Scholarships, Fellowships, and Research Experiences

Bradley M. and Karen A. Smith Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student in the UI Department of Mathematics who is studying actuarial science. This award was established in 2013 by Bradley M. and Karen A. Smith.

Fund ID
11770616
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Colleen Kilker Memorial Fund

Support of graduate students, including, but not limited to, travel support for graduate students to go to conferences and workshops, but not restricted to just travel. Also for needs that arise in the lives of graduate students that cannot be foreseen.

Fund ID
11333546
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

David G. Bourgin Mathematics Fellowships

Funds shall be used to provide fellowships to graduate students who are enrolled in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Fund ID
11771526
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Elsie Thomas Fraser Fund

This award is for undergraduate math majors demonstrating academic excellence in the Department of Mathematics and who must be a U.S. citizen and an Illinois resident. The Elsie Thomas Fraser Award was established by Elsie Thomas Fraser (BA in Science and Letters, 1939) and her husband, Edward (BS in Civil Engineering, 1939).

Fund ID
11770777
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

E.T. Parker Memorial

The Fund shall be used to provide fellowships to graduate students or faculty members in combinatorial areas of mathematics or statistics related to the research interests of E. T. Parker.

Fund ID
11773141
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Gail V. Kellogg Scholarship

To provide scholarships to undergraduate students with a major in the Department of Mathematics who demonstrate financial need.

Fund ID
11773936
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Franz Hohn and J.P. Nash Scholarship Fund

The Fund shall be used to provide scholarships and/or fellowships to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Fund ID
11772826
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

James D. Hogan Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Fund shall be used to provide financial aid to graduate students in the Department of Mathematics of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Fund ID
11772301
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Jerry Uhl NetMath Fund

To provide unrestricted support to the NetMath Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Fund ID
11775427
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Lois M. Lackner Fund for Female Students in Math

This fund supports fellowships for female graduate students in mathematics and scholarships for female undergraduate students in mathematics, with preference given to students of Czechoslovakian descent. This fund was established in 2007 through a generous gift by Dr. Lois Lackner, a University of Illinois alumna with degrees in the teaching of mathematics and in education.

Fund ID
11773542
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Merit Workshop Program for Emerging Scholars in Mathematics

This fund is used to support graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants of Merit sections, the remodeling of an additional Merit classroom, or for general operating expenses of the program. The Merit Workshop Program offers an alternative teaching style in calculus classes for students who are members of groups that tend to be underrepresented in the areas of mathematics, science, and engineering. This includes women, ethnic minorities, and students from rural high schools. More information about this program is available at the Merit Workshop Program website.

Fund ID
11334806
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Paul T. Bateman Number Theory Fellowship

To provide support for graduate students who are pursuing specialization in number theory in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Fund ID
11771248
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

R. H. Schark Student Aid Fund

To provide scholarships or fellowships for worthy or needy students desiring to do undergraduate or graduate work in mathematics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

Fund ID
11773396
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Math Careers for Women Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships to female undergraduate students majoring in Mathematics, Math/CS, Statistics, or Statistics/CS, with preference to students who are also Illinois residents and incoming freshmen.

Fund ID
11774167
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Vincent O. Greene Scholarship in Mathematics

This scholarship is given to deserving undergraduate students based on academic merit with preference to candidates who plan to teach mathematics.

Fund ID
11770840
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

William C. Healey Jr., Fund

Uses may include but are not restricted to any or all of the following purposes: 1) Graduate Fellowships; 2) Merit-based Scholarships; 3) Faculty Support; 4) Library Support.

Fund ID
11772182
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

Josephine Chanler Endowed Scholarship Fund

Established in 2020–21 by Padmini Joshi (PhD '69), the Josephine Chanler Scholarship is named in honor of alumna and professor emerita Dr. Josephine Hughes Chanler (MA, '30, PhD '33), an American mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry. It is awarded to undergraduate students based upon GPA and strength of courses.

