Student Resources

Dean's Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC)

The Dean's Graduate Student Advisory Committee advises the College of Engineering on topics that are important to graduate education and that impact the graduate student experience on campus. The GSAC meets regularly with the Dean of Engineering to bring forward ideas and concerns facing engineering graduate students.

Grainger Engineering Library Information Center

Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library has one of the largest public university collections, and the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center is the largest U.S. engineering library. The Grainger Library contains 260,000 volumes of journals, books, reports, standards, theses, conference proceedings, and other materials. Holdings include more than 1,000 ongoing journal subscriptions and a large number of continually received conference and series publications.

Multi-Cultural Engineering Recruitment for Graduate Education Program

MERGE brings promising graduate school prospects from diverse cultures to the Illinois campus for an in-depth view of the outstanding programs and facilities available for graduate study.

Support for Under-Represented Groups in Engineering Fellowship Program

SURGE fellowships and assistantships support individuals from underrepresented groups in engineering doctoral programs. 

The Graduate College Handbook of Policy and Requirements for Students, Faculty and Staff

This handbook contains policies set forth by the Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Individual graduate programs or departments may have additional policies.

Engineering Career Services

This is a full-service office offering resources and information about full-time positions, on-campus recruiting and much more.