Fellowship Office
209 Coble Hall
gradfellowships@uiuc.edu
(217) 333-0036
Graduate College
Thesis Deposit/Degree Conferral and Fellowship Appointment End Date Guidelines
2007-2008
The Fellowship Notice of Appointment states, "The Graduate College Fellowship Office must be notified in advance of any withdrawal, cancellation, or thesis deposit as it may result in a change in the terms of the award, including termination."
The standard award period for an academic year fellowship is August 16 to May 15. The standard award period for a fall fellowship is August 16 to December 15; the standard award period for a spring fellowship is January 16 to May 15.
For each degree conferral date, the policy has established the end date for fellowship support for fellowships falling with the standard award periods.
The applicable dates for 2007-2008 are:
If a Fellow deposits earlier than the 4 weeks in advance of the master's thesis deposit deadline for each degree conferral period, the fellowship end date will be based on the payroll processing dates.
If the fellowship period falls outside the standard award period, the fellowship would end effective the date of deposit.
Note: Exceptions to the above include the following cases:
- Student deposits a master's thesis with plans to continue as a doctoral student in the same program.
- Awarding organization's fellowship policy calls for an end date that differs from the Graduate College policy dates (e.g. American Heart Association calls for the fellowship to end on the date of deposit).
Fellows with questions about this policy should contact the Graduate College Fellowship Office at gradfellowships@uiuc.edu
