1. Graduate College Opportunities
   1. Barnhurst-Doherty Award. Richard Doherty and the late Professor Emeritus Kevin Barnhurst were both instrumental members of the department of communication. They have generously funded a Graduate College-based endowment to support the academic work of graduate students whose work reflects LGBTQ studies. The Barnhurst-Doherty Award offsets the cost presenting original research in a public setting. Applications are due on 2 June 2025. https://grad.uic.edu/funding-awards/graduate-college-fellowships/bda/  
2. UIC Opportunities:
   1. Alice J. Dan Dissertation Research Award. The 23rd annual award encourages original and significant research about sex, gender and/or women by UIC doctoral students. The award is open to UIC doctoral students in any field who have completed the requirements for candidacy and have an approved dissertation proposal by the application deadline. Awards will range from $900-$1,800. Questions can be directed to Emilie Glass, Senior Research Specialist with the Center for Research on Women and Gender, at eglass2@uic.edu. Deadline: Saturday, May 31, 2024 at 11:59pm CDT. To apply, complete the form: https://uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sEp89kE6M3zWAK

   2. Limited Competition: Google PhD Fellowship. Two years of fellowship ($15,000 stipend + generous cost of education allowance + Google mentor per annum). Research proposals are evaluated for innovative concepts that are relevant to Google’s research areas, as well as aspects of robustness and potential impact to the field. The Graduate College will determine the university’s nominees via the limited competition. Campus deadline: May 1. https://grad.uic.edu/funding-awards/other-funding/ googlephd/ 

   3. SECIHTI Graduate Fellowship Program. The U of I System (UIC, UIUC, UIS) has entered into an agreement with SECIHTI (formerly CONACyT), the Mexican ministry of science, humanities, technology, and innovation, to support up to 10 Mexican nationals [annually] who have been admitted into PhD programs at one of the three UI System universities. SECIHTI has agreed to support these PhD students for the first four years of their study and the UI administrative core will support the fifth year, if applicable. This is a competitive program and students must apply for the SECIHTI award after having been accepted into a UIC PhD program. Deadlines vary. https://grad.uic.edu/funding-awards/other-funding/SECIHTI/

3. UIC Jobs (Part-time)

   1. Grad Hourly, iLEAD. The UIC Institute for Leadership Excellence and Development (iLEAD) is seeking a current graduate student (Masters or Doctoral) to assist with research and assessment tasks. Located within UIC's College of Business, iLEAD conducts research, programming, and assessment about leadership and people-related workplace issues. This graduate hourly worker will be hired for Fall 2025 and employment may be extended depending on graduation date and performance. Questions may be directed to John Lynch at jwlynch@uic.edu. $31.03 Hourly. Applications are due 30 April 2025. https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/ requisition/14384?c=uic&sq=1031199

   2. Grad Hourly, OVIC Apple Sandbox Lab. The position provides a unique opportunity for a UIC graduate student to gain valuable experience working on a limited term (1-year) project focused on developing career exploration pathways for Swift iOS development. This role will handle lab/tech management for the Everyone Can Create program delivery. This position is a member of the project team with Apple (partner) and UIC Innovation based out of the Innovation Center. The job will require in person staffing of a newly developed lab space as well as holding regular office hours for program participants. $31.03/hr. Applications are due on 12 May 2025. https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14762?c=uic&sq=1033797

4. UIC Jobs (Full-time)

   1. Clinical Instructor, Disability and Human Development (ATU). This position is primarily committed to teaching and service, including, where applicable, research and scholarship. They will be responsible for the student's assignments and clinical evaluations and will possess good interpersonal skills in relating to students, clinical personnel, and other professionals in the field. Faculty positions in the Department of Disability and Human Development report directly to the department head. The department head reports to the Dean of the College of Applied Health Sciences. Salary is $51,439.79. Applications are due on 25 April 2025. https://uic.csod.com/ui/internal-career-site/app/job-details/12652

