First Scholars Program

Award: $5,000

Applicant must be a first generation college student who is an incoming first-time, full-time freshman with financial need. Applicant must intend to live on campus and apply for campus housing.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

Order of the Alhambra Scholarship

Award: $400

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College senior, College junior
• Special Education

437 Scholarship

Award: -

Applicant must prove Native American background.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College junior, College senior, College freshman, College sophomore
• Health Sciences and Services

Chevron Corp. Scholarship

Award: $2,000

Applicant must be an SWE student member, a woman, have a minimum 3.5 GPA, and be enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering program, engineering at SWE-approved colleges and universities, or computer science in a CSAB-accredited program or at an ABET-accredited or SWE-approved institution.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College junior, College sophomore
• Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Other, Civil Engineering/Civil Tech./Technician, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, General, Mechanical Engineering

Gunild Keetman Assistance Fund Scholarship

Award: $1,500

Applicant must be a AOSA member who has been a member for the previous fiscal year, a U.S. citizen or have resided in the U.S. for the past five years, and have financial need.

• United States
• Other postgraduate-level study
• Music, Other, Music Teacher Education

Shields-Gillespie Scholarship

Award: $880

Applicant must be an AOSA member who has been a member for the previous fiscal year, a U.S. citizen or have resided in the U.S. for the past five years, have financial need, and is actively involved in pre-school or kindergarten programs for low-income and racially-diverse populations.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• Other postgraduate-level study
• Music Teacher Education, Education, Other

AOSA Research Grant

Award: $800

Applicant must be a AOSA member, and have research experience for the past five years.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• Other postgraduate-level study
• Music, Other, Music Teacher Education, Music, General Performance, String Music Perfomance, Music Theory and Composition

A. Martin and Ruth Zucker Memorial Scholarship

Award: -

Applicant must be enrolled in the Judith Herb College of Education. FAFSA (due by April 1) and Pell eligibility are required.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College junior, College senior, College freshman, College sophomore
• Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa Scholarship

Award: $1,500

• No Geographic Restrictions
• Master's-level study, Doctoral-level study, College sophomore, College junior, College freshman, College senior
• All Majors Eligible

Robert Lavelle Scholarship

Award: -

Applicant must be a traditionally underrepresented student enrolled in the College of Business Administration. Selection is based upon high school performance and test scores.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• Business Administration

Helen Faison Scholarship

Award: -

Applicant must be a traditionally underrepresented student enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. Selection is based upon high school performance and test scores.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

National Sculpture Society Scholarship

Award: $2,000

Applicant must submit a brief biography and explanation of sculpture background, two recommendations, and a CD of eight to 10 images of work. Financial need is required.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College sophomore, Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study, College junior, College senior, College freshman
• Sculpture

Faculty/Staff Tuition Benefits

Award: $18,400

Applicant must be a full-time faculty or staff member or a dependent thereof.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• Master's-level study, College senior, Doctoral-level study, College sophomore, College junior, College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

Athletic Scholarship

Award: $35,000

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College sophomore, College freshman, College senior, College junior
• All Majors Eligible

Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship

Award: $10,000

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and a legal resident of Illinois. Applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a part-time basis as an undergraduate in a qualified teacher education program at an approved Illinois institution in a teacher shortage discipline. Preference is given to minority applicants.

• Illinois
• Master's-level study, College senior, Doctoral-level study, College junior, College sophomore
• Education

The Lillian & Samuel Sutton Education Scholarship

Award: $2,000

Applicant must be an Education major and a United States citizen enrolled in an accredited college in the United States. NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable. Undergraduate applicants must be full-time and must possess a GPA of 2.5 (C+). Graduate applicants may be full or part-time students and posess a GPA of 3.0 (B). Renewals will not be automatic. Please refer to the NAACP National Website or call the NAACP National Education Department at 410 580-5760 for more information.

• United States
• Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study, College sophomore, College junior, College freshman, College senior
• Education

William B. Schallek Memorial Graduate Fellowship Award

Award: $1,000

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or have applied for citizenship.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• Doctoral-level study
• Historic Preservation, Conservation and Architectural History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Ethnic Studies

Bell Helicopter Whirly-Girls Scholarship

Award: -

Applicant must be a woman, demonstrate financial need, and be a member in good standing of the Whirly-Girls. Award is to obtain Bell 206BIII Turbine training at the Customer Training Academy in Fort Worth, Tex.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• No Restrictions
• Aviation and Airway Science

Paul Jennings Scholarship

Award: $3,000

Applicant must be the child or grandchild of an IUE-CWA member who is or has been a local union elected official. Applicant must be enrolled full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution.

• United States
• College junior, College freshman, College sophomore, College senior
• All Majors Eligible

James B. Carey Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Applicant must be the child or grandchild of an IUE-CWA member who will enroll full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution.

• United States
• College senior, College junior, College freshman, College sophomore
• All Majors Eligible

David J. Fitzmaurice Scholarship

Award: $2,000

Applicant must be the child or grandchild of an IUE-CWA member who will enroll full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution in an engineering program.

• United States
• College junior, College senior, College freshman, College sophomore
• Engineering

Benjamin Eaton Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Applicant must be a foster, adoptive, or birth child in a licensed foster home and a member of the National Foster Parent Association.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

University Scholarship

Award: -

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman, College junior, College senior, Master's-level study, Doctoral-level study, College sophomore
• All Majors Eligible

University of California, Davis Scholarship

Award: $10,500

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College senior, College junior, College sophomore, College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

Sue and Sid Magnes Scholarship

Award: $2,000

Applicant must have a minimum composite ACT score of 21, a minimum 3.0 GPA, and be a resident of Mobile County, Ala.

• Mobile
• College freshman
• Business Administration

CIBA/GEIGY Scholarship

Award: $2,500

Applicant must be a resident of Washing County.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• Engineering

Willis C. Blackburn Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500

Applicant must be academically talented and deserving. All financial aid applicants are considered.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Applicant must be an incoming freshman with a minimum composite ACT score of 28 and competitive class rank. Leadership, extracurricular activities and community service are considered.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

DuSable Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Applicant must rank in top 15% of secondary school class and/or have a minimum composite ACT score of 20. Transfer applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA and a minimum 60 transfer credits. Preference is given to members of under-represented groups. Leadership, extracurricular activities, and community service are considered.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman
• All Majors Eligible

Talent Scholarship

Award: $9,500

Applicant must be a full-time student and must audition or have a portfolio.

• No Geographic Restrictions
• College freshman, College junior, College sophomore, College senior
• Music, General Performance, Theatre Arts, Art, General, Communications, Dance