Scholarships and Awards
Each year, ECE presents thousands of dollars in scholarships and award money to outstanding undergraduates. These awards are made possible by generous donations from our alumni, friends, and corporate partners. Almost all of these awards are made on the basis of grades and extracurricular activities at Illinois.
Types of Scholarships and Awards
- Endowed Undergraduate Scholarships
- COE Organizational Scholarships
- Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering Awards
- Grainger College of Engineering Awards
- Honors
- Loans
* Denotes a scholarship or award for which you must be nominated.
Note: All scholarships and awards listed on this page are given exclusively to students registered at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards
Applications for Illinois ECE scholarships open in April, and junior and senior students are alerted via email. The deadline to apply is June 2. For more information, please contact Pascal Youakim or stop in the ECE Advising Office in 2120 ECE Building.
Endowed Undergraduate Scholarships
- 3M-ECE Scholarship
- A.R. "Buck" Knight Scholarship
- Ackmann Family Scholarship
- Alwan Engineering Scholarship
- Barbara H. and Brian L. Renwick Electrical Engineering Scholarship
- Bradley A. Simmons Memorial Scholarship
- Bradley J. Griffis Endowed Scholarship
- Brian and Sophie Leung Scholarship
- Bruce C. Mather Memorial ECE Scholarship
- Burton J. Wilson Scholarship
- Daniel W. and Carol A. Dobberpuhl Electrical & Computer Engineering Scholarships
- Donald R. and Arline D. Jeschke Scholarship
- Dr. Kenneth P. and Claire V. Gibbs Scholarship
- Dr. Milton Feng Scholarship in ECE
- ECE Alumni Scholarship
- ECE ILLINOIS Scholarship
- ECE Outstanding Freshman Scholarship
- ECE Visionary Scholarships
- Eleftherios Polychronopoulos Scholarship
- Emma L. Marshall Scholarship
- Ernest A. Tolli Memorial Scholarship
- Floyd E. Lundgren Scholarship
- Frank C. Mock Scholarship
- Frank D. and Irene M. Low Scholarship
- Frederick D. Secor Memorial Scholarship
- George A. and Ina M. Zehr Scholarship
- George and Cynthia Anner Scholarship
- Harriet and Robert Perry Scholarship
- Henneman Scholarship in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Henry O. Koehler Merit Scholarship
- Herbert Y. and Stella S. Chang Scholarship
- IEEE Central Illinois Section Scholarship (CILS)
- IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholarship Plus Initiative
- Indira Gunda Saladi Engineering Research Prize
- Ingram Family Scholarship
- Jeewan Singh and Simranjeet Kaur Ghuman Scholarship
- John and Sheila Woythal Scholarship
- John Deere Foundation Scholarship
- Joseph W. Lyding Endowed Scholarship
- Jules D. Falzer Memorial Scholarship
- Kaskowitz Family Scholarship
- Kwon Family Scholarship
- Lauren Kelley Memorial Scholarship
- Mang Chi Chan Memorial Scholarship
- Micron Scholarship
- Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Rising Senior Scholarship
- O. Thomas and Martha S. Purl Scholarship
- Oakley Scholarship in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Omron Electrical Engineering Scholarship
- Peter W. Sauer Scholarship
- Procter and Gamble Scholarship
- Professor G.H. Fett Memorial Scholarship
- Professor N. Narayana Rao Scholarship Award
- Richard W. and Elaine Benfer Scholarships
- Robert C. MacClinchie Scholarship
- Robert H. Jung and Lisa J. Chan Award in Electrical Engineering
- Robert M. Janowiak Scholarship
- Russell E. Berthold Scholarships
- Samsung Technology Track Scholarships
- Sparking Curiosity Scholarship
- Texas Instruments Women STEM Star Scholarships
- TIA - Robert William Pullen Foundation Scholarship
- Undergraduate Grainger Center Research and Leadership Program
- Varshney Family Scholarship
- Vincent A. and Janet O'Brien Scholarships
- W. J. "Jerry" Sanders III - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Scholarship
- William C. Kerchner Scholarship
- William J. Mayer Engineering Scholarship
- Zhang Cheng Family Scholarship
College of Engineering Organization Scholarships
- Tau Beta Pi Scholarships (under scholarships)
Undergraduate ECE Awards
- A.R. "Buck" Knight Award
- Daniel W. and Carol A. Dobberpuhl Student Award
- Donald L. Bitzer and H. Gene Slottow Creativity Award
- Edward and Margaret Ernst Award
- Edward C. Jordan Award
- Ellery B. Paine Outstanding Junior Award
- Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Junior Award
- Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Senior Award
- Grainger Power Engineering Award
- IEEE/ECE Alumni Outstanding Sophomore Award
- John Bardeen Undergraduate Award
- Justin David Cunningham Memorial Award
- Leung Student Venture Fund Award
- M. Stanley Helm Award
- Marcia Peterman Memorial Award
- Michael E. Napier Memorial Award
- Michelle and Alex Bratton Senior Design Awards
- Paul R. Egbert Memorial Award
- Professor N. Narayana Rao Scholarship Award
- Robert H. Jung and Lisa J. Chan Award in Electrical Engineering
- Siddharth "Sid" Muthal ECE Undergraduate Student Memorial Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Timothy N. Trick Leadership Award