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.
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