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For students wishing to apply for a Truman Scholarship the required Campus Deadline is November 17, 2009.  For more information, see http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/truman.html

For students wishing to apply for a Goldwater Scholarship, the required Campus Deadline is December 1, 2009.  For more information, see http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/goldwater.html

Students wishing to apply for a Beinecke Scholarship should plan to attend an informational session on Thursday, December 3 at 2:00 pm in room 514 at 807 S. Wright Street. For more information on the Beinecke Scholarship, see http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/beinecke.html

Students wishing to apply for a Boren Scholarship or Fellowship should plan to attend an informational session on Friday, December 4 in room 514 at 807 S. Wright Street. A session focusing on undergraduates begins at 3:00, followed by a session targeting graduate students at 4:00. For more information on the Boren Scholarship, see http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/nsep.html 

For undergraduates wishing to apply for the Boren Scholarship, the required Campus Deadline is 12:00 noon on January 20, 2010.  For more information, see http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/nsep.html

For students wishing to apply for the Beinecke Scholarship, the required Campus Deadline is February 2, 2010.  For more information, see http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/beinecke.html

Aimée Carbaugh, of Urbana, a junior at the University of Illinois, is among 21 students nationwide to receive a Beinecke Scholarship. The award, valued at $34,000, is to be used toward graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences. For more information, see http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/0507beinecke.html

Mark Wehling, of Washington, D.C., a recent graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is among 18 students nationwide to be named to the Luce Scholars Program for a yearlong experience in Asia. For more information, see http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/0507luce.html

Two University of Illinois students have won prestigious Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year, and a third student at Illinois received honorable mention. For more information, see
http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/0415goldwater.html

A senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lucas Edelman, is a recipient of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships. For more information, see
http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/0406scholarship.html