Deadline:
March 1, 2024
To provide support to a teacher or an academically talented student pursuing a career in special education.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen; must be an Illinois resident; must have graduated from an approved high school in the academic year in the upper half of their graduating class according to performance-based academic data provided by the high school; or graduated from an approved high school prior to the academic year in which the award is made; must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at one of the eligible public four-year colleges in Illinois as an undergraduate or graduate student seeking initial certification in any area of special education; must be enrolled in a program of special education within ten days after the beginning of the term for which the waiver was initially awarded; must comply with federal Selective Service registration requirements.
Selection will be based on the committee’s criteria.
isac.studentservices@illinois.gov
Illinois Student Assistance Commission