Illinois Scholarships
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.
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 ComEd/National Latino Education Institute 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.
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
Illinois CPA Society Herman J. Neal Scholarship.
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.