Calendar of Honors Opportunities Across Campus

Thursday, July 30, 2026

• ONLINE Luce Scholars Information Session

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• Study Abroad First Steps (IAGE) (Virtual)

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

Monday, August 17, 2026

• Rhodes/Marshall Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

• Luce Priority Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, August 20, 2026

• Schwarzman Priority Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Monday, August 24, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  your class

• Fulbright Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• LGBTQ+ Welcome/Queers on the Quad

  Time

  4:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  University Union Rooms 314AB

Thursday, August 27, 2026

• Gilman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBD

Friday, August 28, 2026

• ONLINE Gilman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

• Gilman Scholarship Essay Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign, IL 61820

Monday, August 31, 2026

• Acing the Campus Interview, a Workshop for Fulbright, Marshall, and Rhodes Applicants

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, September 4, 2026

• Churchill Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign, IL 61820

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• HRI Opening Reception

  Time

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center

Monday, September 14, 2026

• Gates Priority Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

• Knight-Hennessy Priority Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, September 24, 2026

• PYGMALION Event

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  TBD

• Truman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, September 25, 2026

• PYGMALION Event

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  TBD

• ONLINE Truman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

• Truman Scholarship Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• PYGMALION Event

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  TBD

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

• Gilman Scholarship - Drop-In Advising Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Lincoln Hall - LAS Hub - 702 S Wright St - Urbana IL, 61801

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• CAS MillerCom: Justin Jackson Lecture

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center 210

• Gilman Scholarship Fall Final Deadline

  Time

  11:55 pm

Monday, October 5, 2026

• Churchill Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Goldwater Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

• Up Against Erasure: Nanna Thylstrup Lecture

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center 300

Friday, October 9, 2026

• ONLINE Gilman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

• Director's Fellow Event

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  TBD

• Goldwater Scholarship Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Critical Language Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

• Up Against Erasure: Ángel Garcia Reading

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center 422

Friday, October 16, 2026

• ONLINE Critical Language Scholarship Program Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Boren (Undergraduate) Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Boren (Undergraduate) Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Up Against Erasure: Gillen D'Arcy Wood Book Talk

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center 210

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Truman Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  TBD

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  TBD

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Fall break begins

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

• Goldwater Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Udall Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, December 4, 2026

• ONLINE Udall Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

• Udall Scholarship Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• UK Summer Fulbright Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

Friday, December 18, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  Time

  All Day

Monday, January 4, 2027

• Boren (Undergraduate) Priority Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Friday, January 8, 2027

• ONLINE UK Summer Fulbright Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

Thursday, January 14, 2027

• Boren (Undergraduate) Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Enter information online and email waiver and resume

Friday, January 15, 2027

• Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  Time

  All Day

Thursday, January 21, 2027

• Gilman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, January 22, 2027

• ONLINE Gilman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

• Gilman Scholarship Workshop Session

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Monday, January 25, 2027

• Udall Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, January 28, 2027

• Beinecke Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, January 29, 2027

• ONLINE Beinecke Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

• Beinecke Scholarship Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Thursday, February 4, 2027

• Voyager Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Friday, February 5, 2027

• ONLINE Voyager Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

• Voyager Scholarship Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Thursday, February 18, 2027

• Samvid Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

Monday, February 22, 2027

• Beinecke Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, February 25, 2027

• Voyager Priority Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Wednesday, March 3, 2027

• International Women’s Day Celebration

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center 300

Thursday, March 4, 2027

• Patricia Owens Book Talk

  Time

  12:00 pm

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• Spring Vacation Begins

  Time

  1:00 pm

Monday, March 22, 2027

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  7:00 am

• Samvid Priority Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

Thursday, March 25, 2027

• "Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  TBD

Friday, March 26, 2027

• "Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  TBD

Thursday, April 1, 2027

• Up Against Erasure: Siobhan Somerville Book Talk

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center 210

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Instruction Ends

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

• Prize Ceremony and Reception

  Time

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  TBD

Friday, May 7, 2027

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  All Day

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• Commencement

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Memorial Stadium

Monday, May 17, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  Time

  All Day

Monday, June 14, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  Time

  All Day