Grants Awarded: Active Grants
Foundation Gifts
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Beckman Scholars Program
The Arnold and Mable Beckman Scholars Prgram is a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry, biological sciences, or interdisciplinary combinations.
Council for Independent Colleges NetVUE Professional Development Award
The program supports the evolution of Reflective Advising, which includes a holistic, reflective, and student-centered focus on vocational exploration and calling to positively impact retention, timely graduation rates, and the success of students.
Illinois Arts Council Agency Operations Support
The Illinois Arts Council Agency is supporting the School fo Music with operational support for community-focused music programming.
Jermone Mirza Foundation
The Jerome Mirza Foundation is commited to empowering future leaders through education and enhancing access to justice.
Siragusa Family Foundation Scholarships
The Siragusa Family Foundation has provided scholarships for middle-income students.
State Farm Companies Foundation Scholars Program
The State Farm Companies Foundation provides scholarships for students in all disciplines, with an emphasis of those studying in the STEM disciplines.
Tanaka Memorial Foundation Technos Program
The Tanaka Memorial Foundation provides support for one faculty member and two students to participate in the Technos program in Japan each summer.
Federal and State Grants
Illinois Higher Education Cooperative Work Study Grant (ICWS)
The grant provides work study students an opportunity to participate in learning opportunities offered by internships at various government institutions, social service agencies, non-profits, and law firms.
Illinois State Library OER Grant
The Illinois State Library Open Educational Resources grant project allows Illinois Wesleyan to produce a free educational resource for Medical Spanish and Cultural Competency for Healthcare.
Illinois Arts Council - General Operating Support Grant
To support general operating of non-profits to provide ongoing arts programmiing.
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
A collaborative institutional grant with six institutions in southern and central regions of Illinois. funded by the National Science Foundation to aid in student success and create a new generation of STEM discoverers for the national STEM enterprise.
National Science Foundation S-STEM Program
The National Science Foundation provides support for the NexSTEM program, a program that recruits and supports new STEM students from the region with an emphasis on underrepresented, first generation and low-SES students at two universities and a community college.
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program National Science Foundation
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program provides funding for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders.
GLS Campus Suicide Preventions Grant SAMHSA
The grant program supports a comprehensive public health and evidence based approach to enhance behavioral health for all college students. The grant program seeks to prevent and reduce suicide, mental and substance use disorders.
State of Illinois, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity provides support for the Small Business Development Center of McLean County at Illinois Wesleyan University.