The following scholarships are available for the 2008–2009 academic year to newly admitted students. They will be awarded at the Family Day Scholarship and Awards Program in October 2008. There are both need-based and non-need-based awards available. Scholarship amounts are current best estimates. Availability and size may change due to fluctuations in endowments.
(1 award, $1,000) Candidates should be new freshmen entering the Fall of 2008, and majoring in the College of Education, with a high school GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students should have an ACT composite score of 25 or above, or equivalent SAT score. Candidates should have a strong interest in teaching, demonstrate leadership through involvement with extracurricular and/or community activities, demonstrate financial need, and submit three references from high school faculty. This award will be applied to the recipient's tuition and fees.
This scholarship was established by John Joseph Kennedy, who graduated from Englewood High School in 1951, and began working in the purchasing department of a large corporation. In 1957 he enrolled at Illinois State University where, in 1961, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education, with an English-journalism major. During that time, he held various positions on the student newspaper, The Vidette, and became its editor prior to his graduation. He later continued post-graduate studies at the University of California — Berkeley and at San Francisco State University. In the San Francisco bay area Mr. Kennedy taught high school English, journalism, and social studies for a number of years. He later went into the real estate field where he became a State of California certified real estate appraiser. In establishing this scholarship, Mr. Kennedy wishes to express his gratitude to Illinois State University for the excellent education he received there. This learning experience brought him a lifetime of personal growth and enjoyment, and afforded many career opportunities.
In addition to the application, this scholarship requires the following:
(1 award, $1,000) Candidates should be freshmen, who are enrolled in the College of Education and have an entering grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. Students should have financial need and plan to teach following graduation.
This scholarship was established by Evelyn Hanson Durdin to provide assistance to students seeking to become teachers and to honor her mother, Mrs. Hazel Hanson. Evelyn Durdin earned her degree in elementary education in 1946 and taught as an elementary art teacher in the Rockford, Illinois school system for 25 years.
In addition to the application, this scholarship requires the following:
[2 awards, $4,000 per year ($2,000 each semester)] Candidates must be new freshmen or transfer students planning on entering Illinois State University in the upcoming fall semester, who reside in Chicago and plan to return to Chicago to teach. Students must major in one of the teaching programs in either the Departments of Special Education or Curriculum and Instruction. Students must have an ACT composite score which is no lower than 25 and no higher than 27.9 and a high school GPA of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale. A letter of recommendation from an educator familiar with the student's goals and achievements is required. This scholarship is renewable each year if the recipient maintains a GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. This award will be used for the recipient's tuition and fees.
The George Manus Scholarship was created in memory of George Manus, a graduate of Illinois State Normal University in 1929 with a major in elementary education. He passed away in 1984. His wife, Helen J. Manus, passed away in 2002, after which the College of Education was notified that the Helen J. Manus Trust provided for a bequest to Illinois State University. The money from the bequest is "to be used for scholarships for worthy students preparing for teaching career in memory of George Manus." The George Manus Memorial Scholarship is used to recruit outstanding students to attend Illinois State University to prepare for careers in teaching.
In addition to the application, this scholarship requires the following:
The application period has closed for 2008. Please check back during Spring 2009.
Award recipients will be announced in May. Awardees will be notified by mail. An awards ceremony will take place in the Fall during Family Day Weekend.
Additional scholarships in the College of Education Scholarship Program are available:
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