered.
2) Update your resume. Scroll down to E. File Uploads and make sure that your resume covers the information requested.
3) Visit UI Integrate Self-Service. Save a copy of your unofficial transcript in one of the formats listed in E. File Uploads.
4) If applying for the Dunn Systems Scholarship, first complete the required essay. See E. File Uploads for details about each essay.
5) If, for some reason, there is an award where you do not want to be considered, check the box. Otherwise, you will be considered for all awards for which you are eligible. To be eligible for the Dunn Systems Scholarship, you must complete the required essay.
For complete eligibility/criteria, see the application page. However, awards include:
- Jeffry P. Blahut Memorial Scholarship ($1,000), continuing sophomores and juniors;
- Crowe Horwath LLP University of Illinois Outstanding Junior Computer Science Scholarship ($500 x2), continuing juniors;
- Dunn Systems Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,250), continuing juniors;
- C. W. Gear Outstanding Undergraduate Award ($1,025 x 2), seniors;
- Franz Hohn and J.P. Nash Scholarship ($3,150), continuing undergrads;
- Duncan H. Lawrie Leadership Award ($600), seniors;
- John R. Pasta Award ($250 x 2), juniors;
- Daniel L. Slotnick Scholarship ($2,100), continuing undergraduates.
- James N. Snyder Award for Scholastic Achievement / ICCP James N. Snyder Memorial Award ($1500 total), 2-3 awards to sophomores, juniors
Graduate Awards
1) Students, check that you are eligible and Apply Here [authentication required]
2) Faculty, please complete the online recommendation form, each response is limited to 250 words. Faculty, Submit Supporting Statements Here [authentication required]
For complete eligibility/criteria, see the application page. However, awards include:
- C.W. Gear Outstanding Graduate Award ($2,000);
- C.L. and Jane Liu Award ($2,200);
- Kenichi Miura Award ($300);
- W.J. Poppelbaum Memorial Award ($2,300)