Following are select merit-based scholarships available to University of Illinois students.
Illinois Achievement Scholarship
Requirements: Incoming non-resident freshman with demonstrated financial need
Amount: $10,000
Renewable: Yes, for 4 years, provided you maintain a 3.0 GPA and full-time status and are assessed non-resident tuition
Number: Variable
Stamps Scholarship
Requirements: Incoming freshmen
Amount: Up to the cost of attendance
Renewable: Yes, for 4 years, provided the recipient maintains a 3.0 GPA
Number: Variable
Provost Scholarship
Requirements: Incoming freshmen
Amount: Full tuition
Renewable: Yes, for 4 years, provided you maintain a 3.0 GPA
Number: Variable
President’s Award Program
Requirements: Incoming resident freshmen students in historically underrepresented groups who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement
Amount: Up to $5,000
Renewable: Yes, for 4 years, provided you maintain continuous full-time enrollment, continue to be assessed tuition at the in-state rate, and meet satisfactory academic progress requirements
Number: Variable
President’s Award Program Honors
Requirements: Incoming resident freshmen students who are selected as President’s Award recipients with the highest level of achievement
Amount: Up to $10,000
Renewable: Yes, for 4 years, provided you maintain continuous full-time enrollment, continue to be assessed tuition at the in-state rate, and meet satisfactory academic progress requirements
Number: Variable
James Hunter Anthony & Gerald E. Blackshear Endowment
Requirements: Incoming freshmen who have graduated from an Illinois high school
Amount: Equal to full tuition and fees for an academic year
Renewable: Yes, for 4 years, provided you maintain a 3.0 GPA
Number: Variable
University of Illinois Transfer Scholarship
Requirements: High-achieving, first-generation students with 30+ transferable graded hours and demonstrated financial need who are transferring from an Illinois community college
Amount: $2,000
Renewable: No
Number: Variable
Matthews Scholars
Requirements: Incoming freshmen
Amount: $2,000 per year
Renewable: Yes, for 4 years, provided you maintain a 3.0 GPA
Number: Variable
Native American Scholarship – Peoria Tribe Scholarship
Requirements: This scholarship is available to any undergraduate level student who is a member of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, connected historically with the state of Illinois. To be considered for this scholarship, a student must have a processed 2025-2026 FAFSA. Application for this scholarship is required.
Amount: The scholarship will cover the remaining cost of tuition, campus fees, and the food and housing allowance not covered by other federal, state, institutional, and private awards including the Federal Pell Grant and the State of Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) Grant.
Renewable: Varies.
Number: Variable.
Native American Scholarship – Tribal Nations Scholarship for Non-Illinois Residents
Requirements: This scholarship is available to any undergraduate or graduate level student who is not a resident of the state of Illinois and is a member of any of the Tribal Nations federally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. To be considered for this scholarship, a student must have a processed 2025-2026 FAFSA. Application for this scholarship is required.
Amount: The scholarship will cover the difference between non-resident and resident tuition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Renewable: Varies.
Number: Variable.