Hope Scholarship
Criteria for selection are as follows:
- Recipient shall be a first-time freshman accepted to Eastern Illinois University.
- Preference for a female or a member of a marginalized community.
- Recipient shall have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Recipient shall be enrolled in the following majors: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Computer Science, Construction Management, and Physics.
- Recipient must have significant and demonstrated financial need.
Recipient(s) may only receive this award one time.
Awards shall be announced in the Spring and paid in the Fall.
- Donor
- Hope Scholarship
- Award
- Varies
- Department
- Academic Affairs, Eastern Illinois University - General
- Deadline
- 03/15/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Are you a member of a marginalized community?
- State your financial need in a brief essay.
- You may also include an essay about the obstacles you've overcome or face as a member of a marginalized community. Please note that this essay is not required and you will not be penalized for not answering this question. Your answers will remain confidential to the review committee. This question is only offered as an option for the review committee to get to know you better.