Illinois College Scholarships & Grants
Millions of scholarships are available to students studying in the United States.
With the help of Scholarships.com, finding these scholarships is not a problem.
When you conduct a free college scholarship search at Scholarships.com, one of the
factors considered in the filtering process is your state of residence. Another
is "state of attendance", if applicable. Many college scholarships are available only to
those from or attending college in a particular state and if you are among them,
you could end up securing some additional funding for college. We recommend you
conduct a complete scholarship search, but if you would like a sample of what you
might find as an Illinois resident or someone who intends to study in Illinois,
check out the scholarship opportunities below.
Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois
Beginning in April of their junior year and continuing through November 30 of their
senior year, any Illinois high school students who are interested in a teaching
are eligible for the Golden Apple Scholars program.
More
information on the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois.
The SCJ ComEd Latino Scholarship
The SCJ ComEd Latino Scholarships will be awarded to qualifying Latino students who are Illinois
residents returning to school in areas of concentration, such as, Math, Engineering,
Communications & Media Relations, Chemistry, Physics, Liberal Arts, Law or Pre-Law,
MBA or Business, Computer Science, or Accounting. Scholarship awards will range
between $2,500 and $5,000.
More information
on the SCJ ComEd Latino Scholarship.
Herman J. Neal Scholarship
This scholarship program supports African-American students in their pursuit of
an accounting education and the CPA designation. This year, the Herman J. Neal Scholarship
program will provide up to 3 scholarships of up to $4,000 each to African-American
accounting students who show significant potential to become CPAs and demonstrate
achievement as well as financial need. Qualified applicant must be an African-American,
U.S. citizen residing in Illinois enrolled in an Illinois college or university.
More information on the
Herman J. Neal Scholarship.
CBAI Annual Essay Scholarship Program
The CBAI Foundation for Community Banking offers 13 scholarships to top high school
seniors statewide each year. The scholarship awards available this year by the Foundation
total $16,500. These scholarship awards help deserving students highlight the importance
of community banking to the local economy. You could win up to $4,000 for higher
education, and your school is eligible to win $500!
More information on the
CBAI Annual Essay Scholarship Program.