Scholarships for Minority Students in Illinois
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Teaching Scholarship for Minority Students in Illinois
Planning on becoming a preschool, elementary or secondary school teacher and you are of African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American origin and looking for an Illinois Scholarship Program? If so you may qualify for up to $5,000 per year as part of the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program to pay for tuition, fees and room and board, or commuter allowances, if applicable. This scholarship may be received for a maximum of eight semesters or twelve quarters.
To qualify you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen
- Be a resident of Illinois
- Be a minority student of either African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American origin
- Be a high school graduate, or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate
- Be enrolled on at least a half-time basis as an undergraduate or graduate student
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at a qualified Illinois institution of higher education in a course of study which, upon completion, qualifies you to be certified as a preschool, elementary or secondary school teacher by the Illinois State Board of Education, including alternative teacher certification
- Maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined by your college
- Comply with federal Selective Service registration requirements
- Not be in default on any student loan, nor owe a refund on any state or federal grant
Deadline for this Scholarships for Minority Students in Illinois is March 1st. To find out more information and see more Illinois Scholarship Programs, go to: http://willroe.org/Scholarships.html
