The M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students at Illinois Tech. They must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress (defined in the Illinois Tech Student Handbook as a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in each semester). The scholars are required to actively participate in a committee of their choosing to support the development of the Leadership Academy program. They are also required to contribute 10 hours of service per semester to community service projects that are officially sponsored by the Leadership Academy. Students must apply to Illinois Tech via the Early Decision I (binding) or Early Action I (non-binding) application deadline. All Early Decision and Early Action applicants will receive the link to the scholarship application in early November. Students who are selected as finalists for the Leadership Academy Scholarship will be required to participate in a final interview, which takes place on campus the Saturday of Scholarship Symposium in early February. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.