PROGRAM |
REQUIREMENTS |
AWARD LEVEL |
Apply When? |
FAFSA |
| Monetary Award Program |
Need based |
Varies |
After Jan. 1 preceding academic year |
Yes |
| Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access Grant |
Need based |
Up to $500 or $1,000 depending on funding |
After Jan. 1 preceding academic year |
Yes |
| Illinois National Guard Grant |
Enlistees & officers 1 yr. active duty |
Tuition & certain fees |
Oct. 1 for 1st semester |
No |
| Illinois Veteran Grant |
Veterans or military service members with 1 yr. Federal active duty;honorable service |
Tuition & mandatory fees |
One-time application, notify school by end of term for which assistance is requested |
No |
| Student to Student Grant |
Need based |
Matching, varies |
Varies |
Yes |
| Grants for Dependents of Police/Fire/Correctional Officers |
Officer must have been killed or 90% disabled in line of duty |
Tuition & mandatory fees |
Prior to end of academic year |
No |
| College Savings Bonds Bonus Incentive Grant |
IL College Savings Bond beneficiary |
$15-$440 per $5,000 bond |
Aug 1 to May 30 of academic year in which bond matured, or in academic year immediately following maturity |
No |
| Merit Recognition Scholarship |
Top 5% of class or standardized test takers |
$1000 for freshman year |
Participating high schools certify qualified applicants |
No |
| Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship |
Academic formula used |
Up to $1,500 |
Participating high schools certify qualified applicants |
No |
| Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship |
Must be minority, make commitment |
Up to $5,000 |
Before March 1 preceding academic year for which assistance is requested |
No |
| Illinois Future Teachers Corps |
Must plan to teach, priority given to financial need, minority, teacher shortage discipline and/or hard to staff school |
Up to $10,000 |
Before March 1 preceding academic year for which assistance is requested |
Yes |
| Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver |
Must agree to pursue career in special education, standardized test scores used |
Varies |
Before March 1 preceding academic year for which assistance is requested |
No |