Fund ID
11774828
Gift Amounts
500
250
100
50

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Bradley M. and Karen A. Smith Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student in the UI Department of Mathematics who is studying actuarial science. This award was established in 2013 by Bradley M. and Karen A. Smith.

Gift amount

Colleen Kilker Memorial Fund

Support of graduate students, including, but not limited to, travel support for graduate students to go to conferences and workshops, but not restricted to just travel. Also for needs that arise in the lives of graduate students that cannot be foreseen.

Gift amount

David G. Bourgin Mathematics Fellowships

Funds shall be used to provide fellowships to graduate students who are enrolled in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gift amount

E. Graham Evans, Jr. Scholarship Fund

Gift amount

Elsie Thomas Fraser Fund

This award is for undergraduate math majors demonstrating academic excellence in the Department of Mathematics and who must be a U.S. citizen and an Illinois resident. The Elsie Thomas Fraser Award was established by Elsie Thomas Fraser (BA in Science and Letters, 1939) and her husband, Edward (BS in Civil Engineering, 1939).

Gift amount

E.T. Parker Memorial

The Fund shall be used to provide fellowships to graduate students or faculty members in combinatorial areas of mathematics or statistics related to the research interests of E. T. Parker.

Gift amount

Gail V. Kellogg Scholarship

To provide scholarships to undergraduate students with a major in the Department of Mathematics who demonstrate financial need.

Gift amount

Franz Hohn and J.P. Nash Scholarship Fund

The Fund shall be used to provide scholarships and/or fellowships to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gift amount

James D. Hogan Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Fund shall be used to provide financial aid to graduate students in the Department of Mathematics of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gift amount

Jerry Uhl NetMath Fund

To provide unrestricted support to the NetMath Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gift amount

Joseph Landin Memorial Fund

Scholarships for graduate and undergraduate mathematics students.

Gift amount

Lois M. Lackner Fund for Female Students in Math

This fund supports fellowships for female graduate students in mathematics and scholarships for female undergraduate students in mathematics, with preference given to students of Czechoslovakian descent. This fund was established in 2007 through a generous gift by Dr. Lois Lackner, a University of Illinois alumna with degrees in the teaching of mathematics and in education.

Gift amount

Merit Workshop Program for Emerging Scholars in Mathematics

This fund is used to support graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants of Merit sections, the remodeling of an additional Merit classroom, or for general operating expenses of the program. The Merit Workshop Program offers an alternative teaching style in calculus classes for students who are members of groups that tend to be underrepresented in the areas of mathematics, science, and engineering. This includes women, ethnic minorities, and students from rural high schools. More information about this program is available at the Merit Workshop Program website.

Gift amount

Paul T. Bateman Number Theory Fellowship

To provide support for graduate students who are pursuing specialization in number theory in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gift amount

R. H. Schark Student Aid Fund

To provide scholarships or fellowships for worthy or needy students desiring to do undergraduate or graduate work in mathematics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

Gift amount

Math Careers for Women Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships to female undergraduate students majoring in Mathematics, Math/CS, Statistics, or Statistics/CS, with preference to students who are also Illinois residents and incoming freshmen.

Gift amount

Susan C. Morisato Mathematics Scholarship

To provide scholarships to female undergraduate students with a major in the Department of Mathematics.

Gift amount

Vincent O. Greene Scholarship in Mathematics

This scholarship is given to deserving undergraduate students based on academic merit with preference to candidates who plan to teach mathematics.

Gift amount

William C. Healey Jr., Fund

Uses may include but are not restricted to any or all of the following purposes: 1) Graduate Fellowships; 2) Merit-based Scholarships; 3) Faculty Support; 4) Library Support.

Gift amount

Josephine Chanler Endowed Scholarship Fund

Established in 2020–21 by Padmini Joshi (PhD '69), the Josephine Chanler Scholarship is named in honor of alumna and professor emerita Dr. Josephine Hughes Chanler (MA, '30, PhD '33), an American mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry. It is awarded to undergraduate students based upon GPA and strength of courses.

Gift amount
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