Illinois Colleges and Scholarships

Matching Illinois Colleges

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Four or more years; Public; $34,444 average out-state tuition; $14,446 average in-state tuition

University of Illinois Chicago

Four or more years; Public; $27,020 average out-state tuition; $12,253 average in-state tuition

Northwestern University

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $60,276 average out-state tuition; $60,276 average in-state tuition

University of Chicago

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $59,256 average out-state tuition; $59,256 average in-state tuition

DePaul University

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $41,361 average out-state tuition; $41,361 average in-state tuition

Loyola University Chicago

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $46,410 average out-state tuition; $46,410 average in-state tuition

Northern Illinois University

Four or more years; Public; $9,608 average out-state tuition; $9,608 average in-state tuition

Illinois College Scholarships

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Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

Up to $7,500 March 31, 2024 See Details
 

Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

award

Up to $7,500

deadline

March 31, 2024
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Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Scholarship

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

Up to $5,000 Varies See Details
 

Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Scholarship

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

Varies
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Peters Foundation Scholarship

Herman and Katherine Peters Foundation

Up to $5,000 April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Peters Foundation Scholarship

Herman and Katherine Peters Foundation

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

April 01, 2024
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Intel PhD Fellowship Program

Intel Foundation

Varies Varies See Details
 

Intel PhD Fellowship Program

Intel Foundation

award

Varies

deadline

Varies
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Arkansas Health Education Grant Program

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

Varies July 01, 2024 See Details
 

Arkansas Health Education Grant Program

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

award

Varies

deadline

July 01, 2024
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Illinois Veteran Grant Program

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

Varies Varies See Details
 

Illinois Veteran Grant Program

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

award

Varies

deadline

Varies
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Chicago Lighthouse Scholarship

The Chicago Lighthouse

Varies April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Chicago Lighthouse Scholarship

The Chicago Lighthouse

award

Varies

deadline

April 01, 2024
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About

Illinois (/ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ (listen) IL-ih-NOY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 6th-most populous U.S. state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in northern and central Illinois, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports around the world from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway on the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.

The capital of Illinois is Springfield in the central part of the state. Although today, the state's largest population center is in and around Chicago in the northeastern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name Illinois Country. After the American Revolutionary War established the United States, American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1780s via the Ohio River, and the population grew from south to north. In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood. After construction of the Erie Canal increased traffic and trade through the Great Lakes, Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan. John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. The Illinois and Michigan Canal (1848) made transportation between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River valley faster and cheaper. New railroads carried immigrants to new homes, as well as being used to ship commodity crops to Eastern markets. The state became a transportation hub for the nation.

By 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars. The Great Migration from the South established a large community of African Americans in the state, including Chicago, who created the city's famous jazz and blues cultures. Chicago, the center of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, became a global alpha-level city.

Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in Illinois: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama. Additionally, Ronald Reagan, whose political career was based in California, was born and raised in Illinois. Today, Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state slogan, Land of Lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954. The state is the site of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, located in the state capital of Springfield, and the future home of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

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