Graduate Awards, Fellowships, and Funding

While the number of applicants to our programs exceeds the amount of funding available, we do offer several opportunities for students to gain funding:

Fellowships and Awards
- SURGE Fellowship
- ASPIRE Fellowship
- Hansen Fellowship
- Jerry Dobrovolny Fellowship
- Phil Ryan Graduate Fellowship
- MAVIS Future Faculty Fellows Academy
- William A. Chittenden Award
- Sharp Outstanding Graduate Student Award
- Ben Hamilton Graduate Research Award
Teaching Assistantships
Research Assistantships

At the University level, there are additional sources of funding. You can check out more information on each of the following links:

Note that the Master of Science in Financial Engineering is a self-funded program where students are responsible for paying their tuition and fees. Students in this program are not eligible for Board of Trustee (BOT) tuition-waiver-generating assistantships at the University of Illinois.

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