226 Illinois Scholarships

All live scholarships, soonest deadline first

• Mark Twain Nonresident Scholarship

  $5,500

  Deadline 

  August 15, 2026 · 2 days left

• Amigo Scholarship

  $14,815

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Grant Program for Descendants of Police, Fire, or Correctional Officers

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Higher Education License Plate Program (HELP)

  $250

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Illinois Incentive for Access

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Illinois National Guard Grant

  $2,350

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Illinois Veteran Grant

  $1,700

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Merit Recognition Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Monetary Award

  $4,968

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Student to Student Program of Matching Grant

  $650

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Hispanocare Student Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 3, 2026 · 51 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Back to School Nursing Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 31, 2026 · 79 days left

• Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois (Illinois Scholars Program)

  Varies

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Jayhawk Generations Scholarship

  $12,154

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Midwest Student Exchange Program

  Varies

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.4

• Red Cedar Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

• University Scholars Award

  $8,000

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Academic Achievement Scholarship

  $7,500

  Deadline 

  November 15, 2026 · 94 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• Academic Council Scholarship

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  November 15, 2026 · 94 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Provost Scholarship

  $20,000

  Deadline 

  November 15, 2026 · 94 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• Dan L. Meisinger, Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  November 28, 2026 · 107 days left

• Blazer Achievement Scholarship

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Blazer Elite Scholarship

  $9,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Blazer Gold Scholarship

  $5,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Blazer Pride Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Incentive Scholarship

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• McNair Scholars Award

  $12,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• McNair Scholars Finalist Award

  $8,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Nonresident Fee Waiver

  $5,300

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Out-of-State Capstone Scholar

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Collegiate Scholar

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Presidential Scholar

  Varies

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Sun Devil Scholarship

  $6,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Tuition Exemption Scholarship for Nonresidents

  $9,400

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• UA Scholar

  Varies

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• University Scholar Award

  $23,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• Bruce Fishkin Scholarship Fund

  Varies

  Deadline 

  December 15, 2026 · 124 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• HSF/Wells Fargo Scholarship Program

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  December 15, 2026 · 124 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Chicago Alumni Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 141 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Dan Barney Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 141 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Lee Magnon Memorial Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 141 days left

• Monetary Award Program (MAP)

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 141 days left

• Presidential Scholars Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 10, 2027 · 150 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• APIASF/Sara Lee Foundation

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  January 13, 2027 · 153 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.7

• Continue the Tradition

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Neighboring States Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• Out-of-State Fee Stipend

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Fee Waiver for the Performing Arts

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• Out-of-State Grant

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• President's Grant

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• President's Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Scholarship for New Nebraskans

  $500

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• SSU Development Foundation Diversity Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 20, 2027 · 160 days left

• Illinois Oratorical Contest

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  January 20, 2027 · 160 days left

• Oratorical Contest Scholarship

  $1,600

  Deadline 

  January 27, 2027 · 167 days left

• James H. Dunn, Jr. Memorial Fellowship

  $31,332

  Deadline 

  January 31, 2027 · 171 days left

• Safe Water Scholarships

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  January 31, 2027 · 171 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Academic Community Enrichment Scholarship (ACE)

  $7,500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Academic Excellence Level 2 Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Academic Finalist

  $5,819

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Alumni Legacy Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Blue & Gold Level 1 Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Blue & Gold Level 2 Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• BNSF Railway Company FFA Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Chancellor's Merit Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Chicago FM Club Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Community Banker Association of Illinois Annual Essay Scholarship Program

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Darling International Inc. FFA Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Dean's Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Earl I. Anderson Scholarship

  $1,250

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Edmond A. Metzger Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Entering Freshman Award

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Fastline Publications FFA Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Francis Walton Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Integrative Learning Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• M. Josephine O'Neil Arts Award

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Mahindra USA Women in Ag Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Merit Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Midwest Student Exchange Program

  $5,457

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Non-Resident Academic Full Tuition Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Non-Resident Academic Partial Tuition Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Non-Resident Merit Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Nonresident Incentive Tuition Waiver

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Panther Promise Tuition Waiver

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Presidential Scholarship

  $9,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• Provost's Scholarship

  $7,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Riedford Health Professions Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Six Meter Club of Chicago Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• University Merit - Non-Resident Scholarship

  $15,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• University President's Club Non-Resident Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• American Essay Contest Scholarship

  $1,200

  Deadline 

  February 3, 2027 · 174 days left

• American Legion Americanism Essay Contest

  $1,200

  Deadline 

  February 3, 2027 · 174 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Kent Nutrition Group Inc. FFA Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 8, 2027 · 179 days left

• MetLife Foundation FFA Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 8, 2027 · 179 days left

• Fort Lewis Merit Scholarship for Non-Colorado Students

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 185 days left

• Parents Club Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 185 days left

