Grants and scholarships are available on a limited basis through institutional and private sources for graduate students. Graduate assistantships are available in most university departments, including chemistry. Students must be admitted to a specific degree program to be awarded graduate degree program to be awarded an assistantship. The academic requirements for graduate student assistantships require a B average for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work or a Graduate Record Examination score of 1000 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections for appointment for master's degree students. Graduate assistants receive tuition‐waiver fellowships; however, the registration fee is the same as fees assessed for any other graduate student. Applications for graduate assistantships should be made to the student's academic department.

Research Assistantships

In addition, the Chemistry Department Faculty have supported students working in their research lab with over 6.2 million dollars in grants from the following organizations over the past 2 years:

National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
Research Corporation
American Chemical Society ‐ Petroleum Research Fund
Eppley Foundation
Pfizer Corporation
Abbott Laboratories
Beckmann Foundation

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Equipment

See what instrumentation is available for student use in research

Faculty

The Chemistry faculty at Illinois State University consists of 21 scientists with a breadth of expertise and background. The department prides itself in the dedication of the faculty to teaching and research excellence.

Faculty Research