College 101:

The Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship. TheDads Association will award scholarships in the amount of $2,000 in January 2016 to six undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  In order to be considered for the scholarship students must submit their application by the November deadline.

Who should apply?  All undergraduate students who will be enrolled at UIUC during the following academic year are eligible to receive awards of $3,000.  Students graduating in the following academic year will also be considered for the $5,000 Bailey Leadership Awards.

ELIGIBILITY  

• Applicants must be able to demonstrate the impact of their service, community involvement, leadership, and action

• Applicants must be able to demonstrate awareness and critical thought about the pressing issues facing the world today

• Financial need and academic achievement will also be considered.

Application available: November 

Application deadline: February

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Diverse and welcoming, The Illinois Club draws its membership from all areas of the University as well as the surrounding community. Since 1915, The Illinois Club has provided financial support to worthy undergraduate students. We now award scholarships in excess of $30,000 each year.

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• Nine (9) combined Make-A-Difference Awards & Isabelle Purnell Education Awards of $2,300

• One (1) Judith Life Ikenberry Fine Arts Award of $3,600

• One (1) Susan T. Haney Social Work Award of $3,000

• One (1) STEM Education Award of $3,000

• One (1) Peri Davis Ceperley Award of $2,300

You must be an undergraduate, have earned at least 60 credit hours by the beginning of the Spring 2016 semester, and graduate no earlier than December 2016 to apply. A minimum GPA of 2.75 at both the time of application and winning of award is required. Applicants are evaluated for all awards for which they are eligible.

Deadline for Scholarship Applications is October 15, 2016

This scholarship award of $1000 is for a full-time undergraduate University of Illinois student who has successfully completed at least 24 college credit hours. This award is determined on a competitive basis and requires the submission of an application, an essay, a letter of recommendation from someone at the University of Illinois, and college transcript(s).

The application is available at the start of the spring semester and is due in February.

The award is presented at the Moms Association Annual Meeting on Saturday morning of Mom’s Weekend in April.

Illinois students: Are you taking the June LSAT but not sure you can afford a full LSAT test prep course? Thanks to the generous donation of Kaplan Test Prep, Pre-Law Advising Services is pleased to announce the availability of two full LSAT prep course scholarships courtesy of Kaplan Test Prep. The recipients will be able to use the scholarships on Kaplan’s LSAT In-Person, Live Online or Self-Paced Courses. To learn more about Kaplan, go here: http://www.kaptest.com/LSAT/Home/index.html.

If you are interested in applying for one of these scholarships, please submit the following:

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1. Your resume, AND

2. A short essay (no more than 600 words) that addresses each of the following:

• Have you taken an LSAT prep class before?

• What is your financial need? It is not necessary to provide exact numbers, just give us a sense of your financial situation and why a scholarship is necessary.

• How can this scholarship help you achieve your goals?

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Applications Due: February

The Student Leadership Awards and Scholarships program gives students an opportunity to be recognized and rewarded for their tremendous contributions to the Illinois campus community, as well as their commitment to academics and extracurricular involvement. Over 20 monetary awards available, granted to freshmen through grad students. Nominate a deserving student today!