Scholarships for students Illinois. Some scholarships specifically open to Illinois students, and others give preference to students in Illinois.

Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship
Sponsor: Fiesta del Sol
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students of Latino/Hispanic descent with at least a 2.5 GPA and can demonstrate community or school service and financial need. Applicant must live on the Southwest side of Chicago (see website for specific locations).

Chicago Housing Authority Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Chicago Housing Authority
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are current residents in either the Chicago Housing Authority’s Public Housing Program or the Chicago Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program.

CABAA Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicago Area Business Aviation Association (CABAA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are studying aviation. Preference will be given to students from the Chicagoland/Illinois area.

Elmhurst Garden Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Elmhurst Garden Club
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois residents who are college juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in Horticulture, Environmental Studies, Biology, Botany and/or other related sciences.

Peace Keepers Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois residents who are the dependents of active duty or retired Law Enforcement or Law Enforcement killed in the line of duty or dependents of active duty military, active Military Reserve, active National Guard or a member killed in action. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student at an institution of higher learning in Illinois during the upcoming school year.

R. Harper Brown Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicago Scots
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with acceptance and intention to attend university in Scotland and students at accredited American colleges and university looking to study abroad in Scotland. Preference will be given to applicants who reside within 100 miles of the greater Chicago area.

Angela and Reginald Goins Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: Angela and Reginal Goins | UNCF
Amount: $4,500.00
Closing Date: July 6, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students attending a four-year HBCU. Applicant must reside or be a permanent resident of New York City, Chicago or metro Detroit.