Yee Memorial Fellowship
FOR CS STUDENTS
The YEE Fellowship is made possible by a generous bequest of Drs. Warren and Ming Ting Yee. Dr. Warren Yee received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1943 and was a partner in the Detroit firm of Harley, Ellington, Pierce & Yee Associates and later was the founder of Bio-Tech Research Laboratory, Inc. in Washington, D.C. He died in 1984. Dr. Warren Yee was known for thinking of others, especially relatives in China, before he thought of himself. His wife has requested that income from the funds be used to support Chinese graduate students in the College of Engineering. Special consideration will be given to students from inner provinces or inner province universities (not coastal) in China.
This fellowship is awarded by the Grainger College of Engineering, with each award at $5,000 to be paid in two payments of $2,500 in fall and spring terms. The CS department will select up to two candidates to nominate to the college for their competition.
Eligibility
Special consideration will be given to students from inner provinces or inner provinceuniversities (not coastal) in China.
Strong academic performance based on the student’s transcripts, letters of recommendation, and vita/resume (previous recognition/awards).
Demonstrate interest in engineering education (teaching experiences in the classroom,laboratory, or as a tutor), extracurricular teaching (high schools or through outreach programs), service to the community promoting technical awareness, research, or other outreach activities that promote engineering education.
Research accomplishments, publications, presentations, letters of recommendation, and student’s essay.
Assessment of the student’s commitment to and potential for contributing to engineering education based on the student’s essay, letters of recommendation, and previous
performance.
- Award
- $5,000
- Deadline
- Supplemental Questions
- Are you from/have you studied at inner provinces or inner province universities (not coastal) in China?
- Are you a PhD or MS student?
- Please upload a 500 word (one page) essay addressing your career goals and how these goals will impact engineering education, research, and service to the field of engineering. In addition, how your graduate program will help accomplish those goals.
- Please upload a CV/resume specifying previous education, work experience, research experience, publications, presentations and relevant service.
- Please upload one pdf with your unofficial UIUC transcripts and GRE scores (if applicable)
- (Yee) Please request a letter of recommendation from someone who can speak to your contributions to education, research, and/or service. 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.
- (Yee) Please request a second letter of recommendation from someone who can speak to your contributions to education, research, and/or service. 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.
- 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?
- 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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