20-21 Yee Memorial Fund Fellowship (Spring 2021)

CS Deadline: Thursday, February 18, 2021 By 11:59 PM
Engineering Deadline: 2/26/21 by 5:00 PM

The YEE Fellowship is made possible by a generous bequest of Drs. Warren and Ming Ting Yee. Dr. Warren Yee received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1943 and was a partner in the Detroit firm of Harley, Ellington, Pierce & Yee Associates and later was the founder of Bio-Tech Research Laboratory, Inc. in Washington, D.C. He died in 1984.

Dr. Warren Yee was known for thinking of others, especially relatives in China, before he thought of himself. His wife has requested that income from the funds be used to support Chinese graduate students in the College of Engineering. Special consideration will be given to students from inner provinces or inner province universities (not coastal) in China.

Each award will be $5,000. This will be paid in two payments of $2,500 in fall and spring terms. Departments may make at most two nominations.

Criteria:

Special consideration will be given to students from inner provinces or inner province universities (not coastal) in China.
Strong academic performance based on the student’s transcripts, letters of recommendation, and vita/resume (previous recognition/awards).
Demonstrate interest in engineering education (teaching experiences in the classroom, laboratory, or as a tutor), extracurricular teaching (high schools or through outreach programs), service to the community promoting technical awareness, research, or other outreach activities that promote engineering education.
Research accomplishments, publications, presentations, letters of recommendation, and student's essay.
Assessment of the student's commitment to and potential for contributing to engineering education based on the student's essay, letters of recommendation, and previous performance.

Application Requirements:

Yee Application Cover Sheet. Please download/complete and add this as the first page of your application. You can list Michelle Wellens as your Department Contact (Phone: 217-244-2598 and Email: mwellens@illinois.edu)
Student vita/resume specifying previous education, work experience, research experience, publications, presentations and relevant service.
If incoming student, please include the following information from the student’s application – transcripts with GPA and GRE scores. For current Illinois graduate students, please include unofficial transcripts with current GPA and a copy of GRE scores from their admission file.
One-page essay by the student nominee. The essay should describe the student's career goals and how these goals will impact engineering education, research, and service to the field of engineering. In addition, how the student's PhD program will help accomplish those goals. For incoming PhD students, please ask them to submit this statement.
Two letters of recommendation, which should address the student's demonstrated contributions and/or potential for making significant contributions to engineering education, research and service. In particular, the letters should address how the Yee Fellowship will help the student meet his/her career goals. For incoming PhD students, their “Letters of Recommendation” from their application may be submitted.

By 11:59 PM on 2/18/2021, the following materials should be submitted to Michelle Wellens at mwellens@illinois.edu. Application materials must be submitted as a single PDF with this naming convention: "Last Name, First Name - Yee 2021" (example: Wellens, Michelle - Yee 2021). Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to: mwellens@illinois.edu.