- Offered ByNiche
- StateNational
- DescriptionHelp cover the cost of college without writing a single essay! Niche is giving one student $15,000 to help pay for tuition, housing, books, and other educational expenses. Apply below for your chance to win so you can focus on what really matters instead of worrying about finances. Good luck!
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAll majors
- TypeGeneric
$ 50,000 ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship
- DeadlineJune 30, 2023
- Amount$1,000
- Offered ByScholarshipOwl
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionApply for the scholarship that gives you a shot at a total of $50,000. At least 4 Winners will be selected each month to be awarded $1,000. No essay is required. Once you apply, you will be automatically reapplied each month for more chances to win!
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
Illinois National Guard Grant Program
- DeadlineOctober 1, 2023
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionIf 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeActive Military Duty
Grant Program for Dependents of Correctional Officers
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionIf 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
Grant Program for Dependents of Police or Fire Officers
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionIf 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program
- DeadlineMarch 1, 2024
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionIf 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorEducation
- TypeGeneric
Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program
- DeadlineMarch 1, 2024
- Amount$7,500
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionIf: 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 $7,500 per year as part of the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- MajorAny Major
- TypeMinority, Education
Horatio Alger State Scholarship - Illinois
- DeadlineMarch 15, 2024
- Amount$10,000
- Offered ByHoratio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionThe 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 and demonstrate critical financial need.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: 2.00
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
Italian Catholic Federation
- DeadlineApril 1, 2024
- Amount$400
- Offered ByItalian Catholic Federation
- StateArizona, California, Illinois, Nevada
- DescriptionThis scholarship is for those who 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; or are Roman Catholic and either Roman Catholic parent, guardian or grandparent is a member of the “Italian Catholic Federation.”
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship
- DeadlineDecember 8, 2022
- AmountVariable
- Offered ByYouth For Understanding
- StateAlabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin
- DescriptionThe CBYX Scholarship is administered in select states by YFU USA and is for motivated high school students who want to live with a host family and attend school for an academic year in Germany. No previous German language experience is required.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois
- DeadlineVaries
- Amount$5,000
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionThe 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorEducation
- TypeGeneric
Higher Education License Plate Program
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionThe 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
James Hunter Anthony & Gerald E Blackshear Endowment
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionThis scholarship is for incoming first-year students who have graduated from an Illinois high school.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: 3.00
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
Monetary Award Program
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionThe 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
University of Illinois Transfer Scholarship
- DeadlineVaries
- Amount$2,000
- Offered ByUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionThis scholarship is for high-achieving, first-generation students who are transferring from an Illinois community college.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign