All Opportunities

Welcome to Eastern Illinois University’s Scholarship Opportunities Homepage!

Below is a list of scholarships available to EIU students, with brief information about each scholarship’s requirements. To apply for scholarships, you must first sign in with the same EIU Net ID and password you use to access all of your EIU accounts. You can then complete a General Application and begin applying for specific scholarship opportunities.

To begin applying:

  • Sign in using your EIU Net ID and password. If you need help locating your EIU Net ID or password, please visit http://www.eiu.edu/nsp/EandNetID.php or contact the Help Desk at 217-581-HELP.
  • You must first complete a short General Application. You will be asked to complete or renew your General Application each year after November 1.
  • With a complete General Application, the system will automatically match you to all scholarships you are eligible for based on your information from PAWS and MyEIU. Some opportunities do not require any application after the General Application is complete, but others will request additional information. The system will provide you with a “Recommended” list of scholarship opportunities that have additional requirements.

Other important information:

  • Additional scholarship opportunities may become available after you have completed your General Scholarship application. Check this account frequently to make sure you don’t miss any of these opportunities.
  • If you are awarded a scholarship, you will be sent an email to your EIU email address. Check your email account regularly for updates about your scholarship opportunities and deadlines.
  • The “Deadline” column shows the deadline for you to complete the application to be considered for that scholarship. It is not the deadline to accept the scholarship.
  • The scholarship opportunities you are auto-matched to and apply for could be for either the current or the next academic year. You can find more information in each scholarship’s description, such as when you will be notified if you received the award, and when the funds will be added to your student account.
  • For some scholarships, you may need to complete post-acceptance paperwork online before the scholarship award is updated on your PAWS account.

Are you looking for a specific opportunity but do not see it below? There’s a chance it’s just not open for applications at this time. We recommend checking back in at least once a month to review new opportunities.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Presidential Scholarship
For exceptionally strong incoming freshman students, the Pine Honors...
Deadline01/10/2025
Varies Sarah Bush Lincoln Scholarship
Full-ride scholarship for local, high-achieving, first semester Nursing...
Deadline01/10/2025
Varies Africana Studies Alumni Annual Scholarship
The following criteria must be met: 1. The recipient must be a...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies Accounting Advisory Board Study Abroad Scholarship
Accounting majors to attend the Lumpkin College study abroad. Criteria...
Deadline01/31/2025
Varies Dorothy E. Waldon Short Term Study Abroad Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Dr. William V. Weber Study Abroad Scholarship
For students with financial need who wish to Study Abroad. Preference...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Harlaxton Manor Study Abroad Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Honors Study Abroad Scholarship - Talented Student Award
For Honors students, to cover Study Abroad costs. Requires 2 short...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Kate and Cliff Strandberg Study Abroad in Europe Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Office of Study Abroad Grant
This grant is for students who excel academically, but do not have the...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Robert and Ann Flick Study Abroad Annual Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Talented Student Award - Study Abroad
Our office has an exchange agreement with several different institutions...
Deadline02/11/2025
Varies Annie L. Weller Scholarship
For undergraduate or graduate students with a 3.5 GPA, majoring in...
Deadline02/15/2025
Varies Betty Wright Downing Award
For high-achieving graduate students pursuing a career in medicine or...
Deadline02/15/2025
Varies Frances Meyer Hampton Graduate Scholarship
For incoming/current graduate students. Requires 3 letters of...
Deadline02/15/2025
Varies Graduate Alumni Board Outstanding Research/Creative Activity Award (Graduate Alumni Fund)
The selection committee shall apply the following criteria: 1.) The...
Deadline02/15/2025
Varies COS Student Advisory Board Student Assistance Award
For sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students in a liberal...
Deadline03/01/2025
Varies Dorothy E. Waldon Short Term Study Abroad Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline03/05/2025
Varies Dr. William V. Weber Study Abroad Scholarship
For students with financial need who wish to Study Abroad. Preference...
Deadline03/05/2025
Varies Harlaxton Manor Study Abroad Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline03/05/2025
Varies Kate and Cliff Strandberg Study Abroad in Europe Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline03/05/2025
Varies Office of Study Abroad Grant
This grant is for students who excel academically, but do not have the...
Deadline03/05/2025
Varies Robert and Ann Flick Study Abroad Annual Scholarship
To apply for this award, you will need the ID number from your EIU study...
Deadline03/05/2025
Varies Talented Student Award - Study Abroad
Our office has an exchange agreement with several different institutions...
Deadline03/05/2025
Varies Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA)
To support the University’s mission of fostering opportunities for...
Deadline03/14/2025
Varies African American Studies Scholarship
This opportunity is for the African American Studies Scholarship.
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Ahmad Murad Scholarship
The selection committee shall apply the following criteria: 1. The...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Al and Vesta Rundle Scholarship
For students majoring in Art, Music, Speech Communication, or Theatre...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Alan R. Aulabaugh Music Scholarship
For Music majors with a 3.0 GPA. Preference given (in this order) to...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Alberta and Raymond Zuber Future Teachers Scholarship
Criteria for selection are as follows: 1. Must be elementary education...
Deadline03/15/2025
$1000 Aletheia Annual Philosophy Scholarship
Criteria for selection are as follows: Must be an incoming freshman or...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Alexander Briggs Memorial Award
For Business majors who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Requires...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Alexander Hamilton Paper Award in American History
For undergraduates. Awarded to author of best paper on American History...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Alice Groff Pennybacker Secondary Education Scholarship
For students in Secondary Education planning to teach. Requires 2.5 GPA....
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Allan D. Heath Fifth Year Student Athlete Scholarship
For athletes, juniors and above, with athletic aid but no eligibility...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Alpha Phi Alpha Banquet and Scholarship Fund
The Following Criteria must be met: 1. The recipient(s) shall be a...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Altamont Lions Club/Ernie C. Ballard Scholarship
For Biology majors from Effingham County. Requires 2.5 GPA,...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Alumni and Friends of Soccer Scholarship
For athletes on the men’s soccer team. Requires 2.5 GPA, compliance with...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Amanda Kent Education Annual Scholarship
For Elementary and Middle Level Education majors, focused on science...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Amy Blumberg Memorial Scholarship
For new, active members of Gamma Mu Chapter of Sigma Kappa sorority....
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Amy Blumberg/Collinsville High School Scholarship
For seniors about to graduate from Collinsville High School. Requires a...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Anam Cara Scholarship
For Education majors planning to teach. Requires 3 essays, resume....
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Ann Frommel Memorial Award
For undergraduate Biology or Chemistry majors, sophomore and above, with...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Anna Roberta Sain Nursing Scholarship
For Nursing majors, full- or part-time, in the RN to BSN program....
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Anne Frank Award
For undergraduates. Awarded to author of the best paper on the Holocaust...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Annie Weller Memorial Scholarship In Geography
For juniors and seniors majoring in Geography. Requires 3.0 GPA....
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Athenaeum Philosophy Scholarship
The following criteria must be met: 1. The recipient shall be a...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Attainment Fund Scholarship
The following criteria must be met: 1. The recipient shall be a...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Bachelor of General Studies Degree Completion Scholarship
For majors in the General Studies (BGS) adult, non-traditional program,...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Balsaar and Ruth Bubeck Scholarship
For undergraduate students from Marshall, Illinois (or Clark County)...
Deadline03/15/2025