Scholarships and Fellowships

Scholarships

Ada Belle Clark Welsh Awarded during the Spring semester, application deadline March 15. For women in the field of liberal arts and humanities, including study for teacher preparation or improvement.
Lela Winegarner Awarded during the Fall semester, application deadline September 15. For international students pursuing careers of service to their country.
Ora Bretall Awarded during the Fall and Spring semesters, application deadline Sept. 15 and March 15. For students whose thesis/dissertation proposal deals with educational theory.
Fulbright Scholarships Designed to give graduating seniors, graduate students, and developing professionals and artists who plan to conduct career-launching study and research abroad.
McNair Book Scholarship - Book scholarship for incoming or continuing Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program Scholars.

Donald F. McHenry Awarded during the Spring semester, application deadline March 15. For U.S. citizens of African, Asian, Hispanic or Native American ethnicity.
Illinois State Foundation Awarded during the Spring semester, application deadline March 15. For persons admitted to a degree program but have not begun coursework.
Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) The goal of DFI is to increase the number of underrepresented faculty and administrators at colleges and universities in Illinois. For 2021-2022 the application deadline is February 12. Please complete this questionnaire and submit with your application.

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship This scholarship is for women (not citizens of the U.S. or Canada) who are working on a degree in the United States. Maximum award is $12,500 annually. For more information and assistance with the application process, please contact the Graduate School at GraduateSchool@ilstu.edu. Application deadline is December 15.
Soroptimist International Midwestern Region Virginia M. Wagner Educational Grant Designed to help women achieve their educational goals. Deadline for the $1,000, $750, and $500 awards is January 15. For more information and assistance with the application process, please contact the Graduate School at GraduateSchool@ilstu.edu.
External Fellowships for Graduate Students This site, housed at Michigan State University, offers a broad listing of available graduate scholarships, fellowships, and loans. It also points to other databases that help fund more specialized research. Finally, it includes a list of articles and books you might find useful in understanding your funding options.
Graduate Fellowships Database This site, housed at Cornell University, allows you to search for fellowships by disciplinary area or key word.
McNair Scholars - a compilation of scholarships with an emphasis on scholarships for underrepresented groups.
Other Scholarship Sources