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Scholarships, careers, and opportunities for MEP students. Links to more scholarship listings for continuing students, department scholarships, and external scholarships here: https://grainger.illinois.edu/admissions/costs/undergraduate.

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  • LAS/ENG Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fair

    by MEPFeb 3, 2025 3:15 pm |  2  Views

    This event aims to connect our talented undergraduate students with diverse research opportunities across the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the College of Engineering. This event is taking place February 11th, 2025 from 4 to 6 pm in Illini Union Ballrooms A, B, and C.

    Register to attend HERE 

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  • NASA'S Gateways to Blue Skies Competition

    by MEPJan 31, 2025 1:45 pm |  2  Views

    The 2025 Blue Skies Competition asks collegiate student teams to conceptualize aviation-related system(s) that can be applied to agriculture by 2035 or sooner with the goal of improving agriculture production, efficiency, environmental impact, and extreme weather/climate resilience.
    Learn More HERE

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  • ICONS Internships

    by MEPJan 31, 2025 1:45 pm |  4  Views

    The new Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists (ICONS) internships will bring members of the Europa Clipper science team together with undergraduate students for a 10-week internship that gives students the opportunity to conduct original scientific research. 
    For dates of the internship program, please see https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/internship-programs/. 

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  • NASA Internship Programs

    by MEPJan 31, 2025 1:30 pm |  15  Views

    NASA offers several opportunities for students to undertake meaningful and challenging projects that truly make an impact on humanity. OSTEM internships offer students an opportunity to gain practical work experience while working side-by-side with mentors who are research scientists, engineers, and individuals from many other professions. Internships may be full time or part time on a NASA center or facility. 
    2025 Internship Application Deadlines:
    Summer 2025: Feb. 28, 2025
    Fall 2025: May 16, 2025

    For more information and to apply click HERE

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  • Gilman Scholarship Information Sessions & Workshop

    by MEPJan 30, 2025 2:30 pm |  5  Views

    The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship provides enrolled students, who are Pell grant recipients, up to $5,000 for either study abroad or an internship abroad. If you plan to study a language critical to U.S. national security while abroad, you can apply for an additional $3,000. If you plan to conduct STEM-related research while studying abroad, you can apply for an additional $1,000.

    Information Sessions 1/30-1/31

    The national deadline to apply is March 6, 2025. 

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  • Scholarships for Continuing Students

    by MEPJan 30, 2025 2:15 pm |  18  Views

    Scholarships for Continuing Students opens on Saturday, February 1st to March 11th. 

    Information sessions available:
    Feb 5th: 4:00 - 4:45 in Room 433, 
    Feb 12th: 5:00 - 5:45 in Room 429. 
    Drop-In Q&A:
    Feb 18th: 4:00 - 4:45 in Room 433
     Feb 19th: 5:00 - 5:45 in Room 429     

    Apply HERE

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  • Bain and Company: Chicago BEL Program

    by MEPJan 29, 2025 3:30 pm |  5  Views

    BEL program applications have opened. The Building Entrepreneurial Leaders Program (BEL) is focused on giving high-achieving Black, Hispanic/Latin American and Indigenous sophomore/second year students the opportunity to strengthen their business and leadership skill set while gaining exposure to one of the world’s top strategy consulting firms.

    Application Deadline February 25th! Apply HERE

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  • JANUS Undergrad Research Opportunity

    by MEPJan 29, 2025 1:00 pm |  14  Views

    Georgia Tech in cooperation with NASA is offering a summer program for undergraduate students in the Georgia Tech High-Power Electric Propulsion Laboratory. Work hands on on the cutting edge of propulsion technology as part of the Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute. Program runs May18 to July 25th. Apply by February 15, 2025.
    Apply | Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Sciences (SURE) - gatech.edu

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  • ILSGC Undergraduate Scholarship Information

    by MEPJan 24, 2025 11:00 am |  25  Views

    The Illinois Space Grant Consortium (ILSGC) will award scholarships to outstanding students pursuing an undergraduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines that support NASA’s mission. A total of up to (18) $3,000* scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Funding will be released incumbent upon authorization of funds by NASA. Apply by February 1, 2025.

    More info and application found HERE

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  • EPP/MSI and Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships

    by MEPJan 24, 2025 10:45 am |  2  Views

    The opportunities are open to undergraduate sophomores or third year students in a five year program and include paid NOAA internships and academic scholarships. Application closes January 31st!
    Hollings Scholarship
    EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship
    More Info and Applications Available HERE

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