Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Renewal Application

The goal of DFI is to increase the number of minority full-time tenure track faculty and staff at Illinois’ two- and four-year, public and private colleges and universities. Current DFI Fellows must submit the renewal application for the 2025-2026 academic year by March 7, 2025.

MUST BE A CURRENT DFI FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT TO COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION

For questions, please contact Associate Director of Graduate Admissions, Anavelia Mauricio at AMAURICI@depaul.edu

Award
Varies
Deadline
03/07/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. PLEASE INDICATE FUTURE EMPLOYMENT INTEREST
  2. Describe how you plan to find employment in Illinois upon graduation.
  3. Are you willing to relocate to other parts of the State of Illinois to accept full-time employment in a faculty or staff position?
  4. As of the end of this year’s spring semester/quarter, how many credit hours have you completed toward the graduate program for which you are funded?
  5. How many total credit hours are required to graduate in the program for which you are funded?
  6. Doctoral-level degree seekers:
    • Anticipated defense date (month/year):
    • Anticipated degree conferral date (month/year):
    • Anticipated preliminary exam date (month/year):
    • Are you currently writing a dissertation?
    • Date of entry into doctoral program (month/year):
    • Will you have completed all requirements of your program, except the dissertation, before the fall semester 2019?
  7. Master’s-level degree seekers:
    • Anticipated degree conferral date (month/year):
    • Are you pursuing a terminal Master’s degree? (i.e. MFA, MSW, etc.)
    • Date of entry into master’s program (month/year):
    • Have you started writing a thesis or research paper?
  8. Mentor’s Name:
  9. Mentor’s Department:
  10. Mentor’s Telephone:
  11. Mentor’s Email:
  12. Attach a CV/Resume that includes all items marked “Yes” in this section (required). Presentations and publications should be identified in a complete bibliographic reference.
    • Are you affiliated with any professional associations or organizations? If yes, include professional affiliations, offices held and years of membership.
    • Are you currently working (teaching/administration) in your area of study?
    • Attach a CV/Resume.
    • Have you attended a state/regional/national conference (other than DFI)? If yes, identify conferences attended, including title, sponsor, date(s), location, and theme.
    • Have you conducted any research projects? If yes, include topics researched.
    • Have you received any academic honors for your graduate work? If yes, identify all honors received, including date and honoring agency/organization.
    • Have you submitted a manuscript for publication?
    • If yes, have any been accepted for publication? If yes, reference all publications/manuscripts, including those in review.
  13. Please upload a copy of your complete Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois application.
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