Graduate and Dissertation Funding

Dissertation Award Competitions

University of Illinois
College of Education Research Award

Hardie Dissertation Award 2012

Deadline: Monday, April 2,2012, by 5:00 PM

Click to read the Call for Proposals and how to apply online

Shortcut to Online Application

Introduction
Each year, the College of Education grants several dissertation awards on a competitive basis to graduate students to support the completion of their doctoral dissertations. These awards are funded through the generosity of the alumni and friends of the College, including the Hardie Endowment. This information will help you to determine if you are eligible and how to apply.

We strongly encourage applicants to review examples of previously funded applications, which are available from the Bureau. We also advise applicants to have their faculty advisors carefully review the application before submitting.

Submission Deadline is Monday, April 2, 2012 by 5:00 PM
It is the student applicant’s responsibility to see that all materials are received by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application Process
Applications will be submitted through a NEW online system. Find out more by reading the Call for Proposals .

If you prefer, you can download the Call for Proposals in PDF by clicking here.

To apply online, click here.

We strongly encourage applicants to review examples of previously funded applications, which are available from the Bureau. We also advise applicants to have their faculty advisors carefully review the application before submitting it.

Rosenshine Award (not offered at this time)

A special award called the Rosenshine Award will also be given, with identical October and March deadlines. Established in May 1998, with an initial personal gift from Professor Emeritus Barak Rosenshine, the Rosenshine Award Fund was created to benefit University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate students in the College of Education. The award will be used to provide support for outstanding graduate students working on individual research projects.

Managed by the University of Illinois Foundation (UIF), the estimated annual amount available for a student award is $500 but varies year to year so read the announcement carefully. The purpose of the fund is to sponsor an annual stipend for a student pursing an advanced degree in the College, with preference given to those with financial challenges. The award can be used to cover the expenses for attending a professional conference; supporting the technology needs or other direct costs of the research project; editing, developing or depositing the thesis; assisting with day care costs to aid the student in completing his/her research; or helping to purchase books and journals, with the ultimate goal of completing their research on a timely basis.

Applications will be distributed and promoted by the Bureau of Educational Research. The review committee will take into consideration an applicant’s academic accomplishments and potential for future contributions to the field of education.

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