Each year, UIC undergraduate students receive a variety of national and international fellowships, scholarships, and grants.
We are very proud of UIC students for their efforts in discovering, preparing, and applying for external fellowships. Congratulations!
Please note, while this list includes fellowships that OEF offers assistance with, it is not an exhaustive list of recipients.
Fulbright Grant Heading link
Fulbright recipients are granted one year to study, conduct research, or teach in one of 150 countries.
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- Zuka’a Joudeh – Germany ETA
- Maya Patel – Alternate
- Frankee Lyons (Doctoral) – Poland
- Melissa Hendrickson (Masters) – Luxembourg
- Gene Nolis (Doctoral) – Spain
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- Kajal Sachdev (LAS HC) – Netherlands
- Sanjana Srinivasan (LAS HC) – Spain
- Elsa Anderson (Doctoral) – Germany
- Josephine Chaet (Doctoral) – Jordan
- Rigoberto Robles (Masters) – Colombia
- Ryan Walsh (Masters) – Alternate
- Litany Esguerra (CAHS HC) – Finalist
- Shaza Loutfi (Masters) – Finalist
- Gene Nolis (Doctoral) – Finalist
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Heading link
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to college students who intend to pursue research careers in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering.
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2020
- Lopa Bhatt, Goldwater Scholar
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- Anis Barmada, Goldwater Scholar
- Wasan Kumar, Goldwater Scholar
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2018
- Mitchell Sun, Honorable Mention
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Heading link
The CLS is a program of the U.S. Department of State. It offers intensive summer language institutes in 14 critical foreign languages.
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- Luana Davila – Arabic
- Carter McCormick (Doctoral) – Indonesian
- Adil Jahangir – Arabic
- Joy Peplinksi (Doctoral) – Portuguese
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2018
- Zoey Martin-Lockhart (Doctoral) – Hindi
- Amber Blatt (MSW) – Urdu
Gates Cambridge Scholarship Heading link
Provides full tuition plus a generous living stipend for the graduate program of your choice at the University of Cambridge.
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2020
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2019
- Mohansrinivas Chennakesavalu – Finalist
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2017
Rangel Fellowship Heading link
This fellowship offers funding for two-year graduate programs in international affairs, mentorship within the US State Department, paid internships and other professional development, all to facilitate entry into the US Foreign Service.
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- Christopher Kooy (LAS HC)
HBCU and HSI Bridge Scholarship Heading link
The Bridge Scholarship is a merit-based, full-tuition award for graduating seniors of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions for one year of academic study at the University of Chicago.
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2019
- Carlos Catalan
- Jennifer Hernandez
Lincoln Laureate Heading link
The Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award is presented to one senior from each of the four-year degree-granting colleges and universities in Illinois for excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities.
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2020
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2019
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2018
Rhodes Scholarship Heading link
One of the most prestigious scholarships in the world, the Rhodes Scholarship provides full funding for graduate study (or a second bachelor’s degree) at the University of Oxford in the UK.
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U.S. Constituency
- Anis Barmada – Rhodes Finalist, 2020
- Zuka’a Joudeh – Rhodes Finalist, 2020
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Saudi Arabia Constituency
- Sami Alahmadi – Rhodes Scholar, 2020