Accountancy

Upcoming Events

Lyceum Series

   Mr. Conrad Hewitt
   US Securities & Exchange
   October 10, 2008

   Mr. Dan Doyle
   Walgreens
   October 30, 2008

   Mr. Dennis Nally
   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
   November 6 , 2008

   Mr. Bryan Segedi
   Ernst & Young LLP
   November 13 , 2008

   Mr. James Turley
   Ernst & Young LLP
   November 19 , 2008

Contact Us
Department of Accountancy
University of Illinois
360 Wohlers Hall
1206 South Sixth Street
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Phone: 217-333-0857
Fax: 217-244-0902
Email: accy@illinois.edu

Fellowships and Funding Opportunities

Deloitte and Touche Doctoral Fellowship

The D&T Foundation limits award of their fellowship to candidates who have completed at least 2 semesters of the Ph.D. program as of the application date. Fellowship is divided into 2 phases. Phase one pays $5,000 in two payments of $2,500 each, to support the candidate in his or her final 12 months of coursework and prelim exams. Phase 2 pays $15,000 in two $7,500 payments to support the Fellow during 12 months of dissertation work. In addition, selected award recipients can accept other Ph.D. program financial assistance of up to $10,000 from external sources  (outside the applicant's school) while receiving payment from D&T and must be a Ph.D. student for at least 2 more years when applying.

Students should get copies of the application form from Cindy Wood if applying. Note that completed applications (before letters of reference are solicited) are reviewed by the Ph.D. program committee at U of I. Only one student is selected from those applying (i.e., the Program Committee serves as a preliminary screen for the D&T Foundation). Application Deadline: October 15

Irwin Doctoral Fellowship

Please contact the PhD Program Director for further details on an Irwin Doctoral Fellowship.