All Opportunities

Welcome to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Computer Science Awards site!
Numerous fellowships, scholarships, and awards have been established by donors, friends, and alumni who are committed to the education of CS. You must be currently enrolled and taking courses as an undergraduate or graduate student U of I to be eligible to apply.

Below you will find a listing of awards currently accepting applications for CS and ECE students. To apply for awards you must:
• Click on the Sign Up button in the upper right hand corner to create an account using your Illinois email address. If you don’t have one, or need assistance, please contact hpgorrie@illinois.edu with any questions.
• Complete the General Application under “Profile Information.” After you have completed your General Application, the system will automatically match you to ALL awards you are eligible for based on the information you provided in your application and your academic record.
• Click on Opportunities/Recommended to see the awards that you may be eligible for, if any. Complete any supplemental questions as needed.
• Once completed, you can submit your application by clicking “Finish and Continue.” The status of your application(s) should show “Submitted.”

IMPORTANT: You can save your application at any time by clicking “Save and Keep Editing” at the bottom of the form.

Note: Required fields are marked with an asterisk.

If you are selected to receive an award, you will receive a confirmation sent to your Illinois email. You can also check on the status of your application at any time by logging back into the system.

CS students, please email Hannah Gorrie at hpgorrie@illinois.edu with questions. ECE Students, please email Pascal Youakim at youakim2@illinois.edu with your questions.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$0.00 10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2023
The HLF is an annual networking conference which connects promising...
$40,000 Apple Scholars in AI/ML
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR CS STUDENTS ONLY. The Apple Scholars in AI/ML...
$3,000 C.L. and Jane Liu Award
For CS students only This award is for a graduate student showing...
$2,500 C.W. Gear Outstanding Graduate Award
Established by alumni, friends, and former students to recognize...
$1,000.00 C.W. Gear Outstanding Undergraduate Award
For CS and LAS students only – see details This award is for graduating...
Varies Conference Presentation Awards for Graduate Students
Before the pandemic, the Graduate College provided up to $350 for...
$1,500 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR CS STUDENTS ONLY. This award program recognizes...
$1,000 Crowe Horwath LLP Outstanding Junior Computer Science Scholarship
This scholarship is for juniors entering their senior year in Fall 2022....
4,000 Daniel L. Slotnick Scholarship
The Slotnick Scholarship is for undergraduates who will be enrolled in...
$25,000 Dissertation Completion Fellowship
For CS PhD students only The Graduate College’s Dissertation Completion...
Varies Dissertation Travel Grant
Dissertation Travel Grants provide reimbursement to subsidize travel and...
Varies Dissertation Travel Grant
For CS PhD students only Dissertation Travel Grants provide...
$700 Duncan H. Lawrie Leadership Award
The Duncan H. Lawrie Leadership Award is for undergraduate students...
$4,000 Franz Hohn and J.P. Nash Scholarship
For undergraduates who will be enrolled in the Department of Computer...
$0.00 Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore (GYSS) - Travel Awards
Singapore’s National Research Foundation invites applications for the...
$35,000 Google PhD Fellowship Program
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR CS STUDENTS ONLY. The Google PhD Student...
$60,000.00 IBM PhD Fellowship Program
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR CS STUDENTS ONLY. The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship...
$1,000.00 ICCP James N. Snyder Memorial Award
The ICCP James N. Snyder Memorial Award may be given to a student who...
$1,000 James N. Snyder Award for Scholastic Achievement
For CS and LAS students only – see details below The James N. Snyder...
$4,000 Jeffery P. Blahut Memorial Scholarship
For CS students only For current sophomores and juniors entering their...
$1,000 John R. Pasta Award
For CS students only The Pasta Award is given to outstanding CS juniors....
$2,500 JP Morgan Chase WCS Scholarship
JP Morgan Chase, a leading global financial services firm, is generously...
$1,000 Kenichi Miura Award
For CS students only Established in 2011 by Dr. Kenichi Miura, a...
Varies Master's Project Travel Grant
The Graduate College’s Master’s Project Travel Grants provide...
Varies Master's Project Travel Grants
For CS students only The Graduate College’s Master’s Project Travel...
$2,000 Mavis Future Faculty Fellows
The Grainger College of Engineering offers the Mavis Future Faculty...
Varies Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship is a global program that...
$9,000 Sara and Louis Cohen Undergraduate Scholarship
For CS students only Ira Cohen earned his B.S. in computer science from...
$35,000 Siebel Scholars
Each year, outstanding graduate students from each institution are...
$5,000 SS Radhakrishnan Scholarship
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR CS STUDENTS ONLY. Shobana Radhakrishnan (MS CS...
Varies Two Sigma PhD & Diversity PhD Fellowships
Two Sigma PhD Fellowship: The Two Sigma PhD Fellowship supports doctoral...
$15,000 Two Sigma Undergraduate & Diversity Undergraduate Scholarships
Two Sigma Undergraduate Scholarship: The Two Sigma Undergraduate...
$2,200 W.J. Poppelbaum Memorial Award
For CS students only This award is for an outstanding graduate student...
$5,000 Yee Memorial Fellowship
FOR CS STUDENTS The YEE Fellowship is made possible by a generous...
$5,000 Yunni & Maxine Pao Memorial Fellowship
For CS students only The College of Engineering Office of Graduate,...
Varies Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Graduate Student Award
The Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Graduate Student Award was...
Ended
Varies Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Graduate Student Fellowship
The Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Graduate Student Award was...
Ended
Varies Oakley Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Oakley Family of Quincy, Ill., set up this award in 1994 under the...
Ended