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Browse our curated list of scholarship opportunities to help you find the perfect financial fit for your academic journey.

Local Scholarships

• Scholarships from Local Organizations
  • Association for Career and Technical Education - This resource is designed to support career and technical education.
  • The Community Foundation for McHenry County offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors and current college students in the community.
  • The Elmhurst Garden Club offers scholarships to college sophomores and juniors majoring in agriculture, agronomy, botany, conservation, ecology, environmental studies, floriculture, forestry, horticulture, land management, landscape design, or nursery management and to students who are preparing for teaching careers in these areas.
  • General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Illinois offers scholarship opportunities for applicants pursuing a related major or minor in art, drama, music, environmental studies, or a vocational field.
  • Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers
    • The Education Foundation scholarship supports students learning to be the next generation of professionals in the industry.
    • The Joanne Kluessendorf Memorial scholarship promotes the education of individuals seeking a career in teaching earth science or geology.
  • Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) offers scholarships to community college students to further their education at a four-year IACAC member institution.
  • Illinois Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (IACRAO) offers several nonrenewable scholarship opportunities for transfer students. Scholarships are awarded in Spring.
  • Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) offers the Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship, Gigi Campbell Student Trustee Excellence Scholarship, Gregg Chadwick Student Service Scholarship, and the Paul Simon Student Essay Contest.
  • Illinois CPA Society offers scholarships for tuition and CPA exam costs. The scholarships recognize accounting students and CPA candidates who demonstrate strong academic performance, leadership qualities, and financial need.
  • Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation (ILLCF) ILLCF offers scholarships of $5,000 towards education. An applicant must be Latino, and be a student currently enrolled part-time or full-time in a college or university and working toward a certificate program, vocational, technical, or trade school; undergraduate or associate degree; or graduate degree (master's or Ph.D.).
  • Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation Scholarships (IRTA) - The IRTA Foundation awards six $1,500 scholarships to incoming juniors or seniors in college pursuing a degree in education.
  • Independent Accountants Association of Illinois (IAAI) offers scholarships to Illinois residents with a "B" average or more in accounting topics.
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) offers one ITE Diversity Scholars Program scholarship annually to an eligible graduating high school senior or community college student committed to pursuing a career in transportation engineering, planning or closely related field.
  • Law Enforcement Records Managers of Illinois (LERMI) - LERMI Supports Law Enforcement Scholarship
  • MacMurray Foundation and Alumni Association - The Louise Rintelmann Thompson "I Believe in You" Scholarship will be awarded to a community college student receiving an associate's degree who intends to pursue a bachelor's degree as a residential on-campus student and who meets the eligibility criteria.
  • McHenry County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships for high school seniors pursuing continuing education in agriculture or agriculture-related fields. See also the John W. Hoffman Memorial Scholarship
  • McHenry County Federation of Teachers, Local 1642, presents The Robert Johnson Scholarship to the son or daughter of a currently employed active member in good standing of the Illinois Federation of Teachers and the McHenry County Federation of Teachers, Local 1642.
  • McHenry County Republican Women's Club - Al Jourdan Memorial, Geri Davis Memorial, and Dani Daniel Memorial scholarships
  • PFLAG Council of Northern Illinois offers the Synchrony Scholarship for Illinois LGBTQ+ undergraduate, graduate and continuing students, ages 17 to 28.
  • TC Energy Scholarships Scholarships are awarded up to $5,000 in the areas of STEM, Trades, and Indigenous Legacy.

Scholarship Search Resources

• Scholarship Sites by Topic
  • Cancer Patients and Families – Various divisions of the American Cancer Society offer students with a history of cancer a scholarship program to help them achieve their academic goals (800) ACS-2345.
  • Community Service – AmeriCorps has three programs of community service that require a ten month to one year full-time commitment and will then award an educational grant  for schooling or replaying student loans (800) 942-2677.
  • Culinary
  • Disability Scholarships A-to-Z - directory of scholarships for students with disabilities. To find a scholarship, select one of the disabilities listed in the left column or type the disability into the search field.
  • Early Childhood Education - Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
  • Educators - Students who are on the path to become a star educator can apply now to the Walter Morales Grant.
  • Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation
    • Charles W. Finkl Scholarships - Finkl scholarships are awarded to college juniors and seniors majoring in metallurgical, materials, chemical, computer, electrical or industrial engineering at an accredited four-year college or university. Awards are $2,000 in the junior year and an additional $2,000 in the senior year if the student remains eligible.
    • The Al Underys Engineering, Metallurgical & Material Sciences Memorial Scholarship - A $2,500 scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in engineering. Scholarship recipients will complete an internship with an FIA member company after receiving the award.
  • Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program - undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors, graduating in 2025, with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's top four-year colleges and universities.
  • Latino College Dollars
  • Minority students - Gates Millennium Scholars Program
  • Nursing - California Nurses Foundation (CNF)
  • Online Studies
  • Real Estate - The Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF) awards scholarships to students of real estate and related fields of study at colleges and universities both within and outside Illinois.
  • Social Work - This guide breaks down types of financial aid, including federal aid, and provides a list of scholarship opportunities for social work students—whether you are aiming for an MSW, BSW, associate degree, or doctoral degree.
  • Transportation - The Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Foundation awards scholarships to students pursuing careers in transportation through undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Undocumented Scholarship Resources

  Scholarships that do not require proof of immigration status

  • Network for Undocumented Scholarship Access (NUSA) One Pager
  • Immigrants Rising Curated List of Scholarships and Fellowships
  • Undocumented/TPS/DACA Scholarships
• General Scholarship Search Sites
  • Best Colleges dot com
  • College Zone General information about financial aid
  • Scholarships, loans, military aid – Finaid dot org
  • Student Scholarships dot org

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