• William E. Adams Memorial Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 185 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• David Arver Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

• Illinois PTA Lillian E. Glover Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Mt. Garfield Non-Resident Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Out-of-State Tuition Assistance Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

• Regional Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

• Marvin Johnson Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 16, 2027 · 187 days left

• Moody's Mega Math Challenge

  $20,000

  Deadline 

  February 22, 2027 · 193 days left

• 7th GotScholarship $20K Give Away

  $20,000

  Deadline 

  February 28, 2027 · 199 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Alumni Association Non-Resident Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen

  $5,800

  Deadline 

  February 28, 2027 · 199 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• HSF/Procter & Gamble Company Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  February 28, 2027 · 199 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Vito Marzullo Internship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 28, 2027 · 199 days left

• Achieving, Celebrating, and Excelling (ACE) Award

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Admissions Academic Scholarship - Non-Resident

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• AMVETS Post #100 Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• August & Edna Zahatko Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Beau Mitchell Memorial Scholarship

  $1,300

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Clifford & Louise King Scholarship

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• College Access Foundation of California Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Dance Non-Resident Tuition Waiver

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.8

• Edwin R. Adland & Ruth H. Adland Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• Fred Schleiter Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Gene S. Duke Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Harbert Memorial Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Herman & Sarah Segal Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Illinois AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Illinois AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Worchid Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Illinois AMVETS Sad Sacks Nursing Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Illinois AMVETS Service Foundation Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Illinois AMVETS Trade School Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• James R. Anderson Housing

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Joseph Collins Foundation Scholarship

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Kelly Marie McQuate Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Lingino Family Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Morency Foster Youth Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• National Scholars Award

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• NDTA Scott /St. Louis Chapter Scholarship

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Out of State Reduced Tuition Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Tuition Waiver

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Paul Powell Memorial AMVETS Award

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Richard J. Collins Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Township Officials of Illinois Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• William Price Memorial Scholarship

  $750

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Willie and Lois McCann Memorial Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Worchid Scholarship

  $100

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Scholarships in Mathematics Education

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  March 6, 2027 · 205 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Undergraduate Scholarship for Full-Time Students of Swiss Descent

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  March 6, 2027 · 205 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Fiesta del Sol Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  March 14, 2027 · 213 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Fueling the Minds of the Future Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  March 14, 2027 · 213 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Ada Mucklestone Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• American Legion Scholarship Award

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• General Nonresident Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Gold Scholarship

  $8,500

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Italian Catholic Federation Scholarship

  $400

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Marie Shea Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Out of State Access Grant

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Silver Scholarship

  $6,500

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Blind Services Association Scholarship Award

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 230 days left

• Department of Children & Family Services Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 230 days left

• International Student Scholarship

  $100

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 230 days left

• Lance Corporal Phillip E. Frank ~ Fifth Third Bank Memorial Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 230 days left

• Non-Resident Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 230 days left

• Academic Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

• EIU4 Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

• Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

• Morgan L. Fitch Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Non-Resident Transfer Diversity Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Non-Resident Transfer Leadership Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Non-Resident Transfer Student Merit Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• Sad Sack Nursing Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

• Service Foundation Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

• Thomas F. Seay Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Boy Scout and Eagle Scout Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 245 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Boy Scout Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 245 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Illinois Hospital Research and Educational Foundation Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 245 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Joseph Mahoney Memorial Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 245 days left

• Justinian Society Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 245 days left

• Kankakee County Community Services Scholarship

  $1,100

  Deadline 

  April 16, 2027 · 246 days left

• Chicago Scholars Award

  $2,500–$5,000

  Chicago Scholars Foundation

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Diversity & Multiculturalism Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Out of State Award

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

• Presidential Scholarship

  $8,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Provost Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Transfer Times

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

• Come 2 Iowa (C2IA) Senior Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  May 12, 2027 · 272 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• IRA Educational Foundation Scholarship

  $11,000

  Deadline 

  May 15, 2027 · 275 days left

• Medical Student Scholarship Program

  Varies

  Deadline 

  May 15, 2027 · 275 days left

• Mitchesll S. Sexner & Associates LLC Chicagoland Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  May 15, 2027 · 275 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• MillerCoors Chicagoland Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  May 30, 2027 · 290 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Scholarships

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  May 31, 2027 · 291 days left

• Nursing Education Scholarship Program

  Varies

  Deadline 

  May 31, 2027 · 291 days left

• MGMA Midwest Section Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

• National Scholars Program

  $13,900

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

• Out-of-State Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

• Success Scholarship

  $3,100

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Brad's Deals Scholarship Competition

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  June 15, 2027 · 306 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Polish Women's Civic Club Scholarship

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  July 1, 2027 · 322 days left

• Ted Kenney-George Vest Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  July 1, 2027 · 322 days left

• Global Tiger Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  August 1, 2027 · 353 days left

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