A


  • For women 40+ seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves.

  • For first-year and second-year college students who graduated from high school.

  • For minority students pursuing a 69ÂÜÀòapp that may lead to a career in the actuarial profession.

  • For students who demonstrate excellence in leadership, diversity, integrity and academia.

  • Available to junior, senior and graduate students who will take full-time copy editing jobs or internships.

  • For students studying to be nurses and perioperative nurses pursuing undergrad and grad 69ÂÜÀòapps.

  • For students who indicate a sincere interest in an automotive related career.

  • Encourages young minority women to pursue an education and later a career in the geosciences.
  • Provides more than $600K in annual scholarships to 52 students - one from each state.
  • A. Colville Wilson Scholarship For Graduate Work
  • Acorn Equality Fund Scholarship
  • AIA/AAF Minority/Disadvantaged Scholarship
  • American Chemical Society Scholars Program
  • AMVETS National Scholarship Program

B


  • Awarded to a student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate 69ÂÜÀòapp in the IT Healthcare field.

  • For students in grades 9-12 who plan to enter a full-time undergraduate program upon high school graduation.

  • For high school seniors who have part-time jobs and excel academically in school.
  • Bromenn Healthcare Scholarships
  • Burger King Scholars Foundation Award

C

  • Developed to assist minority and disabled students, but open to all who meet the requirements.
    • Four-year achievement-based scholarships given to 250 high school seniors each year.
  • Coca-Cola Scholars Program

D


  • Recognizes and awards the extraordinary who excel in math, science, and technology.

  • Need-based scholarships for college students are part of the progressive movement in their community.

  • For students who demonstrate a desire and ability to overcome barriers and achieve their goals.

  • For students studying science or technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

  • Annual scholarship for high school juniors to support continued education and training beyond high school.
  • Dale E. Butz Scholarship

E


  • Open to full-time students who are pursuing careers in radio and television news.

  • Designed to increase diversity in the medical rehabilitation field by awarding students of color.

  • For minority and female students majoring in a field related to computer and video game arts.
  • Educational Communications Scholarship
  • Epilepsy Foundation Scholarship
  • ERCA Community Contribution Scholarship
  • ESA Foundation Scholarships
  • Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship

F


  • Sends faculty and professionals abroad each year to lecture and conduct research.

  • For students pursuing a career in engineering who shows outstanding academic performance.
  • Fletcher A. Gourley Scholarship

G


  • Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; established to help low income minority students.

  • Supports authors of the Black African Diaspora who wan to write their way to college money.

  • For women who excel in computing and technology, and are active role models and leaders.
  • Gates Millennium Scholars Program
  • General Assembly Scholarship Program (Brady)
  • Hispanic Association Scholarship for Latino Students
  • Horatio Alger Scholarship

H


  • For African American women who have a minimum C average, and can demonstrate financial need.

  • Provides travel opportunities for students of color who are traditionally under-represented in such programs.

I

  • IAA Foundation Scholarships
  • Illinois AMVETS Junior ROTC Scholarship
  • Illinois AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Memorial Scholarship
  • Illinois AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Worchild Scholarship
  • Illinois AMVETS Service Foundation Scholarship
  • Illinois Business Education Association Scholarships
  • Illinois Heartland Decorative Artists Scholarship
  • Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association Educational Foundation Scholarship
  • Illinois Masonic Healthcare Scholarship
  • Illinois Masonic Scottish Rite Scholarship Fund
  • Illinois Odd Fellow-Rebekah Scholarship Program
  • Illinois Sheriff’s Association Scholarship
  • Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship
  • Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver Program
  • Illinois Women in Leadership Chrysalis Award
  • Illinois Women in Leadership High School Scholarship

J


  • Provides fellowships to students who excel in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

  • To increase diverse students' access to talent development opportunities through teacher training.

  • For low-income women who have a vision of how their education will benefit themselves and their community.

  • For cosmetology and barber school students who can demonstrate a financial need.
  • John N. Stevens Memorial Scholarship

K

L


  • A writing contest pertaining to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era.
  • Leon M. Abbott Scottish Rite Scholarship

M


  • Designed to assist pharmacy students who plan to continue their education.
  • McKelvey Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship
  • Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship Program

N


  • Established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding African American high school students.

  • For students pursuing careers in law enforcement, criminal justice, and other related areas.

  • For students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing science and health-related research.

  • Available to full-time students who are majoring in science, math, technology, engineering, and more.
  • NAACP Scholarship
  • National Image Latino Scholarship Fund

O

  • Outstanding Students of America Scholarship

P


  • Established for students in the field of project management or a project management related field.
  • Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship

R


  • Seeks to identify African American high school seniors who will make significant contributions to society.

  • Seeks to recognize outstanding young people who are promoting American values on college campuses.
  • Robert B. Perkins Memorial Scholarship

S


  • Competition for individual or team research projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
  • SAE Engineering Scholarship Program
  • Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year
  • Sherwood and Evelyn Kriskin Memorial Scholarship
  • State Farm Holiday Classic Scholarship
  • Stokes Educational Scholarship Program
  • Susan Komen Breast Cancer College Scholarship 

T


  • For first-generation students majoring in business, finance, science, engineering, and more.

  • For students who excel in chapter and campus involvement,community service, academics, and more.

  • For students pursuing a career in health care who can demonstrate leadership and academic qualities.
  • Target All-Around Scholarships
  • The CBC Spouses Cheerios Brand
  • The Links Scholarship
  • Triangle Achievement Award

U


  • Administers 400 different scholarship programs so low-income families can afford college, tuition, and books.

  • For high school seniors planning to enroll or college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors already enrolled.

  • For students seeking a Bachelor's 69ÂÜÀòapp in agriculture, food, or natural resource sciences and related majors.
  • Upakar Scholarship
  • USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships
  • William J. Kuhfuss Memorial Scholarship

V


  • Provides merit-based scholarships to minority students studying business, finance, economics, and more.

W


  • Available to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in journalism or a related field.

  • Contest for writers who can compose the best fictional short story, written in 1,500 words or less.