Scholarships & Grants List

To be considered for any scholarship or grant, all you have to do is fill out the admission application and submit all requested materials.

Your application for admission and transcripts will put you in consideration for our two primary scholarships for our College of Liberal Arts and School of Nursing:

▷ IWU Alumni Scholarship
▷ IWU Alumni Opportunity Grant

While many factors are considered in the application process, your academic profile is the primary factor for these two scholarships, which typically range from $10,000 to $22,000.

If you are majoring in the College of Fine Arts (Theatre, Music, or Art), we will also use your audition, portfolio review or interview to award the:

▷ IWU Alumni Talent Scholarship

With a few rare exceptions, these scholarships range from $10,000 to $24,000.

Besides these larger scholarships, we offer $4,000 scholarships to:

▷ National Merit Scholars 
▷ National Achievement Scholars

Three National Merit Scholars could qualify for as much as $40,000 a year in scholarships from IWU.

Finally, our alums have also been generous in establishing regional scholarships for students outside the state of Illinois that range from $2,000 to $5,000. 

Again, there are no extra steps beyond applying for admission to be considered for these merit awards.

 You will be considered for additional need-based grants once you have completed the FAFSA and the IWU Financial Aid Application.