Fellowships are to be administered in accordance with the Guidelines for the Administration of University Fellowship funds below. Services are not required for University Fellowship holders, although services are required for any assistantships that they hold. This mini mum applies regardless of the size of any accompanying assistantship.
Departments are, of course, free to impose higher minima.
Departmental decisions will govern all University Fellowship appointments with the limitation that non-degree students, or students on limited status due to grade point average or a bachelor's degree not comparable to that at the University of Illinois, may not be nominated. Submissions for fellowships will be subject to a brief administrative review in the Graduate College. The Graduate College, not the department, will send each Fellow a formal Notice of Appointment. Units are encouraged to be imaginative in constructing attractive financial aid packages. They may either award fellowships as the sole support, or fellowships concurrently with assistantships.