The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois

Robert C. and Carolyn J. Springborn Endowment for Student Support Program

Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois

Springborn Graduate Fellowships

Criteria for selection: Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Springborn Graduate Fellows are expected to have a documented academic record of excellence and demonstrated creativity and leadership potential.

Application process: Applicants must be accepted to the Graduate Ph.D. program. A completed on-line application form must include the following elements:

• Personal statement. This might contain an explicit statement of purpose related to the Springborn Fellowship.
• Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate work (one transcript from each institution attended).
• Official Graduate Records Examination General test scores.
• Official Graduate Records Examination Chemistry Subject test scores.
• Three letters of recommendation.

Apply Online at:

http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/chem/graduates/gradadmis.html

Program codes needed for on-line application:

• Ph.D. Chemistry - 10KS0335PHD
• Ph.D. Chemical Physics - 10KS0337PHD

Fields of specialization for Ph.D. Chemistry Program (10KS0335PHD):

• Analytical
• Chemical Biology
• Inorganic
• Materials
• Organic
• Physical

Official transcripts and any supporting materials that cannot be submitted electronically should be mailed to the following address:

Chemistry Graduate Admissions University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 308 Noyes Lab, Box 57-1 600 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801

An application fee of $60 must be paid by credit card at the time the on-line application is submitted.

Selection process: Selection is a two step process:

• Applicants must first be accepted to the Graduate Ph.D. Program.
• Applicants must then be interviewed by the selection committee. All reasonable expenses associated with this visit will be paid.
• Note: All applicants accepted to the Graduate Program may attend and those not selected for Springborn Fellowships may be eligible for other fellowships.

Application deadline: Applications may be received at anytime but for full consideration for Fall 2008 admission should be received by January 5, 2008.

For Questions and Additional Information

Springborn Graduate Fellowships: For questions or problems with the application process e-mail: chemdept@scs.uiuc.edu or phone: 1-800-516-0276 (US only)

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