Scholarship Opportunities
For graduating high school seniors and students transferring from CCC to a 4 year
Applications Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 11:59 p.m.
Arturo Velasquez Scholarship (Daley & Arturo Velasquez West Side Technical Institute)
Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester; is renewable based on maintaining all eligibility requirements.Richard J. Daley,
Chicago Police and Fire Training Academy Scholarship
Scholarship award: Last Dollar Scholarship: Awarded to graduates of CPFTA enrolled at one of the City Colleges of Chicago.
Aspire a Mas Scholarship (Daley College or the Arturo Velasquez Institute)
Scholarship award: $250 per academic year for qualified Hispanic/Latino students enrolled
Harold Washington College Scholarship
Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester depending on student's financial need.
Kennedy-King- Florence Ballenger Scholarships
Scholarship award: $2500 per semester: To students who have demonstrated academic excellence and commitment to civic service enrolled
Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center (HPVEC) Scholarship
Wilbur Wright, Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center
Scholarship award: $100.00 to $1,500.00 depending on the student's financial need and the availability of funds.
Illinois Health Improvement Association Scholarship
HWC, Truman, KKC, MXC, OHC, Daley, Wright
Up to $800.00 per year.
Kennedy-King College Scholarship
Kennedy-King, Dawson Technical Institute, Washburne Culinary Institute
Scholarship award: Need based: up to $1,500.00. Matching grant: $250.00. Presidential Scholarship: $500.00 to four year institution.
Kiki Karas Scholarship Fund
Wilbur Wright College
Scholarship award: One (1) $500.00 scholarship each semester.
Lavery Scholarship
Kennedy-King, Washburne Culinary Institute
Scholarship award: $1,000 - $5,000
Malcolm X College President's Scholarship
Scholarship award: New students up to $500 per semester. Continuing students are eligible for renewal awards.
Mary H. Johnson Book Scholarship at Malcolm X College
Scholarship award: Award amount up to $250 yearly with both Fall & Spring deadline dates
Olive-Harvey College Scholarship
Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester depending on student's financial need.
Oscar E. Shabat Wright College Scholarship (Wilbur Wright, Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center)
Scholarship award: $250.00 - $1,000.00
Paralegal Program Textbook Scholarship
Wilbur Wright
Scholarship award: $200.00 Annually ($100 each Fall/Spring semester)
Phillip Morris Companies Careers in Teaching Scholarship
Harry S Truman
Scholarship award: $1,000.00 for Fall / Spring Semesters
S. Velasquez Merit Scholarship
Richard J. DaleyOne
Scholarship award: $500.00 award per year.
Saundra Weathers Banyard Scholarship Fund
Harold Washington/ Kennedy-King
Scholarship award: $1,000 annually for one student at HWC/music and one student at KKC/culinary arts.
The President's Scholarship
Harry S Truman
Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester depending on student's financial need.
United Center Joint Venture
Scholarship award: $2,000 per academic year
Scholarship award: Awarded to qualified freshman and/or continuing students pursuing their first degree enrolled at MXC
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United Center Neighborhood Grant
Malcolm X
Scholarship award: Up to $2,280.00 per year
WashburneCulinary Institute/Kennedy-King
Washburne Alumni Scholarship/ Scholarship award: Varies
Washburne Scholarships (Molly Mathias/CaterSource)/Scholarship award: $500.00 - $2,000.00
William E. McKillop Scholarship
Richard J. Daley
Scholarship award: Two $500 awards per year: one to an aide in the Audio Visual area and one to an aide in the Learning Resource Center.
Transfer School Scholarships:
DePaul University Transfer Scholarship
Awarded to students who have attended another college and have a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Awards are offered on a funds-available basis.
Scholarship Award : $2,000.
DePaul University Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Awarded to members of P TK International Honor Society who have attended another college and have a 3.5 cumulative grade point average in addition to completing 30 semester hours of transferable college credit at the time the recipients enroll at DePaul.
Award Amount: up to $3,000.
Illinois State University
New transfer students with an Associate’s Degree may be invited to apply for the Community College Transfer Scholarship.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago Police and Fire Departments Scholarship: $20,000 annual scholarships to the children and grandchildren of members of the Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship: Active members of PTK are eligible for (up to $5,000 per year)
Presidential Scholarships: provides support to students at two-year institutions who go on to study within all fields of study at Illinois Tech.
Northeastern Illinois University
NEIU Provost Merit and Dean’s Merit Scholarships: $ 2,000 will be awarded to prospective transfers who meet thespecified criteria.
NEIU Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship: Will cover up to 12 credit hours of in-state tuition per semester (fall and spring) provided recipient is not receiving any other tuition based aid. Scholarship will cover 6 credit hours of in-state tuition for summer.
Roosevelt University
New undergraduate transfer students are eligible to receive scholarships to attend Roosevelt
Special Phi Theta Kappa award for PTK members who transfer to Roosevelt.
Southern Illinois-Carbondale & Edwardsville
SIU awards scholarships to students who demonstrate the potential for superior academic performance.
Transfer applicants are automatically considered based upon qualifying documentation that is submitted at the time of applying for admission.
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Merit-based scholarships at UIUC are awarded to students based on high academic achievement. For consideration students simply need to complete the application for undergraduate admission.
Need-based scholarships are awarded based on financial need. To be considered students will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students may also submit a supplemental form for scholarships awarded by the Office of Student Financial Aid.
University of Illinois Springfield
The University of Illinois Springfield offers merit-based scholarships to new transfer students!
Scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so apply early!
Scholarships must be applied for through the CCC online application; go to Minimum 2.5 GPA (or above) on a 4.0 scale in good standing. Some scholarships are open to undocumented students who meet listed eligibility criteria.
Updated 4/25/14