Upcoming Scholarships and OSSP Sessions

The Office of Special Scholarship Programs would like to announce the
following scholarships, fellowships and educational opportunities:

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OSSP information sessions this week:

Friday, February 4, 1-2PM, 2550 UH - USA Today All-USA Academic Team info
session (http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/usatoday.htm)

Friday, February 4, 2-3PM, 2550 UH - General Scholarship info session 

 

To sign up for an info session, email ssp@uic.edu with your name, your UIC
email address, your major, your year in school, and the session you would
like to attend.

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Upcoming UIC Events and Scholarship Deadlines:

Monday, February 7 - UIC Campus Deadline, Udall Scholarship (
<http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/udall>
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/udall)

Friday, February 11 - University of Illinois Avery Brundage Scholarship (
<https://www-s.usp.uillinois.edu/brundage/default.aspx>
https://www-s.usp.uillinois.edu/brundage/default.aspx)

Friday, February 11 - University of Illinois Langelier Scholarship (
<https://www-s.usp.uillinois.edu/langelier/>
https://www-s.usp.uillinois.edu/langelier/) 

Friday, February 18 - UIC College of Business Scholarships (
<http://www.uic.edu/cba/ugrad/academic_services/Scholarships_Listing.html>
http://www.uic.edu/cba/ugrad/academic_services/Scholarships_Listing.html)

Friday, February 18 - UIC Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and
Computer Science Scholarships
(http://www.math.uic.edu/undergrad/scholarships/)

Friday, February 18 - Scholarship Association for UIC Awards (
<http://tigger.uic.edu/orgs/scholar/> http://tigger.uic.edu/orgs/scholar/)

Friday, February 25 - UIC College of Engineering Scholarships
(http://engineering.uic.edu/bin/view/COE/Scholarships)

Friday, February 25 - UIC Study Abroad Office priority deadline
(http://www.uic.edu/depts/spec_prog/studyabroad/) 

Tuesday, March 1 - UIC Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Scholarships
(http://www.uicwise.org/community/Scholarships/)

Tuesday, March 1 - UIC College of Nursing Graduate Scholarships - listing of
scholarships and opportunities applicable to students in graduate nursing
programs (http://www.uic.edu/nursing/forms/grad_scholarship_app.pdf)

 

Wednesday, February 9 - Defining Service: at Home and Abroad

 

When: Wednesday, February 9th @ 6:00 pm

Where: UIC East, Lecture Center 1A

What: Panel members will discuss the role of service in today's world and
its impact on society. Opportunities for those seeking to serve their local
communities or travel overseas will be highlighted and information made
available.

 

Service Panel Participants:

Peace Corps - ROM, Katie O'Connor

AmeriCorps - Project MORE Rep, Ruby Camacho

City Year - Public Affairs Specialist, Johnny Barr

World Bicycle Relief - Founder, F.K. Day

Academia - Former Dean, Wallace Goode

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Upcoming external scholarship deadlines:

 

CIC Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) - all majors, paid summer
research, underrepresented students are encouraged to apply - Deadline:
February 10 - website: http://www.cic.net/Home/Students/SROP/Home.aspx

 

Rangel Summer Enrichment Program - six-week program focusing on current
events and international affairs; for undergraduates, held at Howard
University in Washington, DC - Deadline: February 11 - website:
http://www.rangelprogram.org/index.cfm?session.areaid=2
<http://www.rangelprogram.org/index.cfm?session.areaid=2&contentid=684&typei
d=CBRIAPSEP> &contentid=684&typeid=CBRIAPSEP 

 

American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee/Eli Lilly Travel Award -
funding for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral female chemists to
travel to meetings to present the results of their research - Deadline:
February 15 - website:
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true
<http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTI
CLEMAIN&node_id=1383&use_> &_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1383&use_ 

 

Jewish Federation Academic Scholarship Program - for Jewish college and
graduate students pursuing degrees in the "helping" professions - Deadline:
February 15 - website: http://www.jvschicago.org/scholarship/

 

USA TODAY All-USA College Academic Team - recognition for outstanding
juniors and seniors at four-year universities in the United States -
Deadline: February 18 - website:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/usatoday.htm

 

Congressional Budget Office Summer Internships - graduate students and
exceptional undergraduate students in public policy, public administration,
economics or other related fields - Deadline: February 28 - website:
http://cbo.gov/employment/intern.cfm 

 

Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship - for undergraduate and graduate students
with a demonstrated commitment (through coursework and/or experience) to
children's education and a future career in children's media - Deadline:
February 28 - website:
http://www.emmysfoundation.org/fred-rogers-memorial-scholarship 

 

Lagrant Foundation Scholarship for Undergraduates - for African American,
Asian American or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Native American continuing
undergrads studying advertising, marketing or public relations or minoring
in communications - Deadline: February 28 -
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/wpsite/?page_id=6

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program -
competitive scholarships to exceptional undergraduate students from
disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to biomedical, behavioral, and
social science research careers at the NIH - Deadline: February 28 -
website: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp 

 

American Chemical Society Minority Scholars Program - high school seniors
and continuing undergraduate students intent on majoring in chemistry,
biochemistry, chemical engineering, or a chemically related field; African
American, Hispanic and Native American students - Deadline; March 1 -
website: http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true
<http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRAN
SITIONMAIN&node_id=1234&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=b5452b2a-ec
54-4008-9725-9025d011c468>
&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=1234&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1
&__uuid=b5452b2a-ec54-4008-9725-9025d011c468

 

Anna Sobol Levy Foundation Fellowship - for graduating seniors, recent
graduates and current graduate students; U.S. citizens under the age of 30;
have studied military studies, economic geography, international relations,
political science or history; interested in career goals in the armed
services, diplomatic corps, international relations, or government or public
service; for one year of study at the Rothberg International School of
Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel - Deadline: March 1 - website:
http://www.annasobollevyfoundation.org/howtoapply.html 

 

Coughlan Companies Community Giving Scholarship Program - for undergraduate
juniors and seniors or graduate students studying education, library
science, English or graphic design (must be permanent residents of Chicago
to apply) - Deadline: March 1 - website:
http://www.coughlancompanies.com/communitygiving.htm 

 

Gilman Scholarships for Fall, Academic Year and Summer Programs - (MUST BE A
PELL GRANT RECIPIENT) awards up to $5,000 for study abroad with the
possibility of an additional $3,000 to study a critical language - Deadline:
March 1 (for Summer, Fall, and Academic Year programs) - website:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/gilman.htm

 

Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Program - for education majors who
are interested in teaching in high-need disciplines (mathematics, science)
or teaching at high-need school districts - Priority Deadline: March 1 -
website: http://www.collegezone.com/studentzone/416_945.htm 

 

Illinois Legislative Studies Internship Program - for students who have
completed their undergraduate degree, to serve on the legislative staff for
a member of the Illinois General Assembly for 10 months - Deadline: March 1
- website: http://cspl.uis.edu/ILLAPS/ILSIP/index.htm 

 

Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver Program - students or
current teachers pursuing studies related to special education in schools in
the state of Illinois - Priority Deadline: March 1 -
http://www.collegezone.com/studentzone/416_941.htm 

 

International Bridge Conference James D. Cooper Student Paper Competition -
for college and university engineering students, essay written based on one
of many topics given regarding a technical topic in the field of engineering
- Deadline: March 1 - website:
http://www.eswp.com/bridge/student_aid_bridge.htm

 

James Madison Scholarship - for graduating seniors in college or current
teaching professionals planning to obtain their master's degree in social
science or history education - Deadline: March 1 - website:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/madison