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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.

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Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$400 (Varies)	Lori Fink Bridge to Law Scholarship Lori Fink is Head of Legal at Xandr where she provides counsel to the...	Deadline04/26/2024
$1,300.00	Frank Fulkerson Endowed Psychology Transfer Scholarship Frank Fulkerson came to WIU in the Fall of 1968 as an Assistant...	Deadline05/01/2024
$1,000.00	Linda Spear, Ph.D. Graduate Scholarship in Psychology Dr. Linda Spear earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology from WIU in...	Deadline05/15/2024
$1000	African American Studies Undergraduate Scholarship This scholarship is supported by the Dean’s Office, College of Arts &...	Ended
$1,200.00	ALFRED LINDSEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Alfred J. Lindsey Memorial Scholarship was established by Mary K....	Ended
$2,500.00	ARTHUR G. TILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR GEOGRAPHY & METEOROLOGY MAJORS The Arthur G. Tillman Memorial was established in honor of Dr. Arthur G....	Ended
$900.00	BETH M STIFFLER SCHOLARSHIP This account was established in honor of Dr. Beth M. Stiffler. CRITERIA:...	Ended
$500.00	Biological Science Fund Scholarship The Biological Science Fund was established by the Department of...	Ended
$150.00	Biological Sciences Department Scholar A Departmental Scholar is an outstanding degree candidate in an academic...	Ended
$1,600.00	BLENDA OLSON SCHOLARSHIP The Blenda Olson Scholarship was established to honor the late Blenda...	Ended
$4,000.00	C. JOHN MAHONEY ENGLISH GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP The Graduate Fellowship in English was established by the English and...	Ended
$	CHARLES A. LEONARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Charles A. Leonard Memorial Fund was created in memory of Charles A....	Ended
$100.00	Chemistry Department Special Recognition Award This scholarship is funded by annual donations to the department....	Ended
$700	CLARENCE E. NEFF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (POLITICAL SCIENCE) The Clarence E. Neff Memorial Scholarship was established in the spring...	Ended
$1,700.00	CLIFFORAD A. AND ROSA JULSTROM FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOLARSHIP The Julstrom Foreign Language Scholarship was established by Dr....	Ended
$0.00	College of Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence Undergraduate Research Scholarship This scholarship is to assist CAS research students with educational...	Ended
$300.00	Continuing Student Alumni Award HISTORY: This scholarship is being established to recognize and award...	Ended
$1,000.00	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP The Department of Foreign Languages Alumni Scholarship was established...	Ended
$1,000.00	Don and Agnes Hussey Chemistry Scholarship George “Don” Hussey and Agnes Hussey valued higher education. They were...	Ended
$6,500.00	DONALD L. MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP The Don Marshall Memorial Fund was established in memory of Don...	Ended
$1,000.00	DONALD R. BRIDE SCHOLARSHIP The Donald R. Bride Scholarship was established from the estate of Mr....	Ended
$3,400.00	DOROTHY ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP This account was established by the Dorothy Allen Trust. CRITERIA:...	Ended
$200.00	DR MARY A BENNETT SCHOLARSHIP The Mary A. Bennett Award was established as a memorial to Dr. Mary A....	Ended
$500.00	DR. ESSIE MANUEL RUTLEDGE SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Rutledge was Chair/Professor of African American Studies at WIU from...	Ended
$250.00	DR. IRVING GARWOOD SHAKESPEAREAN SCHOLARSHIP The Dr. Irving Garwood Shakespearian Award was established by Mrs....	Ended
$1,000.00	DR. JACOB BURLAK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Jacob Burlak Scholarship was established in 1980 to honor Dr. Jacob...	Ended
$0.00	Dr. Jerry W. Forbes Research Scholarship in Physcis Dr. Jerry Forbes is a 1963 graduate of WIU with a BS in Physics. Dr....	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	DRS NAI-TUNG AND LEE-HSIA TING ENGLISH SCHOLARSHIP The Drs. Nai-Tung and Lee-Hsia Ting English Scholarship was established...	Ended
$900.00	English Department Scholar of the Year The English Department Scholar of the Year Award was established by the...	Ended
$800.00	EULA CORDELL LARNER WRITING AWARD The Eula Ethelyn Cordell Larner Writing Award was established in...	Ended
$700.00	F. H. CURRENS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The F.H. Currens Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of...	Ended
$900.00	FRED RATTNER MEMORIAL MATH EMATICS SCHOLARSHIP Established by Howard and Diane Rattner, and Aida Sahud upon the death...	Ended
$500.00	Fusion for Innovation Scholarship Full time enrollment, Undergraduate student pursuing a major or minor in...	Ended
$1,600.00	GEORGE M. WARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is funded by the Ward family iand friends n memory of...	Ended
$1000	GERALD W. AND LINDA W. PATTON SCHOL.ARSHIP Gerald W. and Linda W. Patton established the Gerald W. and Linda W....	Ended
$1,750.00	GLADWYN L BARRETT SCHOLARSHIP The Gladwyn L. Barrett Fund was established following the death of Dr....	Ended
$1,500.00	GORDON W. KIRK HONORS HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Kirk created this scholarship to encourage freshman and transfer...	Ended
$1,000.00	H GLENN AYRE MATHEMATICS AWARD The H. Glenn Ayre Award was established by Glenn and Virginia Ayre....	Ended
$150.00	H.D. Waggoner Memorial Scholarship The H.D. Waggoner Memorial Scholarship was established by Dorothy Reed...	Ended
$1,000.00	Hansen Family Scholarship Established in 2018 by Dr. Elizabeth Hansen, Associate Professor of...	Ended
$3,500.00	HARRIET STULL SCHOLARSHIP The Harriet Stull Memorial was established in by the family, friends,...	Ended
$400.00	History Department Scholar of the Year The History Department Scholar of the Year was established by the WIU...	Ended
$500.00	Incoming Freshman Chemistry Award This scholarship is funded by annual donations to the...	Ended
$2,000.00	JACK W. AND DOROTHY BATES JESSEE SCHOLARSHIP The Jack W. and Dorothy Bates Jessee Scholarship was established by Mrs....	Ended
$150.00	JAMES E. ACKIL RESEARCH AWARD The James E. Ackil Research Award was established by the WIU Psychology...	Ended
$100.00	JAMES JOYCE SCHOLARSHIP The Dr. James Joyce Psychology Scholarship Fund was established in 1986...	Ended

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