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High School Scholarship Programs
High School Scholarship Programs seek to support undergraduate scholarships for students, generally with a geographic preference. Individual donors specify a particular high school and/or geographic area with some, depending on the average number of students who attend Illinois, specifying a particular major or field of interest.

Requirements of High School Scholarship recipients vary with some of the recipients having the privilege of getting to know the donor.

The High School Scholarships are awarded each spring. Some High School Scholarships are one year scholarships while other are renewable for up to four years. Some have stipulations that require a minimum grade point average.

Students can apply for the High School Scholarship through their high school guidance counselors and are selected for consideration by a committee made up of a members of Student Affairs Development.

A Personal Investment in a High School Scholarship
When you make a gift to a High School Scholarship Program, you are forging a personal link with tomorrow's leaders from your hometown. High School Scholarships create a legacy in that the donors are generally past residents providing the financial means for current student to attend a world-class University.

You can participate in the following way:

Gifts of $25,000 or more allow you to establish a permanent endowment in your name or that of a loved one. Such an endowment will fund High School Scholarships for students in perpetuity. With a gift at this level, you also become a member of the University of Illinois Foundation Presidents Council.
Gifts of $1,000 or more annually enable you to sponsor a High School Scholarship in honor or in memory of a family member or friend.
Gifts at any level will be used to build a permanent endowment that will provide High School Scholarships to qualified students.

If you would like to learn more about a High School Scholarship Program, please contact our office by phone at (217) 244-8060 or via email at leaders@uiuc.edu.

About the Different High School/Regional Scholarship Programs
The William E. Butler Scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshmen graduate of Gibault Catholic High School in Waterloo, IL. Preference given to students who intend to enroll in College of Commerce and Business Administration and to students with demonstrated financial need.

The J.M. Carroll Manson Memorial Scholarship is a $1,500 scholarship awarded to a graduating senior or prior graduate of E.N. Woodruff High School in Peoria, Illinois. Must be a full-time student at UIUC and show financial need and academic merit.

The L. A. Ellis Scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman that is a graduate of Chester High School, Chester, Illinois.

The Lynn and David John Peterson Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship awarded to an incoming freshman that graduated from Plainfield High School, Plainfield, IL. Selected on academic merit and recommendation of the faculty of Plainfield High School. If recipient can not be found, the scholarship can be awarded to a student from Will County, IL. Other considerations equal awarded to student with greatest financial need.

The Randall and Marilyn Rhea Scholarship is a merit based undergraduate scholarship for students who are graduates from Findlay High School, Findlay, Illinois. Renewable for up to four years provided recipient maintains "B" average and satisfactory progress.

Mrs. Marion Richards established the Charles T. Richards Scholarship in 1993 in memory of her husband, Charles. $1,500 is awarded annually to an incoming freshman that graduated from Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville, IL. Preference is given to students who intend to major in math or computer science field. Selected on academic merit with a secondary consideration of financial need.

The Paul and Thelma Stone Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to a graduating senior or former graduate of Sullivan High School in Moultrie County, IL. The recipient may either be an undergraduate or graduate student.

The Marshall W. and Ann E. Tudor Scholarship was established in 1998 by Marshall and Ann Tudor with the intention of financially assisting a graduate of Marquette Catholic High School, Marquette, IL and a graduate of Alton High School, Alton, IL. Scholarships are renewable for one year as long as a grade point average of 3.0 is maintained.