Transfer Achievement Scholarship
Sponsor:
Blackburn College
Applicant must have a minimum of 24 transfer credits and a minimum 3.0 GPA. Award amount is based upon GPA.
Deadline:
None
$4,030.00
Caterpillar Scholarship for Employee Dependent Children
Sponsor:
Bradley University
Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and be the dependent of a Caterpillar employee, retiree, or deceased employee.
Deadline:
March 1
$2,500.00
E. Power Biggs Fellowship
Sponsor:
Organ Historical Society
Applicants aged 23 years of age or older cannot have previously attended an annual convention of the Organ Historical Society. Nomination and endorsement by a member of the Society is encouraged and required in most instances. Program is open to all persons interested in historic preservation.
Deadline:
February 28
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John Wright Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor:
TREE Fund
Applicant must be a United States citizen planning to enter into the commercial arboriculture industry. Applicant must be an entering or returning student at an accredited undergraduate institution in the United States.
Deadline:
May 15
$2,000.00
Trustee Scholarship
Sponsor:
Rockford College
Applicant must be a first-year or new transfer student who attends full-time.
Deadline:
January 31
$15,000.00
Lions International Peace Poster Contest
Sponsor:
Lions Club International
Students must be 11, 12 or 13 years old as of the deadline and must be sponsored by their local Lions club. Entries will be judged at the local, district, multiple district and international levels. Posters will be evaluated on originality, artistic merit and expression of the assigned theme.
Deadline:
November 15
$5,000.00
Legacy Scholarships
Sponsor:
Elmhurst College
Applicant must be a student who is directly related (father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother) to someone who graduated or are enrolled full-time at the college.
Deadline:
February 15
$2,000.00
Nursing Education Scholarship Program
Sponsor:
Illinois Department of Public Health
Applicants must be Illinois residents, having lived in the state for one year prior to applying and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must be accepted to or enrolled in an approved nursing program and demonstrate financial need. Scholarship recipients must agree to work as a nurse in Illinois after...
Deadline:
April 30
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Academic Scholarship for First-Time Freshmen, General Education Diploma (GED) Graduates and ProStart Students
Sponsor:
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Applicant must be a high school senior, GED graduate, ProStart student, or first-time freshman who is enrolling in a restaurant or food service-related program.
Deadline:
April 1
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Rachael Ray's Yum-o! Organization Scholarship
Sponsor:
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Applicant must be a high school senior, GED graduate, ProStart student, or first-time freshman who is enrolling in a restaurant or food service-related program.
Deadline:
April 1
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Academic Scholarship for Freshman
Sponsor:
Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale
Applicant must be an incoming student, automatically considered for the award. Awarding begins October 1 and continues until all funds have been exhausted.
Deadline:
June 15
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Presidential/Chancellor Scholarship
Sponsor:
Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale
Applicant must be a high school student who is academically high achieving and who has demonstrated leadership skills. Selection is competitive.
Deadline:
Mid-December
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Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship
Sponsor:
Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale
Applicant must be an incoming student who was the valedictorian or salutatorian of their high school class. Confirmation letter is required.
Deadline:
June 15
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