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Illinois scholarships

136 scholarships open to students in Illinois, with the amount, the deadline and who can apply for each. State and local awards draw a far smaller applicant pool than national ones, which usually makes them the better use of an afternoon.

Amounts come from the provider. A large figure is sometimes the total a fund awards across all its recipients rather than what one student receives — confirm the individual award with the provider before you apply.

• Indiana Tech Partnership Grant

  Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies

  $3,000–$3,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• True Blue Scholar

  Middle Tennessee State University

  $3,500·Priority deadline for fall admission

• Great Lakes Award (WI, MN, IL, OH, IN residents)

  Northern Michigan University

  $3,000·August 31, 2027

• AIM High Western Transfer Commitment Scholarship

  Western Illinois University

  $1,000–$3,000·August 29, 2026

• Local Leatherneck Housing Scholarship

  Western Illinois University

  up to $3,000·August 1, 2026

• Cardinal Out-of-State Grant

  State University of New York at Plattsburgh

  $2,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Quad City Promise

  Augustana College

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Chicago STAR Scholarship

  DePaul University

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Community Ambassador Scholarship

  Eastern Illinois University

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• EIU Community Ambassador Scholarship

  Eastern Illinois University

  $2,000·Typically closes around March 15 — confirm with the provider

• AIM HIGH Scholarship

  Illinois State University

  $2,000·Typically closes around November 15 — confirm with the provider

• MetLife Foundation Scholarship

  MetLife Foundation

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• University of Illinois Transfer Scholarship

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Neighbor Awards

  University of Northern Iowa

  $1,000–$2,000·Typically closes around May 1 — confirm with the provider

• Anderson Hospital Auxiliary in Maryville, Illinois Scholarship Program

  Anderson Hospital Auxiliary

  $1,000·Typically closes around June 5 — confirm with the provider

• GE Appliances HBCU Connect Scholarship

  GE Appliances / HBCU Connect

  $1,000·Application closed for 2023

• HSHS St. Joseph-Breese Auxiliary Grant

  $1,000·Typically closes around May 1 — confirm with the provider

• ISL Midwest Senior Scholarship

  Iowa Student Loan

  $1,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Northern States Caucus Scholarship

  Northern States Caucus

  $1,000·Typically closes around December 31 — confirm with the provider

• PICU Community College Transfer Scholarship

  PICU (Postsecondary Illinois Coordinating Collaborative)

  $500–$1,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Chicago Alumni Memorial Scholarship

  Seton Hall University

  up to $1,000·Typically closes around January 15 — confirm with the provider

• Milwaukee Advantage Program

  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  $1,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Food Empowerment Project's Annual Youth Scholarship Contest

  up to $500·Typically closes around July 31 — confirm with the provider

• Dual Degree Program Foundation Scholarship

  Governors State University

  $500·Rolling (offered each fall and spring)