Ph D Scholarship USA

The Department of French at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign/ USA) offers highly competitive, personalized research packages to outstanding incoming graduate students. These Departmental financial awards are specifically tailored for highly-qualified prospective students in fields represented in the Department.

For applicants of the highest standing, a Departmental financial award may be offered together with a campus-wide Fellowship. Campus-wide Fellowships include:
• The Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, which provides $20,000 paid over a 12-month period for three years.
• The School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics (SLCL) Fellowship, which provides $20,000 paid over a 12-month period for a period of two years.
• The Graduate College Fellowship for Underrepresented Students, which provides doctoral-level students with $17,000 per 12-month period for one, two, or three years.

These fellwoships include a waiver of full tuition. Qualified applicants need take no action beyond applying to the graduate program. The Department automatically nominates top applicants for all fellowships. In addition to recruitment fellowships, the Department of French offers summer and/or partial fellowships, research assistantships, support for research summer institutes, and conference travel support.



For further information on the Department including how to apply to the graduate program, go to http://www.french.illinois.edu or write french@illinois.edu.