Top Illinois scholarships for you

The Louisa Bowen Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Students in Archival Administration aims to provide financial assistance to a resident or student of the MAC region pursuing education in archival administration and to encourage the study of archival administration. A scholarship and a one-year membership to MAC will be awarded. Two letters of recommendation must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Christina M. Hixson Scholarship in Business to academically motivated incoming freshmen business students from Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. Once the student is admitted to Creighton University, their information is used to match scholarships. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

MSU offers a variety of scholarships based on several criteria, including academic excellence, area of study, type of student, where you live, and your needs. The Eagle Leaders Scholarship is for incoming students from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee. Students must be enrolled full-time at MSU to receive scholarships. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

American Water is proud to provide equitable educational opportunities for students across our national footprint through the American Water Scholarship. This scholarship is part of American Water's continued commitment to being an inclusive, diverse, and equitable company and supports our future leaders of tomorrow. The American Water Scholarship is awarding scholarships to students in the states where American Water operates. The scholarship is designed to support the educational aspirations of students who represent lived experiences and backgrounds that are underrepresented in the utility industry and who value the advancement of inclusion and diversity in all aspects of society. Applicants must self-identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community; or self-identity as having a disability; or self-identify as being an active member of the military services, a military spouse, or having a parent or guardian who is an active member; or self-identify as female; or self-identify as Black, African or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates, or current college undergraduates, residing and/or attending college in one of the eligible states. Applicants must be pursuing a certificate or degree in a non-medical STEM or business-related field, at an accredited four-year college or university. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a sincere commitment to inclusion and diversity in their lives, community, or education in a non-medical STEM major or a business major. The scholarship may be renewable up to three additional years or until a bachelor's degree is earned, whichever occurs first. One online recommendation form must be submitted on the student's behalf no later than March 28, 2025. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

As the world's leading venue management company and producer of live event experiences, ASM Global is offering the ASM Global Stars Scholarship Program, which reflects the commitment to providing diverse and under-resourced communities with educational and career development opportunities through scholarship awards and prospective internships. Applicants must self-identify as one or more of the following: Female (any race/ethnicity), Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. Applicants must also be high school seniors or graduates, or current undergraduate students residing in the United States. They must be pursuing a degree in either Business/International Business (Marketing, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources); Hospitality, Entertainment, Sports Management; Communications, Public Relations, Digital Media; Information Technology; or Graphic Design. Applicants must also reside within 25 miles in one of the eligible cities. Two will be granted to students who reside or attend a school in Kent County, Michigan; and two awards will be granted to students who reside within 25 miles of New Orleans, LA. If qualified applications are received, preference will be given to applicants who are first-generation college students. Employees of ASM Global, ASM Global Acts Foundation, or their affiliates, and children of those employees, are not eligible. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Ina M. Cholke and Olga Dean Bullard Scholarship is open to an applicant who is pursuing a career in one of the health sciences. Applicants must be Winnebago County residents in good academic standing and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. They may be professional healthcare workers seeking additional education in their field. Preference is given to those who earned a high school diploma.

Since 1964, the Italian Catholic Federation has given scholarships to high school students, of the Catholic faith, attending college. To apply, students must meet one of the following: (1) Are Roman Catholic and of Italian Descent and live within the Roman Catholic Dioceses of California, Illinois and Nevada, only where Branches of the Federation are established; (2) or Are Roman Catholic but need not be of Italian Descent or live where Branches of the Federation are established if either Roman Catholic parent, guardian or grandparent is a member of the "Italian Catholic Federation." The Federation will award scholarships to high school graduates payable to them upon proof of full-time enrollment, in the first Fall Term following their high school graduation, in an accredited university, college, junior college or technical school. Also, recipients of an ICF First Year Scholarship will automatically become eligible to receive an advanced scholarship application upon completing their 1st , 2nd and 3rd year of college consecutively. Applications may be submitted through mail or online. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation Academic Scholarships were established to assist and encourage qualified students to further continue their interest in selecting real estate as a career. High school seniors and students in a master's program may apply. All applicants must be pursuing a degree with an emphasis in real estate. Applicants must be attending any accredited junior college, college, or university in the State of Illinois. Two letters of recommendation must be submitted. It is preferred, but not required, that one of these letters be from a realtor. These references may be included with the application or may be sent directly to the Foundation. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Enbridge Energy Scholarship is open to recipients enrolled full-time or part-time in welding or engineering. Students must reside in Boone County. Full-time students (registered for 12 or more credits) receive $1,000.00 and part-time recipients (registered for a minimum of 3-100 level or higher credits; preference to a 6 credit minimum) receive $500.00. Completing the financial aid process is mandatory.