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Scholarship

DCFS Scholarship Program

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Monthly grant of $1,235 plus tuition and academic fee waivers for up to five consecutive years
Award
Monthly grant of $1,235 plus tuition and academic fee waivers for up to five consecutive years
Eligibility
Illinois
Deadline
March 31
Renewable
Yes
Essay required
Yes

Eligibility & requirements

Applicants must be current or former youth in DCFS care, at least 16 years old and not yet 21 on March 31, with open DCFS cases, closed cases through adoption/guardianship, or having aged out of care at 18 or older.

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