The University of Illinois, based in Champaign, IL offers a fully funded PhD in Information Science. The interdisciplinary, research-oriented program responds to new social and technological opportunities for producing, disseminating, and accessing information. The iSchool is generally able to offer full support for Ph.D. students for five years. Financial support includes a combination of the following: Research assistantships, Teaching assistantships, and Fellowships (tied to the dissertation process). These forms of financial aid generally include full or partial tuition and fee waivers for 9 months.