The
Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Program Board and the
Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) are pleased to announce the release
of the 2013-2014 academic year application for the DFI Fellowship Program. For
more than 21 years, the DFI program and its predecessor programs have provided
competitive need-based financial awards to underrepresented students who have
earned graduate degrees (master’s or doctoral) from a participating Illinois
higher education institution.
The DFI program annually provides competitive
fellowship awards to over 100 Illinois minority graduate students. The program
aids students to complete graduate degrees (master’s or doctoral) leading to a
faculty or staff position at Illinois higher education institutions. Applicants
must be enrolled full time in order to be eligible for a DFI award.
Due
to the state’s budget condition and the uncertainty of the FY2014 state budget,
the DFI Program Board is uncertain of the exact amount of the Fellowship award.
The DFI Program Board is committed to full funding. Because of funding cuts to
the DFI program the past two years, the DFI Program Board voted to fund
renewals at $15,000 and new Fellows at $10,500 in FY2013. Program funding for
the 2013-2014 academic year (FY2014) is contingent on the availability of funds
appropriated by the Governor and Illinois General Assembly.
Completed application materials must be submitted to the DFI
Institutional Representative at the participating institution on or before February
18, 2013, 5:00 p.m. CST. A
complete list of the DFI Institutional Representatives can be found on the DFI
website at: http://www.ibhe.org/DFI/instRep.asp. It is important that applicants contact
the DFI Institutional Representative at their institution to determine if other
internal submission deadlines have been established. Incomplete applications or
applications submitted after February 18, 2013 will not be considered.
Application Information:
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