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2008/2009 Merit Scholarships

Note: Completed applications must be postmarked by 12/1/07 to be considered for the Trustee Scholarship. All other merit scholarships are awarded on an as available basis after 12/1/07.

 

Trustee Scholarship - Full Tuition

This four-year honor is bestowed upon five outstanding first-time freshman each year. 

 

Recipients will be selected from among the top 10 percent of the year’s applicant pool and will be invited to interview on campus in February.  The selected committee will consider all students with outstanding academic records, strong admission essays and evidence of leadership and active involvement in their school, church and community. 

 

Preferential consideration will be given to students who attend a campus visit program or who have an official individual visit with the admission office prior to December 1st.

 

Jonathan Baldwin Turner Scholarship

The Jonathan Baldwin Turner Scholarship, named for an early faculty member and the founder of the land grant colleges movement, offers awards of up to $9,000 per year.

 

Classical scholar, botanist, and political activist, Turner became a professor at the newly organized Illinois College in 1833. Turner was perhaps the leading voice in the social movement of the 1850's that produced the land grant universities that pioneered public higher education. Turner was especially involved in establishing the University of Illinois.

 

Edward Beecher Scholarship

The Edward Beecher Scholarship, named for the College's first President, offers awards of up to $7,000 per year.

 

Educated at Yale and Andover Seminary, Dr. Beecher became the pastor of Park Street Church in Boston in 1826, and in 1830 became the first president of Illinois College. The fledgling college grew under his leadership for fourteen years. Consistent with the work of his siblings, famous writer Harriett Beecher Stowe and popular American preacher Henry Ward Beecher, Edward was a devoted abolitionist who organized the first anti-slavery society in Illinois. Beecher Hall, the oldest college building in the state, bears the family name and remains in use on campus today.

 

Talent Awards

Music, theatre and art students can compete for awards in their respective areas of interest through auditions and portfolio review. Awards in the amounts of $500 and $2,000 are awarded to worthy candidates. Candidates must be admitted to Illinois College prior to auditioning. Contact your admission counselor to reserve your audition time.

Audition (or portfolio review) dates are:

·         Saturday, January 19, 2008

·         Saturday, January 26, 2008

 

Diversity Awards

Illinois College is committed to bringing together students with a variety of backgrounds, interests and experiences. Awards of up to $2,000 are based on academic record, leadership abilities, and/or financial need. 

 

Out-Of-State Awards

Students from outside the State of Illinois will be considered for up to $2,000 in grant assistance.

 

Transfer Scholarship

Transfer applicants with a 3.0/4.0 gpa will be considered for an award of up to $7,000.

 

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Members of Phi Theta Kappa national honorary society are eligible for a $7,000 PTK award.  This scholarship cannot be combined with any Transfer Scholarships. 

 

 

 

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