Governmental Relations
Illinois General Assembly Legislative Scholarships
Illinois law provides for each member of the General Assembly to annually nominate 2 persons of school age and otherwise eligible, from his district; each shall receive a certificate of scholarship in any State supported university designated by the member. Any member of the General Assembly in making nominations under this Section may designate that his nominee be granted a 4 year scholarship or may instead designate 2 or 4 nominees for that particular scholarship, each to receive a 2 year or a one year scholarship, respectively.
State-Supported Universities
- Chicago State University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Governors State University
- Illinois State University
- Northern Illinois University
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
- University of Illinois
- Western Illinois University
Stipulation
Students applying for the General Assembly Scholarship must be a resident within the legislative district of the awarding legislator.
- Attention
Students wishing to apply for the General Assembly Scholarship MUST contact their State Senator and State Representative for information on the application process.
- No Applications are available through the State Board of Education.
Legislators' Name and Phone Number
To determine the name and phone number of your legislators, contact your County Clerk's Election office. The State of Illinois website has a Directory of County Officials, or you can find your County Clerk in your local phone book.
We do not have this information at the State Board of Education.