   2. Data Integration Analyst. Info Tech Services. The IT Technical Associate (Data Integration Analyst) under general direction and as part of a collaborative team, coordinates the analysis, technical design, implementation, and support for clinical application interfaces, which includes the Electronic Health Record systems, specifically Epic clinical applications and integrating systems. Provides interface support on a rotating 24/7 basis. Annual Salary. $72,573-108,859. Applications are due on 1 May 2025. https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14655?c=uic& sq=1033544

   3. UIC Privacy Director. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the university's comprehensive privacy program. This position ensures compliance with applicable federal and state privacy laws, regulations, and university policies, including but not limited to HIPAA, FERPA, GDPR, PIP, and other emerging global and US privacy legislation. The UIC Privacy Director will serve as the subject matter expert on privacy matters, providing guidance and training to faculty, staff, and students, and fostering a culture of privacy awareness across the institution. Salary range is $120,000-$140,000. Applications are due on 12 May 2025. https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14649?c=uic&sq=1033587

5. Jobs External (Part- and Full-time)
   

   1. Junior Group Leader, Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI). Based in Vienna, Austria, we seek a researcher who will contribute to our mission of making fundamental discoveries that enhance our understanding of how plants and other autotrophic organisms function. At GMI, we believe in empowering scientists at all levels to pursue bold, curiosity-driven research in an intellectually stimulating, diverse, and collaborative environment. Junior Group Leaders receive non-renewable appointments of up to eight years. Candidates should be postdocs looking to start their own independent research group, or group leaders who established their own lab within the last three years. Candidates are expected to propose creative and innovative research programs, including ones that may be difficult to fund through conventional funding schemes. We welcome high-risk projects [… and offer] complete intellectual freedom to pursue whatever questions. Deadline: May 13, 2025. https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/ job/670359/junior-group-leader-position-at-the-gregor-mendel-institute-gmi-vienna/

   2. Ignite Scholar: Pathway to a Tenure Track Faculty Position for Emerging Elite Scholars. Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown offers an unparalleled opportunity for recent postdoctoral fellows or PhD graduates to be part of its inaugural class of Ignite Scholars. Embark on a fast-track path to a tenure-track faculty position. This innovative program offers two dynamic tracks—Research and Graduate Education in Biomedical Science & Innovation, each tailored to provide the mentorship, resources, and support you need to thrive as a future leader in biomedical research or education. Deadline: July 11, 2025. https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/ job/670678/ignite-schola

6. Fulbright US Student Program. US citizens can go to one of ~70 countries to teach English or one of ~140 countries to pursue graduate study or conduct their own research! Come to a Zoom info session co-hosted by the Grad College and the Office of External Fellowships. Final info April info sessions: TODAY, 12-1 pm (general) and Monday, 4/28, 12-1pm (UIC Fulbright alumni). Register at https://forms.gle/HCTdocxwbcBMKw5C7. Campus deadline: September 4. https://us.fulbrightonline.org/ Today we are spotlighting three awards:

   1. Anne Wexler Scholarship in Public Policy. This provides funding for up to two academic years, enabling the recipient to engage in transformative educational and professional experiences that will contribute to the strengthening of the Australian-American relationship. The program focuses on the following fields of public policy: health, energy, environment, education, political science, history, and governmental relations. Students will undertake full-time master's degree study and will commence their grants in February 2027. Fulbright will pay up to AUD$35,000 per year in tuition fees for one or two years. If total tuition fees exceed this amount, the difference will have to be paid by the awardee although the Commission can assist by requesting fee waivers for amounts above the allotted tuition allowance. Stipend: AUD$3,750 monthly; AUD$4000 travel allowance but no dependent support. Campus deadline: September 4, 2025.  https://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/east-asia-pacific/australia/1793

   2. NEW! Austria Award in Music, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts. This nine-month grant is specifically for applicants who wish to pursue full-time research and/or study in music, performing arts, or visual arts disciplines. A portfolio is required; in addition, some graduate programs may require an audition, so do your research! (Students with graduate-level credentials/experience will likely fare better than a 22yo.) Intermediate German is required. Tuition waived at public institutions. Campus deadline: September 4, 2025. https://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/europe-and-eurasia/austria/ 1976

