Scholarship Opportunities
For graduating high school seniors and students transferring from CCC to a 4 year
www.ccc.edu/scholarships. Applications Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 11:59 p.m.
Arturo Velasquez Scholarship (Daley & Arturo Velasquez West Side Technical Institute)
 Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester; is renewable based on maintaining all eligibility requirements. Richard J. Daley,
Chicago Police and Fire Training Academy Scholarship
 Scholarship award: Last Dollar Scholarship: Awarded to graduates of CPFTA enrolled at one of the City Colleges of Chicago.
Aspire a Mas Scholarship (Daley College or the Arturo Velasquez Institute)
 Scholarship award: $250 per academic year for qualified Hispanic/Latino students enrolled
Harold Washington College Scholarship
 Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester depending on student's financial need.
Kennedy-King- Florence Ballenger Scholarships
 Scholarship award: $2500 per semester: To students who have demonstrated academic excellence and commitment to civic service
enrolled
Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center (HPVEC) Scholarship
 Wilbur Wright, Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center
 Scholarship award: $100.00 to $1,500.00 depending on the student's financial need and the availability of funds.
Illinois Health Improvement Association Scholarship
 HWC, Truman, KKC, MXC, OHC, Daley, Wright
 Up to $800.00 per year.
Kennedy-King College Scholarship
 Kennedy-King, Dawson Technical Institute, Washburne Culinary Institute
 Scholarship award: Need based: up to $1,500.00. Matching grant: $250.00. Presidential Scholarship: $500.00 to four year institution.
Kiki Karas Scholarship Fund
 Wilbur Wright College
 Scholarship award: One (1) $500.00 scholarship each semester.
Lavery Scholarship
 Kennedy-King, Washburne Culinary Institute
 Scholarship award: $1,000 - $5,000
Malcolm X College President's Scholarship
 Scholarship award: New students up to $500 per semester. Continuing students are eligible for renewal awards.
Mary H. Johnson Book Scholarship at Malcolm X College
 Scholarship award: Award amount up to $250 yearly with both Fall & Spring deadline dates
Olive-Harvey College Scholarship
 Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester depending on student's financial need.
Oscar E. Shabat Wright College Scholarship (Wilbur Wright, Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center)
 Scholarship award: $250.00 - $1,000.00
Paralegal Program Textbook Scholarship
 Wilbur Wright
 Scholarship award: $200.00 Annually ($100 each Fall/Spring semester)
Phillip Morris Companies Careers in Teaching Scholarship
 Harry S Truman
 Scholarship award: $1,000.00 for Fall / Spring Semesters
S. Velasquez Merit Scholarship
 Richard J. Daley
One
 Scholarship award: $500.00 award per year.
Saundra Weathers Banyard Scholarship Fund
 Harold Washington/ Kennedy-King
 Scholarship award: $1,000 annually for one student at HWC/music and one student at KKC/culinary arts.
The President's Scholarship
 Harry S Truman
 Scholarship award: Up to $1,000.00 per semester depending on student's financial need.
United Center Joint Venture
 Scholarship award: $2,000 per academic year
 Scholarship award: Awarded to qualified freshman and/or continuing students pursuing their first degree enrolled at MXC
Scholarships must be applied for through the CCC online application; go to http://www.ccc.edu/services/Pages/Scholarships.aspx), Minimum 2.5
GPA (or above) on a 4.0 scale & in good standing. Some scholarships are open to undocumented students who meet listed eligibility criteria.
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Scholarship Opportunities
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United Center Neighborhood Grant
 Malcolm X
 Scholarship award: Up to $2,280.00 per year
Washburne Culinary Institute/Kennedy-King
 Washburne Alumni Scholarship/ Scholarship award: Varies
 Washburne Scholarships (Molly Mathias/CaterSource)/Scholarship award: $500.00 - $2,000.00
William E. McKillop Scholarship
 Richard J. Daley
 Scholarship award: Two $500 awards per year: one to an aide in the Audio Visual area and one to an aide in the Learning Resource
Center.
Transfer School Scholarships:
DePaul University Transfer Scholarship
 Awarded to students who have attended another college and have a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Awards are offered on a funds-available basis.
 Scholarship Award : $2,000.
DePaul University Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
 Awarded to members of P TK International Honor Society who have attended another college and have a 3.5 cumulative grade point
average in addition to completing 30 semester hours of transferable college credit at the time the recipients enroll at DePaul.
 Award Amount: up to $3,000.
Illinois State University
 New transfer students with an Associate’s Degree may be invited to apply for the Community College Transfer Scholarship.
Illinois Institute of Technology
 Chicago Police and Fire Departments Scholarship: $20,000 annual scholarships to the children and grandchildren of members of the
Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department
 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship: Active members of PTK are eligible for (up to $5,000 per year)
 Presidential Scholarships: provides support to students at two-year institutions who go on to study within all fields of study at Illinois
Tech.
Northeastern Illinois University
 NEIU Provost Merit and Dean’s Merit Scholarships: $ 2,000 will be awarded to prospective transfers who meet the specified criteria.
 NEIU Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship: Will cover up to 12 credit hours of in-state tuition per semester (fall and spring) provided recipient is
not receiving any other tuition based aid. Scholarship will cover 6 credit hours of in-state tuition for summer.
Roosevelt University
 New undergraduate transfer students are eligible to receive scholarships to attend Roosevelt
 Special Phi Theta Kappa award for PTK members who transfer to Roosevelt.
Southern Illinois-Carbondale & Edwardsville
 SIU awards scholarships to students who demonstrate the potential for superior academic performance.
 Transfer applicants are automatically considered based upon qualifying documentation that is submitted at the time of applying for
admission.
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
 Merit-based scholarships at UIUC are awarded to students based on high academic achievement. For consideration students simply need
to complete the application for undergraduate admission.
 Need-based scholarships are awarded based on financial need. To be considered students will need to complete the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students may also submit a supplemental form for scholarships awarded by the Office of Student Financial
Aid.
University of Illinois Springfield
 The University of Illinois Springfield offers merit-based scholarships to new transfer students!
 Scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so apply early!
Scholarships must be applied for through the CCC online application; go to http://www.ccc.edu/services/Pages/Scholarships.aspx), Minimum 2.5
GPA (or above) on a 4.0 scale & in good standing. Some scholarships are open to undocumented students who meet listed eligibility criteria.
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