Fellowships and Grants Administered through TGS

The Graduate School sponsors a number of internal fellowships and grants for students at all stages of their graduate experience.  Please visit the individual webpage of each grant/fellowship for details on eligibility and application instructions.  

Overview of The Graduate School Fellowships and Grants       

Title

Deadline(s)

Audience

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Scholarships

Spring 2012 (exact date TBA)

PhD or Masters students

Career Development Grant

Awarded on a rolling basis throughout the academic year (September 1 – August 31), or until funds are depleted.

PhD or MFA students

Catalyst Grant

Winter deadline: Friday, October 12, 2012
Spring deadline:  Friday, February 3, 2012
Summer deadline: Friday, April 20, 2012

Students, Faculty, Academic Programs

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts (CIRA) Graduate Student Grant

April 2, 2012

PhD or Masters students

Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) Scholars Program

September 2012 (exact date TBA)

PhD students

Conference Travel Grant (CTG)

Applications must be received before travel occurs. Final due date is June 10th, 2012.

PhD or MFA students

Dependent Care Grant

Awarded on a rolling basis throughout the academic year (September 1 – August 31), or until funds are depleted.

PhD or MFA students

HHMI International Student Research Fellowship September 2012 (exact date TBA) International PhD students

Nicholson Fellowship

January 2013 (exact date TBA)

PhD or Masters students

Presidential Fellowship

Friday, November 30, 2012

PhD or MFA students

Professional Development Grant

 Monday, June 18, 2012

Programs, clusters, and/or graduate student groups

Ryan Fellowship

January 2012 (incoming students)
May 18, 2012 (current students)

PhD students

Summer Language Grant (SLG)

March 2, 2012

PhD students

University Research Grants Committee (URGC) Awards:
Graduate Research Grant (GRG)

Monday of the third week of each quarter:

Monday, April 9, 2012

PhD or MFA students