Private Scholarships
This page is meant to provide students with possible resources for outside, private scholarships. These scholarships are not managed or awarded by UIS. This page is a resource only, and it is not an all-inclusive list by any means.
An easy way to learn about other scholarships, their criteria, and their deadline dates is to complete an online search. In completing this search, please be aware of the information you disclose and that scholarship information and offers are legitimate. Remember that you should not have to pay to find scholarships or other types of aid.
Other resources that you could utilize in finding scholarships are as follows:
- The U.S Department of Labor free scholarship tool Scholarship Finder | CareerOneStop
- Foundations, religious or community organizations, local businesses, or civic groups
- Professional associations related to your field of interest.
- Ethnicity-based organizations
- Your employer
Scholarship search databases
- FastWeb
- Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Scholarship Resources and Search
- CollegeAnswer
- Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ Student Scholarship Database
- ISAC Student Resources
- NelnetBank
- Sallie Mae
- Scholarships.com
Other Scholarship Options
- Abbot and Fenner Scholarship Program
- AES Engineers
- Association for Women In Science Undergraduate Scholarships
- Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
- Ellucian PATH Scholarship Program
- Emma Bowen Foundation
- Fiesta del Sol Scholarship
- Foundation for Rural Service
- GlobalScholarships.com for International Students
- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
- Illinois Government Finance Officers Association
- Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation
- Illinois Women in Leadership - High School Scholarship
- Illinois Women in Leadership – Chrysalis Award
- James Madison Graduate Fellowships
- MassMutual Foundation
- Miller Law Child of Divorce/Single Parent Household Scholarship
- National Federation of the Blind Scholarships
- PNC Bank
- Rotary Scholarships
- SchoolHouse Connection Homelessness Scholarship
- Smart Borrowing Scholarship
- Talbots Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- UNCF/Koch Scholars Program