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

Charles W. Frees, Jr. Scholarship
Sponsor: Charles W. Frees, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to male high school seniors and graduates from the Greater St. Louis area who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational school.

Anne Sullivan Bezdek Legacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Anne Sullivan Bezdek Family
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are residents of the St. Louis Metropolitan area and are currently in foster care, have been adopted out of foster care after the age of 14, or have aged out of foster care. Preference will be given to students who identify as women or as members of the LGBTQIA community.

Curt Smith Sporting Goods Scholarship
Sponsor: Curt Smith Sporting Goods
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from the St. Louis Metropolitan area who have played high school sports.

College Bound Scholarship
Sponsor: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Omicron Eta Omega Chapter, Ivy Foundation of St. Louis
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 17, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to African American graduating high school seniors from the St. Louis Metropolitan area who have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Cathay Bank Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Cathay Bank Foundation | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who reside in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, or Washington and plan to attend a college in one of those states. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a household income at or below the Low Income Level.

Royal Business Bank Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Royal Business Bank | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in the New York City area (New York County, King County, Queens County, or Richmond County), New Jersey (Middlesex County), Southern California (Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County), Nevada (Clark County), Illinois (Cook County), or Hawaii (Honolulu County, Oahu only). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a household income at or below the county low income level. Scholarship is open to all majors and there is no ethnicity requirement.

John Fischetti Scholarship
Sponsor: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: April 24, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois students are at least 50% Italian ancestry and has been accepted into or enrolled in an undergraduate degree program majoring in journalism or media communications.

IAW Helen Henert Agricultural Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Women Changing the Face of Agriculture
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: April 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to female rising college seniors who are Agriculture Education majors and who intend to become an agriculture instructor. Applicant must be enrolled in an Illinois college or university.

Ryan & Friends Scholarship
Sponsor: Purebred Swine Council | Illinois Pork Producers
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who will be enrolled in undergraduate studies during the upcoming fall semester. Applicant must be a resident of Illinois and a member of 4-H or FFA.