Congratulations on your University of Illinois academic and personal accomplishments thus far! With some effort, you may be on your way to garnering scholarships for further studies. The National and International Scholarships Program is here to assist you through the application process. Believe it or not, the time to start planning for these applications is now. To find out what you should be doing to strengthen your eventual candidacy, come to an informational meeting at one of the following eleven times:
Monday, April 6: 3:30- 4:00 or 4:00- 4:30
Tuesday, April 7: 1:30-2:00, 2:00-2:30, 3:30- 4:00, 4:00- 4:30, or 5:00-5:30
Friday, April 10: 1:30-2:00, 2:00-2:30, 3:00-3:30, or 3:30-4:00
All sessions will be held in room 514, 807 S. Wright St. at the Campus Center for Advising and Academic Services. Topics to be covered include information about the Beinecke, Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Goldwater, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, Schwarzman and Truman programs and how you may prepare for these opportunities.
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Info sessions for juniors/seniors/grad & professional students:
Congratulations on your University of Illinois academic and personal accomplishments thus far! With some effort, you may be on your way to garnering scholarships for continued study or research. The National and International Scholarships Program is here to assist you through the application process. For Juniors, Seniors and Graduate/Professional students, now is the time to start your applications. To find out what you should be doing to meet the June 1 priority application deadline (for study beginning in fall, 2016), come to an informational meeting at one of the following nine times:
Monday, March 30: 3:30- 4:00 or 4:00-4:30
Tuesday, March 31: 1:30-2:00 or 2:00-2:30
Wednesday, April 1: 1:30-2:00 or 2:00-2:30, 3:00- 3:30, 3:30-4:00 or 5:00-5:30
All sessions will be held in room 514, 807 S. Wright St. at the Campus Center for Advising and Academic Services. Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these international opportunities.
For more information, contact the scholarships program at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu.
Thanks to Richelle Bernazzoli of the National and International Scholarships Program for this information item.
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