Civil Service Council Scholarship

The following criteria must be met:
1. The recipient(s) must be a former, current or retired Non-Negotiated Civil Service employee; or a child or grandchild of a former, current or retired Non-Negotiated Civil Service employee.
2. The recipient(s) shall be a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student and enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours of coursework.
3. The recipient(s) shall maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and be in good academic standing. High school seniors accepted to Eastern Illinois University shall enroll in a minimum of six credit hours of coursework and be ranked in the top 25% of their class.
4. Applicants shall complete the application process, including the identification of their relationship as outlined above, including position and retirement year if applicable.
5. Financial need shall be the determining factor if qualifications are otherwise equal. Need will be assessed based on an impact statement that will be captured on each of the applications.

Recipients must be EIU non-negotiated civil service employees or children or grandchildren of EIU non-negotiated civil service employees

This award is announced in the Spring and disbursed in the Fall.

Donor
Civil Service Council Scholarship
Award
Varies
Department
Civil Service Council, Eastern Illinois University - General
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you a former, current or retired EIU Non-Negotiated Civil Service employee; or a child or grandchild of a former, current or retired EIU Non-Negotiated Civil Service employee?
  2. If you are a incoming freshman, were you ranked in the top 25% of your high school senior class?
  3. If you are a child/grandchild of a current/former/retired non-negotiated civil service employee at EIU, please complete the following section, position of current/former/retired employee: (If not applicable type "NA")
  4. Please provide a name of the current/former/retired EIU employee (If not applicable type "NA")
  5. If you are a child/grandchild of a current/former/retired non-negotiated civil service EIU employee, What is your relationship to this employee: (If not applicable type "NA")
  6. If you are a child/grandchild of a current/former/retired non-negotiated civil service EIU employee, when were they employed from (Estimate)
  7. If you are a child/grandchild of a current/former/retired non-negotiated civil service EIU employee, when were they employed to: (Estimate)
  8. In a brief essay please provide in 400 words or less the following: 1.) intended major, 2.) educational plans, 3.) what/who influenced your decision to attend EIU; and 4.) academic achievements, extracurricular activities and community involvement experiences you have had? ( You will be evaluated on content, sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.)
  9. In 150 words or less discuss your financial need and why you are applying for the scholarship? If you are not receiving any assistance, please write "Not Applicable." (This question will be used as a determining factor when all other criteria are equal.)
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