   3. Master’s Degree Program: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Award in Semiconductor Technology. This year-long grant is renewable for a second year and includes a tuition waiver. Taught in English (no language requirement), the multidisciplinary master’s degree  is in Hsinchu City, the cradle of world-class semiconductor research. No letter of affiliation is required upon application. You apply separately to the university. Campus deadline: September 4, 2025.  https://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/east-asia-pacific/taiwan/1957

7. American Meteorological Society Fellowship in the History of Science. The goal of the graduate fellowship is to support dissertation topics in the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences, and to foster close working relations between historians and scientist. The Fellowship carries a $20,000 stipend and will support one year of dissertation research. Applications are due on 23 May 2025. No citizenship restrictions. https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/information-for/students/ams-scholarships-and-fellowships/ams-graduate-fellowship-in-the-history-of-science/

8. Bei Shan Tang Doctoral Thesis Grant. This grant supports a new generation of scholars to conduct significant research that will broaden and deepen our understanding of traditional Chinese art by supporting outstanding final-year PhD candidates to engage in full-time thesis writing. The Grant covers the tuition fees and living expenses of final-year PhD studies. Applications are due on 31 May 2025. https://bstthesisgrant.org/en/apply/

9. Journal of Women’s History, Jean Quataert Dissertation Travel Grant. Funds support travel to archives and libraries for dissertation research in transnational women’s and gender history. One grant will be awarded each year. Individual grants will not exceed $4000. Recipients are asked to acknowledge the JWH Board in their dissertation, and in any resulting publications. Applications are due on 31 May 2025. https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20064641/jean-quataert-dissertation-travel-grant-transnational-womens-and

10. WAU 2025 Congress Photo Contest. This contests seeks to highlight the importance of women in fieldwork, to reverse decades of invisibility in photographic repositories, and to provide images that show the diversity of scientific work by women social scientists, especially anthropologists. Cash prizes. 1st place: $3,000, 2nd place: $2,000, 3rd place: $1,000. The three winning series will be part of the WAU 2025 Congress Photo Exhibition and will appear in the exhibition book (open access) along with other series and photographs selected for the exhibition. Applications are due by 31 May 2025. https://filmfreeway.com/ WAU2025CongressPhoto

11. Vilcek Foundation, Prizes for Creative Promise in Fashion/Design and Fashion/Culture. Cash prize is $50,000.Must be born outside US to non-American parents. Cannot be older than 38 years. Applications are due by 9 June 2025. https://vilcek.org/prizes/vilcek-prizes-for-creative-promise/creative-promise-prizes-arts/

12. Melikian Center, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Arizona State University. The postdoctoral research scholar appointment is open to early-career scholars who received their terminal degree between June 2020 and June 2025, whose work combines regional focus with global relevance. The fellow’s primary responsibility will be to conduct high-quality research in their area of specialty, with a clear plan to submit work for publication in peer-reviewed scholarly journals or with a University press. The successful applicant’s work will connect with one or more of the research clusters at the Melikian Center. The fellow will teach two undergraduate seminars at Barrett, the Honors College; depending on the fellow’s experience and preferences, this may include a section of the Human Event. The fellow will participate in Center workshops and events, including at least one presentation of work in progress; and contribute to the Center’s public profile through community programming, and/or generate content for the Center’s online presence. Applications are due on 12 June 2025.  https://melikian.asu.edu/

13. Coordinating Council for Women in History Awards. The CCWH offers the following awards, all with a deadline of 15 June 2025. https://theccwh.org/awards

    1. Catherine Prelinger Award for scholars whose career has not followed a traditional path through secondary and higher education and whose work has contributed to women in the historical profession. $20,000.

    2. Berks Graduate Student Fellowship for a graduate student completing a dissertation in a history department. $1,000.

    3. Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Fellowship for a graduate student working on a historical dissertation that interrogates race and gender, not necessarily in a history department. $1,000.

