Scholarship Undergraduate

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign President's Award Program

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Avg. Amount Awarded
290
Days
January 5 2026
Application Deadline
Yes
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Description

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign President's Award Program is available to students in historically underrepresented groups who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. Students must be from any of the following underrepresented groups at the University of Illinois to be eligible: A) Students who are members of one of the underrepresented racial/ethnic groups at the University of Illinois (African American, Latino, or Native American; Latino is based on origins from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, or Central or South America); B) Students from underrepresented Illinois counties, with underrepresented defined as counties sending an average of two or fewer students per academic year to the University of Illinois in the past five-year period; and C) High achieving dependent students whose families are at or below the poverty level and are not expected to contribute to the cost of their education, as verified through FAFSA and financial aid application processes. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Amount Details

$5,000
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Black, Hispanic or American Indian/Alaska Native students
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Illinois
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Illinois
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: Latin American/Caribbean, Mexican, African

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