Diversifying Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellowships

Applications due February 17

DFI Fellowships support underrepresented graduate students who intend to teach or become administrators in higher education in the state of Illinois following graduation. Master’s students may receive two years of support; doctoral students may receive four. The fellowship covers tuition and provides a $10,500 stipend to awardees for their first year of the fellowship and $15,000 for each year thereafter. To be eligible, a student must be a US citizen, a member of an underrepresented racial group, a resident of the state of Illinois, in a master’s or doctoral program, able to demonstrate financial need, and able to demonstrate academic excellence. Applicants must also commit to working full-time in higher education in the state of Illinois starting upon graduation and continuing for as many years as was supported by the fellowship. See complete details on the fellowship.