All Opportunities

Welcome to Western Illinois University’s Scholarship Opportunities Homepage!

Western Illinois University proudly supports students’ academic achievements through our scholarship opportunities. These opportunities are made possible through generous financial support from our alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff, who believe a high-quality education should be accessible to deserving students without imposing excessive financial burden. Their commitment to education and dedication to our students enables us to award nearly $2 million in scholarship assistance every year.

We are grateful to our scholarship donors, who make a meaningful difference in the lives of our students and enhance the quality of a WIU education. We invite all students to explore the various scholarship opportunities available. Your dreams are within reach, thanks to those who believe in you.

2024-2025 Scholarship Deadlines:

President’s Scholarship Application. December 12, 2023
General New Freshman: March 1, 2024
General New Transfer: May 1, 2024
Current Student: March 1, 2024

College of Business & Technology: March 1, 2024
College of Fine Arts & Communication: March 1, 2024
College of Education and Human Services: March 1, 2024
College of Arts and Sciences: March 1, 2024
Quad Cities Scholarship: July 1, 2024
Military, Veterans and Family

We also recommend students use our Scholarship Checklist for New Freshman or Scholarship Checklist for New Transfers or Scholarship Checklist for Returning Students

If you have questions regarding the WIU Scholarship Portal, refer to our Online Application Instructions & FAQs. .

Late applications will be accepted for reduced consideration during subsequent rounds of awarding. Students submitting a late application will only be contacted if they are selected as a scholarship recipient.

