The College of Education
 

 

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarship Program

The Scholarship Program has a variety of scholarships available to all teacher education students across campus, including majors within the College of Education. Scholarships offered to students are awarded by the Council for Teacher Education, the Office of the Dean, and departments within the College of Education in conjunction with the Financial Aid Office and the Illinois State University Foundation. Application criteria vary. The amounts and number of awards vary due to fund balances and annual endowment earnings.

Apply to scholarships

Unless otherwise noted, the application period is March 1-31 of each year.

FERPA Waivers:  In order to consider your scholarship application(s), the College of Education must receive a completed FERPA Waiver by March 31.  Only one form per applicant is necessary, regardless of the number of awards you are applying for.  You are free to elect not to grant any of the permissions listed on the form; however, you still must submit a form.  Please scan a copy of your completed, signed form, and email it to TEScholarships@ilstu.edu.  Please format the subject line of the email as follows:  FERPA Waiver - [STUDENT NAME] - [UNIVERSITY ID NUMBER].

If you win a scholarship, we expect that you will make every attempt to attend the Scholarship and Awards Ceremony during Family Weekend in the fall semester.  Your attendance at this very important event will be a way to celebrate your outstanding accomplishment with your family, meet other student winners, get recognized, have your picture taken, and possibly meet the donor of your scholarship.

Eligibility guidelines

To be considered for a scholarship, you must meet the following guidelines:

  • Meet award criteria.
  • Submit a completed application.
  • Submit a completed FERPA Waiver (instructions above).
  • Have supporting documentation turned in by March 31.
  • If the scholarship requires you to be in a certain grade level (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior), please use the grade level you will be at the end of the spring semester.
  • NOTE: Students who have transferred to Illinois State University from another institution are welcome to apply.

Award recipients will notified on or around July 1. Awardees will be notified by mail at their permanent address on file at Illinois State (update your address). An awards ceremony will take place in the Fall during Family Weekend.

Past scholarship recipients

The Council for Teacher Education and the College of Education are grateful to alumni and friends of the college who have provided gifts to our scholarships and awards. We welcome financial gifts to the College of Education. Learn more about giving opportunities to the College of Education.

 

Meet the scholarship recipients: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program provides a scholarship award plus tuition and fee waivers for up to two years to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students studying biology, chemistry or mathematics teacher preparation programs. In return, recipients will commit to teach at least two years in a Chicago Public School (CPS).

Illinois State Financial Aid Office

Illinois State Univeristy's Financial Aid Office can provide you with resources to locate scholarships, give you helpful hints on applying for scholarships, and answer your questions regarding the scholarship process.

Financial Aid

College Illinois!, a one-stop financial aid center, ensures financial considerations do not prevent Illinois students from realizing their postsecondary educational goals. Check out the Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver and the Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship.