These 27 hand-curated scholarships are open to Illinois Students. We highlight the award amount, deadline, and eligibility for each, ranking fully funded opportunities first so you never miss a deadline that matters to you.
City Colleges of Chicago
Graduates of eligible Chicago partner high schools with at least a 3.0 final GPA who enter an approved City Colleges degree or certificate …
View details →Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Illinois college students of Italian parentage who have completed at least one college year; music and education students receive priority,…
View details →Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Illinois residents of Italian extraction who demonstrate financial need and academic achievement and are admitted to or enrolled at an accr…
View details →Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Illinois residents who are at least 50% Italian, meet the Italian-language study requirement, and are admitted to or enrolled at an accredi…
View details →Achieving Independence and Mobility Center for Independent Living
Students with documented disabilities in DuPage, Kane, or Kendall County pursuing college or recognized trade-school education.
View details →Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Incoming TEDS master’s students with an accredited bachelor’s degree, normally a 3.0+ GPA, leadership experience, and a commitment to multi…
View details →Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
A graduating senior or older student who matches at least one CFNIL fund, usually through residence in Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, or Winnebag…
View details →University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
An incoming University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign freshman who graduated from an Illinois high school and can maintain a 3.0 GPA with con…
View details →University YMCA
A UIUC undergraduate enrolled through the upcoming term who demonstrates service, leadership, social impact, academic achievement, and thou…
View details →BPW Illinois Educational Foundation
Female U.S. citizens who reside in Illinois, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and will enter an accredited trade school, college, or university ful…
View details →BPW Illinois Educational Foundation
Financially dependent Illinois women who are U.S. citizens, have prior postsecondary credit and a 3.0 GPA, and will return to an accredited…
View details →BPW Illinois Educational Foundation
Financially independent Illinois women who are U.S. citizens, have prior postsecondary credit and a 3.0 GPA, and will return to an accredit…
View details →BJC HealthCare and The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
High school seniors from eligible BJC hospital communities who demonstrate significant financial need and plan full bachelor’s-degree study…
View details →AAUW Morton Branch and Morton Community Foundation
A woman who already holds a bachelor's degree, has a qualifying Morton, Illinois connection, and is entering or enrolled in an accredited g…
View details →Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Northeastern Illinois Land Use Council 16
A resident of one of nine northeastern Illinois counties who plans full-time college study leading to a natural-resources career.
View details →Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Qualifying honorably serving members or veterans with the required federal active duty and Illinois residency who attend an Illinois public…
View details →Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Incoming TEDS master’s applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2; automatic consideration through the admission applic…
View details →Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Incoming TEDS master’s applicants with at least one year of qualifying ministry, counseling, nonprofit, or career leadership experience.
View details →Loyola University Chicago
A new Loyola freshman graduating from a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Chicago or Diocese of Joliet, excluding Chicago Jesuit-h…
View details →TELACU Education Foundation
A first-generation, full-time graduate student with financial need, at least a 2.5 GPA, and permanent residence in California, Illinois, Ne…
View details →INCCRRA and the Illinois Department of Early Childhood
An eligible Illinois early-childhood or school-age care professional working at least 15 hours weekly who meets employment, wage, residency…
View details →Illinois Student Assistance Commission
An Illinois resident with a 2.5+ GPA and qualifying Illinois public-school history who is pursuing teacher licensure or an eligible teachin…
View details →Christ the Teacher Institute at Sheil Catholic Center
Full-time Northwestern undergraduates seeking deeper Catholic formation who can maintain a 2.8 GPA and complete the program’s seminars, wor…
View details →Christ the Teacher Institute at Sheil Catholic Center
Practicing Catholic Northwestern sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students who can lead a Sheil ministry about 10 hours weekly for…
View details →Italian American Executives of Transportation
Illinois residents of Italian American heritage who graduated high school in 2026 or are 2026 college freshmen.
View details →Association of Illinois Township Committees on Youth
Illinois master's students entering youth-focused social work, counseling, psychology, therapy, recreation, or prevention careers.
View details →Acorn Equality Fund
LGBTQ+ students, allies, or members of LGBTQ+ families who permanently reside in Acorn’s central and downstate Illinois service area and at…
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