OSSP- Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

Week 10 Scholarship Information Sessions:

Tuesday, March 15, *5-6:30PM, AAAN LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER* -- Push-EXCEL
Scholarship Seminar: How to apply and write for the scholarships offered
through the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, with a deadline of April 15.

 

Wednesday, March 16, *12-1PM, 114 BURNHAM HALL*-- British Scholarships
Session: Topics include awards to do undergraduate study abroad, graduate
and professional study in the United Kingdom. Awards include the Rhodes
Scholarship, the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship, the Gates
Cambridge Scholarship and the Fulbright UK Fellowship. Full funding from 1-4
years, depending on the award. *Internal UIC Deadline is April 15.* 

 

Thursday, March 17, *12-1PM, 114 BURNHAM HALL* -- Fulbright Fellowships
Session: For students interested in doing a research project or teaching
English abroad the year after they graduate. Full funding for one year, with
the ability to extend for some.

 

Friday, March 18, 2-3PM, 2550 University Hall - General Scholarship Info
Session: For students just beginning to look into searching and applying for
scholarships

 

*To sign up for a session, please call 312-355-2477 or email ssp@uic.edu and
provide your name, your major, your year in school and your UIC email
address*

 

Upcoming UIC Scholarship Deadlines:

TOMORROW, March 11 - Office of Student Affairs Scholarships
http://www.uic.edu/depts/ovcsa/see_scholarship.shtml

Monday, March 14 - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
http://www.uic.edu/las/students/scholarships/

Monday, March 14 - Math Department Scholarships
http://www.math.uic.edu/undergrad/scholarships/

Friday, March 18 - Study Abroad Office Scholarships
http://www.uic.edu/depts/spec_prog/studyabroad/Scholarship%20Alerts/Scholars
hipAlerts.html

Friday, March 18 - Honors College Study Abroad Awards
http://www.uic.edu/honors/learning/scholarships.shtml 

Monday, March 28 - Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/phikappaphi.htm 

Friday, April 1 - UIC Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/mlk.htm

Friday, April 1 - College of Nursing Scholarships
http://www.uic.edu/nursing/students/financingyoureducation.shtml

Friday, April 1 - Gender & Women's Studies Awards
http://www.uic.edu/depts/wsweb/academics/awards.html

Friday, April 1 - Everett & Florence Drumright Scholarship
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oia/news/index.html

 

Upcoming External Scholarship Deadlines:

 

JW Saxe Prize - award for undergraduate or graduate students for
supplemental funding in taking a low-pay or no-pay public service internship
or position - Deadline: March 15 - Website:
http://www.jwsaxefund.org/apply.php

 

Warren W. "Billy" Cherry Scholarship Fund- for graduates of Evanston
Township High School in Illinois, pursuing a degree in education or youth
work - Deadline: March 15 - Website:
http://www.cherryscholarship.com/how-apply

 

Islamic Scholarship Fund  - awards for Muslim students studying social
sciences, humanities and law, and are active in their communities -
Deadline: March 21 - Website: http://islamicscholarshipfund.org/apply.asp

 

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Scholarship Fund
- Hispanic students; must apply through a local LULAC council (info on
website) - Deadline: March 31 - Website:
http://www.lnesc.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC
<http://www.lnesc.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7bA9E53D4E-6ADF-431B-A59A-
E92DEDD44793%7d> &SEC={A9E53D4E-6ADF-431B-A59A-E92DEDD44793}

 

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Foundation Disabled Veterans
Scholarships for Fall Semester - awards of $2,500 each for active-duty
service personnel, honorably discharged U.S. military veterans, reservists,
and National Guard personnel who are disabled because of wounds received
during active-duty combat service in Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan or Iraqi
Freedom Operations; must be an undergraduate student studying electrical,
aerospace, systems or computer engineering; computer engineering technology;
computer network systems; information systems security; computer information
systems; information systems management; technology management; electronics
engineering technology; computer science; physics; mathematics; or science
or mathematics education - Deadline: April 1 - Website:
http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/DisabledVeteranSch
olarship.asp 

 

DREAM Scholarship - for students who have earned their high school degree,
but often encountered road blocks when pursuing a post-secondary education,
namely financial need due to their inability to qualify for federal and
state financial aid - Deadline: April 1 - Website:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en
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LVJUUGViaGc6MA#gid=0> &formkey=dFl1aFp3WHVPNWpDWDMtLVJUUGViaGc6MA#gid=0 

 

McKelvie Scholarship - for undergraduate juniors and seniors or graduate
students whose career plans include public service positions within state or
federal government - Deadline: April 1 -
http://polisci.unl.edu/undergrad/undergrad_scholarships.aspx 

 

Robert B. Bailey Scholarship for Study Abroad - for undergraduate students
participating in a CIEE study abroad program; must self-identify as a member
of a minority group or a group traditionally underrepresented in study
abroad - Deadline: April 1 - Website:
http://www.ciee.org/study/scholarships/ 

 

Worldstudio Foundation Scholarships - students in studio design and the
visual arts; minority students are particularly encouraged to apply -
Deadline: April 1 - Website:
http://scholarships.worldstudioinc.com/deadline-application/

 

National Association of Black Journalist Scholarships - must be a student
member of NABJ; for journalism majors or those pursuing careers in
journalism - Deadline: April 4 - Website:
http://www.nabj.org/?page=SEEDScholarships 

 

OCA-Verizon College Scholarship - for Asian American or Asian Pacific
Islander college students majoring in business, computer or
engineering-related fields - Deadline: April 4 - Website:
http://ocanational.org/index.php?option=com_content
<http://ocanational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=532&Itemid
> &task=view&id=532&Itemid= 

 

Daughters of the American Revolution | Edward G. and Helen A. Borgens
Elementary and Secondary Teacher Education Scholarships - two (2) one-time,
preferred amount awards of up to $1,500 for students (25) years of age or
older; one award for students studying to teach at the elementary school
level; the other to students studying to teach at the secondary level; have
at least a 3.5/4.0 GPA and be a college sophomore; can be applied for more
than once - Deadline: April 15 - Website:
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm#specific 

 

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarships
<http://www.chci.org/scholarships/>  - Latino students in the United States
who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their
communities, demonstrate a desire to continue their civic engagement in the
future; no GPA or academic major requirement - Deadline: April 16 - Website:
http://www.chci.org/scholarships/

 

SOM Foundation Prize in Architecture, Design and Urban Design - for
graduating undergraduate and graduate students of accredited U.S. schools of
architecture, design and urban design - Deadline: April 18 - Website:
http://www.somfoundation.som.com/content.cfm/architecture_design_urban_desig
n 

 

HACU-Southwest Airlines Travel Grant - funding air travel for undergraduate
and graduate students who go to school away from home - Deadline: April 29 -
Website: http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp