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    Scholarships for high school seniors in Illinois

    We list 65 verified scholarships for high school seniors in Illinois. 48 are open now. Of the 28 that publish an amount, the typical award is $2,500 and the largest is $15,000. 11 can be renewed after the first year.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    • Verified awards

      65

      Checked against the official page

    • Open now

      48

      1 accept applications on a rolling basis

    • Next deadline

      Dec 1

      Vernon “Butch” Gudat Scholarship Fund

    • Typical award

      $2,500

      Median of 28 published amounts

    Scholarships for high school seniors in Illinois

    65 scholarships

    Where these awards come from

    10 of the 65 consider financial need and 29 are merit-based (some are both). Most need-based awards use the FAFSA, so file it even when a scholarship has its own form.

    Sources: each award's official page (56 foundation, 9 college). Last checked between Nov 6 and Nov 15. A program is listed here when its title rules on record cover this topic; amounts and dates can change, and the official page always wins.

    Providers with the most awards

    • Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation20
    • Community Foundation of Northern Illinois14
    • Community Foundation of East Central Illinois7
    • DePaul University-Illinois6
    • Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley5

    How we check listings

    Every listing links to the provider's official page. Before it goes live, its amount and dates must appear on that page, the link must work and it must pass our scam checks; anything that fails a check waits for an editor. We re-check links every week. Listings not re-verified within six months leave our search until they are.

    Our methodology

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    Real scholarships never charge an application fee, never guarantee you will win and never ask for bank or card details.

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