Outside Scholarships

If you receive funds from a source other than the College, please notify our office. Such “outside scholarships” will normally reduce the amount your family pays or the loans you use. In some cases, it affects your loan or work-study eligibility. On rare occasions it affects a College need-based grants. General requirements are listed below; others may be found on the individual websites.  

October Deadlines

The Biederman & Burleson Champions of Justice Scholarship     $1,000     October 6

Donald Bell Law    $1500    October 1

Conquering Cancer Scholarship    $1000     October 6

Wounded First Responders Scholarship    $1000    October 8

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship  30 fellowships of $90,000   October 30

Fight Against Domestic Violence Scholarship, October 8, $2000

Leadership Excellence Scholarship, October 13, $1000 
* must be undergrad student (18+ yrs old) in Greek life with leadership qualities 

November Deadlines

Elks National Foundation "Most Valuable Student Scholarship"   $1000 - $7500  per year, renewable   Nov 12

Resilient Student Scholarship   $1500   November 12

Whitlock Law Hope & Opportunity Scholarship   $1500   November 5

Acker Warren Youth Mentor Scholarship  November 5   $1000

Tarell Family Scholarship  November 25   $1500

Meza Law Firm (Spring '26)    November 19   $1000

Moving Forward (Spring '26)    November 19   $1000

The Storage Center Space to Succeed (Spring '26)   November 30   $5000 (three awards)

Power of Change Scholarship   $1000   November 24

Justice in Family Law   $1000   November 26

Saint Crewe   $2000   November 30

Holland Injury Law, LLC Scholarship Program     $2,500     November 31

The Pillars of Justice Scholarship     $1,000     November 19

December Deadlines

Ramage Law Adopted Child Scholarship   $1000   December 15

Banyan Next Generation Healers Scholarship   December 2   $1000

WilsonAmplifiers Scholarship   $3000   December 1

Newland & Newland Single Parent Scholarship,   $1000   December 1

Scholarship America  Dream Award   $10,000 (estimated)   December 11

BadCredit.org   December 31   $1000

Military Spouse Scholarship  December 31   $1000

January Deadlines

Community Foundation of Northern Illinois,   January 1,  various awards  (one appl'n > three scholarships)

Dream Chaser Scholarship,  January 12,  $1000

Loral Langemeier Scholarship   $2000,   January 15

The Aspiring Legacy Scholarship     $2,500     January 15

February Deadlines

Community Foundation of Northern Illinois,   February 1,  various awards  (one appl'n > 120 scholarships)

Young Legal Professionals Scholarship   $1000   February 16

March Deadlines

Robinson Law, Attorney Ambitions Scholarship     $1,000     March 16

April Deadlines

Conquering Cancer   $1000   April 1

Community Foundation of Northern Illinois,   February 1,  various awards  (one appl'n > two scholarships)

Leadership Excellence Scholarship  $1000   April 8

Fight Against Domestic Violence Scholarship  April 6  $2000 

Summer Deadlines

CardRates, Financial Future Scholarship     $1000     July 31