LISTED AWARD AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$750.00	Dr. L. R. & Leatha Bain Scholarship This account was established by friends and family of Dr. L. R. Bain to...	Ended
$3,100.00	Dr. Lewis E. Wall Scholarship This scholarship has been established by Larry and Linda Wall of...	Ended
$1,700.00	Dr. Loren K. Robinson Scholarship This account was established by friends and colleagues of Dr. Loren...	Ended
$1,000.00	Dr. Norbert and Mary Goeckner Scholarship in Chemistry The Dr. Goeckner Scholarship for Chemistry was established by Saw Kyin...	Ended
$1,300.00	DR. PAUL W. BLACKFORD SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Paul W. Blackford was a professor in the English department from...	Ended
$850.00	DR. RICHARD HARDIN CHEMISTRY SCHOLARSHIP The Richard Hardin Chemistry Scholarship was established by Judi Hardin,...	Ended
$500.00	DR. ROBERT F. AND BETTY F. DRUIEN SCHOLARSHIP IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE Dr. Druien was a Chair of the Foreign Language Department at WIU, and...	Ended
$1,200.00	Dr. Robert M. and Judith A. Crowley Scholarship Robert, (Bob) Crowley is a native of Chickasha Oklahoma and a graduate...	Ended
$1,000.00	Dr. Russell R. Dohner Scholarship Dr. Dohner graduated from Vermont High School in 1943. His father had...	Ended
$1,500.00	Dr. Soon Suk Yoon Scholarship Dr. Yoon has been an accounting professor at Western Illinois University...	Ended
$750.00	DR. WENDELL L. SWANSON SCHOLARSHIP The Dr. Wendell L. Swanson Scholarship was established to honor Wendell...	Ended
Varies	Dr. William & Carol Pratt Engineering Scholarship Dr. William and Carol Pratt created this scholarship to assist...	Ended
$1,200.00	DRS NAI-TUNG AND LEE-HSIA TING ENGLISH SCHOLARSHIP The Drs. Nai-Tung and Lee-Hsia Ting English Scholarship was established...	Ended
$1,500.00	EARL AND ANN SAWYER SCHOLARSHIP The Earl and Ann Sawyer Scholarship was established in 1998 by Edward E....	Ended
$1,000.00	East Village Youth Scholarship This scholarship was established by Karen Kolodzey, a WIU marketing...	Ended
$0.00	Economics Outstanding Freshman Award The Economics Outstanding Freshman Award was created to reward a student...	Ended
$0.00	Economics Outstanding Graduate Award The Economics Outstanding Graduate Award was created to reward a student...	Ended
$0.00	Economics Outstanding Senior Award The Economics Outstanding Senior Award was created to reward a student...	Ended
$900.00	English Department Scholar of the Year The English Department Scholar of the Year Award was established by the...	Ended
$5,000 per spouse	Eric R. and Cherie J. Clark Scholarship for Married Students Eric and Cherie Clark became engaged after their freshman year and got...	Ended
$0.00	Ernest J. Codilis, Jr. Pre-Law Scholarship Ernest Codilis assumed the role of primary donor. Codilis graduated from...	Ended
$1,000.00	Ethan Dobereiner Memorial Scholarship The Ethan Dobereiner Memorial Scholarship was established by Josh and...	Ended
$800.00	EULA CORDELL LARNER WRITING AWARD The Eula Ethelyn Cordell Larner Writing Award was established in...	Ended
$2,000.00	Excellence in Business & Technology Scholarship The College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois University...	Ended
$700.00	F. H. CURRENS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The F.H. Currens Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of...	Ended
$1000	First Generation Initiative Scholarship The First Generation Initiative Scholarship aims to help a current first...	Ended
TBD	First State Bank of Illinois Scholarship NOTE: THIS SCHOLARSHIP REQUIRES OUTSIDE APPLICATION. To obtain an...	Ended
$2,500.00	Frank Beckman Scholarship in Agriculture Frank Beckman attended WIU in the early 70s and greatly enjoyed his time...	Ended
$1,000.00	Frank W. Banks Memorial Scholarship The Frank W. Banks Scholarship was established by Mr. Banks’...	Ended
$500	Fraye McKnight Fall Scholarship & Ruth Nall McKnight Spring Scholarship Ben McKnight, CPA and WIU Quad Cities graduate is creating the memorial...	Ended
$900.00	FRED RATTNER MEMORIAL MATH EMATICS SCHOLARSHIP Established by Howard and Diane Rattner, and Aida Sahud upon the death...	Ended
$0.00	Freshman Professor Emeritus Scholarship The Engineering Technology Freshman Scholarship was created to recruit...	Ended
$500.00	Freshman/Transfer Accounting Scholarship This scholarship was created by the Department of Accounting and Finance...	Ended
$500.00	Freshman/Transfer Finance Scholarship This scholarship was created by the Department of Accounting and Finance...	Ended
$500.00	Fusion for Innovation Scholarship Full time enrollment, Undergraduate student pursuing a major or minor in...	Ended
$1,400.00	G. Allan Laflin Business Scholarship The G. Allan and Gertrude Laflin Scholarship in Business was established...	Ended
$1,500.00	Garrett Mooberry Memorial Scholarship The Garrett Mooberry Memorial Scholarship, established in October of...	Ended
$500.00	Gary & Jo Schwartz Scholarship The Schwartzs established an endowment to support Leadership...	Ended
$1,000.00	GARY AND MARLA MICKELSON FELSTEN SCHOLARSHIP Gary and Mara Felsten met at WIU while in the college of Business and...	Ended
$1,000.00	George & Lucile Pittard Scholarship The George and Lucille Pittard Endowed Scholarship was established by...	Ended
$6,000.00	George C. Potter Scholarship in Finance Dr. George C. Potter, professor of finance at Western Illinois...	Ended
$1,600.00	GEORGE M. WARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is funded by the Ward family iand friends n memory of...	Ended
$500.00	George W. Krull Scholarship Dr. George W. Krull was the chair of the Department of Accountancy...	Ended
$1000	GERALD W. AND LINDA W. PATTON SCHOL.ARSHIP Gerald W. and Linda W. Patton established the Gerald W. and Linda W....	Ended
$1,000.00	Gertrude "Trudy" Abbett Information Systems Scholarship This account was established by Gertrude “Trudy” V. Abbett., former...	Ended
$1,750.00	GLADWYN L BARRETT SCHOLARSHIP The Gladwyn L. Barrett Fund was established following the death of Dr....	Ended
Varies	GMAT Scholarship The GMAT Scholarship was created by the Department of Accountancy and...	Ended
$1,500.00	GORDON W. KIRK HONORS HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Kirk created this scholarship to encourage freshman and transfer...	Ended
$1,000.00	Grove B. and Olive Tyson Scholarship The Grove B. and Olive Tyson Scholarship was established by Thelma and...	Ended
$1,000.00	H GLENN AYRE MATHEMATICS AWARD The H. Glenn Ayre Award was established by Glenn and Virginia Ayre....	Ended

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