2025 International Students Award Recipients
The Office of Global Engagement, International Students Awards acknowledges international students' service, academic achievement, research and professional development through the International Student Ambassador Service Award, the Chicago Consular Corps Professional Development Grant and the Office of International Services Laurette Kirstein Scholarship for International Students. Students from various colleges across the UIC campus are recognized for their academic excellence at the International Students Award ceremony, held each April. Congratulations to all recipients!
International Student Ambassador Service Award
| Juanita Parra | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Sakshi Dureja | College of Medicine |
Chicago Consular Corps Professional Development Award
| Sonia Alavi | College of Pharmacy |
| Mehrnaz Amouei | College of Architecture, Design and the Arts |
| Mehran Arzani | College of Engineering |
| Kayode Ayegbusi | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Juanita Benavides Lara | College of Engineering |
| Shilpa Choyal | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Annet Edwin | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs |
| Narjess Hajilou | College of Engineering |
| Niloufar Hajirahimikalhroudi | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Anatolii Ivanikhin | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Haedodam Kim | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs |
| Priyanka Kundu | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Jieun Lee | Jane Addams College of Social Work |
| Svetlana Mitric | College of Education |
| Mahvish Nazar | College of Applied Health Sciences |
| Eric Peprah Osei | College of Nursing |
| Khandaker Farzana Rahman | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Jennifer Ullmann Teixeira | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
Laurette Kirstein Scholarship for International Students
The Office of International Services is honored to administer the Laurette Kirstein Scholarship Program for UIC International Students. The scholarship is funded by the estate of Professor Kirstein who founded the Office of International Services in 1961 and served as its Director until 1993. Currently enrolled international students are invited to apply each spring for an award in the form of a student account credit for tuition, books, and living expenses.