14. Western History Society. Walter Rundell Graduate Student Award. A $1500 award for graduate student research. The applicant should be a doctoral candidate who has completed comprehensive examinations for their dissertation subject on the North American West. Applications are due on 15 June 2025. https://westernhistoryassociation.wildapricot.org/ awards/rundell

15. Research Support Grants for Graphic Culture Research. The DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion grants research funding for graphic design and graphic arts from diverse disciplines to contribute to the development of graphic design and graphic art culture in Japan and worldwide. Target Research Fields: Research on graphic design or graphic art in general or Research on graphic culture-related archives. The nominator must be a person with expertise in the field, such as a supervisor (past supervisors are also acceptable) or someone in a higher position. Amount up to JPY 500,000/year. Applications are due by 16 June 2025.  https://www.dnpfcp.jp/foundation_e/grants/

16. George L. Mosse First Book Prize, University of Wisconsin Press. This prize is open to original, previously unpublished monographs of historical scholarship in English (whether written in English or translated) and aims to support and engage early-career scholars writing on topics related to the history of European culture, sexuality, or ideas. Proposals will be accepted through August 1, 2025; all submissions will be reviewed by UW Press and series advisors. Entrants should begin by sending a proposal to UW Press editor in chief Dan Crissman at dcrissman@wisc.edu. https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Blog/2025/03/Submission-Period-Now-Open-for-George-L.-Mosse-First-Book-Prize

17. Institute of Current World Affairs Fellows. ICWA advances deep understanding of global cultures and affairs by sending outstanding young professionals on independent writing fellowships abroad. Fellows submit monthly dispatches about their research, travel and life during two years of cultural immersion. Many go on to become leaders in their fields. We plan to appoint three fellowships this year for 2026-2028 open to any topic and region. Candidates must be under 36 years of age at the time of the LOI. US citizenship is not a requirement but candidates must show strong and credible ties to US society. Letters of interest are due by 15 June 2025. Selected candidates will be asked to submit full applications by 15 August 2025. https://www.icwa.org/apply/

18. Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Residential Scholarship. Interested in spending two consecutive months in Venice at the Vittore Branca International Center for the Study of Italian Culture between January and December 2026? Nine residential scholarships are available to PhD students and postdoc students not over 40 years old as of June 30, 2025.  The residential scholarships are offered, within the interdisciplinary context that characterizes the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice to Italian and International scholars wishing to further their studies of Italian culture, especially that of the Veneto - in one of the following fields: art history, history of Venice, literature, musicology, ethnomusicology, drama, early printed books, comparative cultures and spiritualities, digital humanities. Candidates shall propose a research topic preferably focused on the archives and documents at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice. Applications are due on 30 June 2025. https://www.cini.it/en/cini_news/the-vittore-branca-international-center-for-the-study-of-italian-cultureresidential-scholarship-announcement/

19. Forensic Sciences Foundation (FSF), Jan Bashinski Grant provides full- or part-time student graduate students with financial assistance to complete their thesis or independent research project as required for a graduate degree in Criminalistics/Forensic Sciences. The award is $1,850. In addition, up to $1,400 is available for travel expenses to attend a future American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Scientific Conference where the awardee has an approved platform presentation of the completed research. The funding must be used to complete the research project. Applications are due on 31 July 2025. https://www.aafs.org/forensic-sciences-foundation/Jan-Bashinski-Criminalistics-Graduate-Thesis-Assistance-Grant

20. Smithsonian Office of Advancement Internships. Interested in fundraising and development-oriented careers? You will receive meaningful professional learning experiences; supportive opportunities for growth and inclusive access to the advancement field through mentorship. No citizenship restrictions. Virtual, hybrid, or in-person? No deadline provided. https://internships.si.edu/opportunity/office-advancement-internship-program

And don't forget to make use of our UIC institutional memberships (if you don't use them, we cancel them):

• National Center on Faculty Development and Diversity. Started by a former UIC faculty member, NCFDD is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of faculty, graduate students, and postdoc members. It provides professional development and external mentoring to help faculty, graduate students, and postdocs to increase research and writing productivity; establish and maintain work-life balance; and create broad networks of collegial support on their campus and across institutions.  https://grad.uic.edu/academic-support/student-resources/ncfdd. 
• Versatile PhD is an online resource for graduate students and postdocs in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM disciplines who may be interested in non-academic careers. Access includes career exploration tools, forums, a job finder, and "ask-me-anything" webinars. https://grad.uic.edu/academic-support/student-resources/versatile-phd

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