Yunni & Maxine Pao Memorial Fellowship

For CS students only
The College of Engineering Office of Graduate, Professional and Online Programs will award up to five $5,000 fellowships, to be paid on a monthly basis over 9 months. Each department may nominate up to seven candidates. Applications submitted to Blackbaud will be reviewed by the CS Graduate Award Committee, and up to seven candidates will be selected for submission to the Grainger College of Engineering for the next round of selection. Students will be evaluated on their research accomplishments, as well as outreach and leadership activities.

Award
$5,000
Deadline
Supplemental Questions
  1. Were you born in Hong Kong?
  2. Do you have at least one parent born in China?
  3. What is your anticipated degree conferral date?
  4. Please upload a single document containing your resume/CV and unofficial transcripts
  5. (Pao) Please request a letter of recommendation from your thesis advisor - they will be sent a link in which to upload the letter. PLEASE LET THEM KNOW YOU WILL BE REQUESTING A LETTER NOW! They will not be requested until your application is submitted, and we want to give them as much time as possible to submit.
  6. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and broadening participation in computing (BPC) are an important part of the UIUC CS mission. Please write a brief paragraph telling us how DEI figures into your past and present teaching, research, community engagement, and your lived experience? How do you imagine incorporating attention to DEI into your future work?
  7. To the best of my knowledge, I have not committed any action that violates the UIUC Student Code or the CS Department Values and Code of Conduct.
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