Financial Aid
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Programs
Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) - Award given on the basis of financial need to undergraduate students as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The MAP Award is available for both full and part-time students. Awards range from $400-$4,521 for the 2005-2006 academic year. Students must apply prior to July 1 or they will risk the loss of a portion or their entire award. These deadlines are subject to change dependent upon funding. Information on academic year filing deadlines is available at collegezone.com
Silas Purnell Incentive for Access Grant - Award provides up to $500 to freshmen students who have a zero (0) Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined through the Federal Methodology calculation. Recipients must be Illinois residents and be enrolled on at least a half-time basis.
Illinois Teaching Scholarship Programs
The Illinois Future Teacher Corps - This program provides scholarship funding to academically talented undergraduate and graduate students majoring in education disciplines designated as Teacher Shortage areas of the state of Illinois . Applicants may receive additional award dollars if they are studying in a teacher shortage discipline and agree to teach at a hard-to-staff school . Student must fulfill a teaching commitment for the assistance received. T he scholarship changes to a loan if the student fails to fulfill the teaching requirements. Contact the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for additional criteria. An application for this scholarship may be obtained on-line at the ISAC website: collegezone.com .
Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship - This program provides scholarship funding to minority undergraduate and graduate students majoring in education. Student must fulfill a teaching commitment for the assistance received. The scholarship changes to a loan i f the student fails to fulfill the teaching requirements. Contact the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for additional criteria. A separate application for this scholarship may be obtained on-line at the ISAC website: collegezone.com .