Graduate Student Funding

The Graduate College provides many resources for students seeking both internal and external funding awards.

For information on Graduate College internal fellowship and grant funding opportunities, visit http://grad.illinois.edu/fellowship/competitions

For external fellowship opportunities, visit http://grad.illinois.edu/fellowship/external

To search the Graduate College’s Fellowship Finder database, visit http://apps.grad.illinois.edu/fellowship-finder/

For information on degree/area of study-specific internal scholarship and award opportunities, contact your college, school, or department directly. 

WGGP students may particularly be interested in the following external award opportunities:

American Association for University Women (AAUW) fellowships and grants: http://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/

Margaret McNamara education grants: http://www.mmeg.org

Spencer Education Foundation scholarships, grants, and internships: http://www.spencered.org

American Psychological Foundation visionary grants: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/visionary

Davis-Putter Scholarship: Application – Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund (davisputter.org)

Institute for Citizens & Scholars http://citizensandscholars.org/fellowships/for-scholars-education-leaders/dissertation-fellowship-in-womens-studies/


Faculty Funding

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation offers extensive information on research funding and proposal support.  

To find funding opportunities, visit http://research.illinois.edu/funding-proposal-support/find-funding

To search featured funding opportunities, visit http://research.illinois.edu/find-funding/featured-funding-opportunities

To find campus funding programs, visit http://research.illinois.edu/funding-proposal-support/campus-funding-programs


New Faculty Funding

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation offers funding and proposal support resources specific to new faculty. To explore those resources, visit http://research.illinois.edu/funding-proposal-support/resources-new-faculty