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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If you are a member* of the Illinois National Guard, you may be eligible to receive the Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant. This grant can pay for eligible tuition and certain fees (i.e., registration, graduation, general activity, matriculation and term fees) for undergraduate or graduate study.

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Active Military Duty

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If you are a teacher or an academically talented student pursuing a career in special education as a nonprofit public, private or parochial preschool, elementary or secondary school teacher in Illinois, you may be eligible for the Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver Program.

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If: 1) you plan to teach at a nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool, elementary school, or secondary school, for which the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has determined that no less than 30 percent of the enrolled students are African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American, or Native American; and 2) you are of African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American origin, then you may qualify for up to $5,000 per year as part of the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program.

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Minority

Oak Park Area Arts Council

Illinois

The Board of Directors of the Oak Park Area Arts Council is inviting any graduating senior, who is a resident of Oak Park, Forest Park or River Forest, to apply for it's scholarship program. High school seniors who have been involved/studied the arts in high school or the community and will pursue college studies in an arts-related discipline, such as the visual arts, performing arts, musical arts, and literary arts, are encouraged to apply. The scholarships will be awarded based upon merit. Scholarship finalists will be asked to submit to a 10-minute interview prior to the actual awarding of the scholarships at a time and place to be announced. Scholarship recipients will be chosen based upon the quality of their applications and interviews.

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Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc

Illinois

The Horatio Alger Association, through the generosity of its members, provides aid to students in all states who have displayed integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity.

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

The Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program encourages academically talented Illinois students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching careers, especially at high-need, hard-to-staff schools by providing tuition assistance at one of the participating colleges.

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If you are the spouse or child of a State of Illinois Department of Corrections officer who was killed or became at least 90 percent disabled in the line of duty, you may be eligible for the Grant Program for Dependents of Correctional Officers.

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If you are the spouse or child of an Illinois police or fire officer who was killed or became at least 90 percent disabled in the line of duty, you may be eligible for the Grant Program for Dependents of Police or Fire Officers.

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

The Higher Education License Plate (HELP) Program provides grants to students who attend Illinois colleges for which the special collegiate license plates are available. The Illinois Secretary of State issues the license plates, and part of the proceeds are used for grants for undergraduate students attending these colleges.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Illinois

This scholarship is for incoming freshman who have graduated from an Illinois high school.

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If you are the dependent of a person who was an Illinois resident at the time he/she entered active duty and has been declared to be a prisoner of war, missing in action, dead as a result of a service-connected disability, or disabled with a 100 percent disability as the result of a service-connected cause as recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Department of Defense, you may be eligible to receive the MIA/POW Scholarship.

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Military Family

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

The Monetary Award Program (MAP) provides grants, which do not need to be repaid, to Illinois residents who attend approved Illinois colleges and demonstrate financial need, based on the information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You are not required to submit high school grades or test scores when applying for a MAP grant.

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If you are pursuing a certificate in practical nursing, an associates degree in nursing, a hospital-based diploma in nursing or a bachelor's or graduate degree in nursing and demonstrate the greatest financial need among qualified students, you may be qualified to win the Nursing Education Scholarship.

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