Surge Fellowship Program
The Surge Fellowship Program is provided by The Grainger College of Engineering to exceptional incoming Ph.D. students who embody qualities that align with our college's mission and values.
A Surge Fellow draws support from Illinois Grainger Engineering through its fellowship funds and the home department through assistantship funds for five years at a cumulative nominal value of at least $141,000, provided that a fellow meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the Grainger College of Engineering's Five-Year Ph.D. Funding Guarantee . A full tuition waiver for five years of enrollment, university-sponsored health, vision and dental insurance coverage, peer mentorship and networking opportunities are also included.
Fellows will be selected based on materials submitted in their academic application; no additional materials are required. Decisions are made and communicated after students are admitted to a Grainger Engineering Ph.D. program for an upcoming fall term.
Recipients
| 2024 |
Michelle Huang |
| 2023 |
Dakarai Crowder |
| 2022 |
Ibtihal Ferwana |
| 2021 |
Rafael Fauza |
| 2020 |
Rafael Fauza |
| 2019 |
Rafael Fauza |
| 2018 | Margaret Lawson Brando Miranda Malachi Phillips |
| 2017 | Daniel McKee Meghan Shanks |
| 2015 | Giordano Salvador |
| 2014 | Alex Morales James Stevens |
| 2013 | Jessica Mullins Imani Palmer |
| 2012 | Simon Garcia De Gonzalo |
| 2011 | Robert Deloatch |
| 2009 | Steven Dalton Alexander Mont |
| 2008 | Lynda Yang |