Your Gifts Help Students

"The Graduate College provides graduate fellowships that make it easier for students to attend graduate school."

"Supporting the UI Graduate College is extremely important—the college provides graduate fellowships that make it easier for students to attend graduate school, creates opportunities to present our work in a professional atmosphere, and helps us hone our teaching skills."

Jen Lee received a Ballard-Seashore Dissertation Year Fellowship through the Graduate College, and she is pursuing an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree in behavior medicine, sponsored by the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. A member of the Graduate Student Senate, Jen values the important work of the Graduate College. Gifts from generous UI alumni and friends support fellowships, funds for travel and research, and professional conferences for students like Jen—all of which helps attract the best graduate students to the UI and enhances the educational experience for UI graduate students.