The Office of International Services is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Laurette Kirstein Scholarship for International Students. This year, six scholarships of $5,000 each (pretax)* will be awarded in the form of a student account credit for tuition, books and living expenses to UIC international students** who display academic excellence and meet eligibility requirements. Interested students can learn more and download the application on the OIS website.
Applications are due to OIS by Friday, April 5, 2019.
The Laurette Kirstein Scholarship for International Students is funded by a generous gift from the estate of Professor Laurette Kirstein who founded the UIC Office of International Services in 1961 and served as its director until her retirement in 1993.
*Non-qualified scholarship payments (i.e. living or travel expenses) made to international students (non-resident alien for tax purposes) are subject to withholding and IRS reporting.
**The term "international student" encompasses any student enrolled at UIC who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a permanent resident, who holds a valid non-immigrant visa status, and is maintaining his/her status. In addition to those individuals who entered the U.S. on student visas, this population includes students in dependent status who are eligible to enroll full-time in an academic program.
