President’s Award Program (Illinois Residents Only)

The President’s Award Program (PAP) assists the University of Illinois System to enroll high achieving students.

High achieving newly-admitted freshmen are automatically considered for the PAP award. To be eligible, students must be Illinois residents and have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. Students must also submit a FAFSA or the Illinois Alternative Application for financial aid to be considered no later than May 1 prior to the start of their freshman year.

The PAP award is up to $5,000 per year, available for a maximum of four years (eight semesters). In order to renew, students must maintain full-time enrollment and a minimum cumulative UIS GPA of 2.5.

The PAP Honors award is for the highest achieving PAP-eligible students who are also accepted into the UIS Capital Honors Scholars program. PAP Honors awards of up to $10,000 per year, for up to four years. In order to renew, students must maintain full-time enrollment and a minimum cumulative UIS GPA of 3.0.

The PAP award may not be offered in combination with another UIS merit scholarship; therefore, if the student was offered a merit scholarship upon admission, the PAP award will take precedence and replace the previous scholarship offer. The total of all UIS-funded aid may not exceed the total cost of tuition and mandatory fees. Read the policy.

To see the requirements for the award, please refer to the President’s Award Program website.