University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign funds graduate students through its departments, and that is where most of the money on this page lives. Doctoral students in engineering, the sciences and the social sciences are supported with research and teaching assistantships plus internal fellowships such as the programs listed below, and funded offers normally arrive with admission. Postdoctoral funding follows the same department-led model.

International undergraduates at UIUC meet a different and more limited picture. Illinois does not offer need-based aid to international students, so funding for bachelor's students from abroad is merit based and competitive, concentrated in the colleges and the named scholarships on this page. The engineering college, UIUC's largest draw for international applicants, administers its own support.

The provider line on each card tells you which college or department runs the award, and that office is where the real terms live. UIUC publishes scholarship rounds through its colleges rather than one central calendar, so check the deadline on the specific card you want and confirm it on the linked page before applying.