Scholarships & Financial Aid
UIUC offers a range of merit-based scholarships, graduate fellowships, assistantships, tuition waivers, and departmental funding opportunities. While institutional financial aid for international undergraduate students is limited, many graduate students receive substantial funding through assistantships and fellowships. Popular funding opportunities include:
- Illinois International Scholarships
- Merit-Based Scholarships
- Gies College of Business Scholarships
- Grainger College of Engineering Scholarships
- Graduate Fellowships
- Teaching Assistantships
- Research Assistantships
- Graduate Tuition Waivers
- Departmental Scholarships
- External Scholarships
Many master's and PhD students receive fully funded assistantships, including tuition waivers, health insurance, and monthly stipends, particularly in engineering, computer science, agriculture, business, and scientific research programmes.
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