Scholarships
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Private Scholarships
The WIU Scholarship Office receives information regarding private scholarships. While we have taken every effort to post reputable scholarship providers, it is your responsibility to make an informed decision whether or not to apply.
| Scholarship | Major | Other requirements | $ Awarded each year | Deadline to apply | Apply to/Contact | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Patty Shinseki Spouse Scholarship Program | Any | Dependent Spouse | Varies | Year-round | 听 | |
| Student Scholarships | Any | 听 | Varies | Varies | 听 | |
| College IQ | Any | 听 | $1,000 | Year-round | 听 | |
| Study Abroad Scholarships | Any | 听 | Varies | Varies | Website Link | WIU Offered |
| Navy Health Professions Scholarships | Health Professions | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Matt Birchall
Chief Hospital Corpsman Navy Health Professions (816) 501-6247 |
Active duty commitment required |
| Invest In Your Future | Any | 听 | $1,000 | April 22nd, 2025 | Essay | |
| Natural Disaster Relief | Any | Affected by a natural disaster in the last 10 years | $1,000 | April 23rd, 2025 | Video | |
| Illinois Engineering Initiative | Engineering | Junior | $2,000 | April 25th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| RealtyHop | Any | 听 | $1,000 | April 30th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| RentHop | Any | 听 | $1,000 | April 30th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Jae Lee Immigrant Student | Any | 1st or 2nd generation immigrant | $1,000 | April 30th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Wrist-Band | Any | 听 | $1,000 | May 1st, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Meet Domaine | Any | 听 | $2,000 | May 1st, 2025 | Article | |
| Difference Makers | Any | 听 | $1,000 | May 7th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Lawyers Give Back | Any | Intending to go to law school | $1,000 | May 7th, 2025 | Video | |
| Stand Up To Distracted Driving | Any | 听 | $1,000 | May 12th, 2025 | Essay | |
| MKFM Resilient Student | Any | Parents are divorced | $1,500 | May 12th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Murphy & McKinney Law听 | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | May 14th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Career Fit Test | Any | 听 | $500 | May 15th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Game Development | CS | 听 | $5,000 | May 15th, Annually | Project | |
| International Concrete Repair Institute | Engineering, Construction, and Related | Current or previous residence within chapters' boundaries | $5,000 | May 19th, 2025 | Application | |
| Moving Forward | Any | Criminal history | $1,000 | May 19th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Pillars of Justice | Criminal Justice | 听 | $1,000 | May 19th, 2025 | Essay | |
| The Behan Law Group | Any | Active duty, veteran, or child of | $1,000 | May 21st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Justice in Family Law | Any | Wanting to be a lawyer | $1,000 | May 26th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Rotary District 6460 | Any | Completed 24 or more credit hours | $3,000 | May 31st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Rotary William J. Menghini | Any | International Student | $18,000 | May 31st. 2025 | Essay | |
| Benjamin Gordon | Any | Interest in SCM encouraged | $1,000 | May 31st, 2025 | Essay | |
| ExtraSpace Storage | Any | 听 | $3,000 | May 31st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Richard Rawle Memorial | Any | 听 | $2,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Minuteman Campaign | Any | ROTC/Army Reserve | Up to $12,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Nomination | |
| Restoration Awareness | Any | 听 | $1,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Personal Injury Legal Group | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Future Entrepreneurs | Business | Sophomore | $1,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Nicolet Law | Any | 听 | $5,000 | June & Dec. 1st Yearly | Video | |
| Underdog | Any | 听 | $2,500 | June 2nd, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Healthcare Professional | Healthcare | 听 | $1,000 | June 2nd, 2025 | Video | |
| Breaking The Cycle | Any | 听 | $1,000 | June 4th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Challenge Yourself | Any | Freshman, in Scouts, Theater, Debate, or speech | $1,000 | June 4th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Swenson & Shelley Law | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | June 5th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Abott & Fenner | Any | 听 | $1,000 | June 10th, 2025 | Essay | |
| John Pauciulo | STEM | 听 | $1,000 | June 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Iron Fence Shop | Any | 听 | $1,000 | June 15th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| The Crowder Law Firm | Any | 听 | $1,000 | June 18th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Elite Lawyer | Any | 听 | $1,000 | June 18th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Big Sun Athletics | Any | Student athlete | $500 | June 19th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Chrysilios Chrysiliou | STEM | 听 | $1,000 | June 20th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Shapers of Society | Social Sciences | 听 | $1,000 | June 23rd, 2025 | Video | |
| Spokeo Artificial Intelligence | Any | 听 | $5,000 | June 25th, 2025 | Essay | |
| BuzzRx Bee Healthy | Health/ STEM | 听 | $5,000 | June 27th, 2025 | Video | |
| Schaefer Halleen's Social Equity Scholarship | Any | Degree related to social justice | $1,000 | June 30th, 2025 | Application | |
| GLSS | Any | 听 | $2,000 | June 30th, 2025 | Project | |
| ROI CX Solutions | Any | 听 | $2,500 | July 1st, 2025 | Video | |
| Philip R. Nathe Law | Any | 听 | $1,000 | July 2nd, 2025 | Video | |
| Jewish Heritage | Any | 听 | $1,000 | July 2nd, 2025 | Essay | |
| Road to Recovery | Any | Recovering from an injury | $2,000 | July 7th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Conflict Conqueror | Any | 听 | $1,000 | July 7th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Engineering Excellence | Engineering | 听 | $1,000 | July 9th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Genco Injury Attorneys | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | July 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Custom Sock Lab | Art, Design, or related | 听 | $250 | July 18th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Boomerang Automotive Accessories | Business | Pursing a hobby related to music | $250 | July 20th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Jon Friedman听 Law Office | Pre-Law | 听 | $500 | July 25th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Pamela C. Bratcher | English | 听 | $1,000 | July 30th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks | Any | 听 | $2,000 | July 30th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Sieben Edmunds Miller | Criminal Justice | 听 | $1,000 | July 31st, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Philadelphia Injury | Any | Interested in law school听 | $500 | July 31st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Pittsburgh Injury | Any | Interested in law school听 | $500 | July 31st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Greg Prosmushkin Law | Any | 听 | $1,000 | July 31st, 2025 | Essay | |
| Soderman | Any | Full time student | $1,000 | July 31st, annually | Short Essay | |
| At Your Best | Any | 听 | $1,000 | August 1st, 2025 | Personal Statement | |
| Community Leaders | Criminal Justice | 听 | $1,000 | August 4th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Students In Need | Humanities/Pre-Law | 听 | $2,000 | August 4th, 2025 | Video | |
| Working Student | Any | 听 | $1,000 | August 6th, 2025 | Video | |
| Community Impact听 | Any | 听 | $2,500 | August 6th, 2025 | Essay | |
| The Blossom Law Caregiver听 | Any | 听 | $1,000 | August 11th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Out-of-State Student | Any | 听 | $1,000 | August 11th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Empowering Families | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | August 13th, 2025 | Video | |
| One Tough Student | Any | Affected by a drunk driver | $1,000 | August 13th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Hope For Humanity | Any | 听 | $1,000 | August 13th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| The Gold Law Firm | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | August 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Elmore Law Office | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | August 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Oliver Law Office | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | August 15th, Annually | Essay | |
| Future of Advertising | Marketing | Minimum 3.5 GPA | $1,000 | August 18th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Rustic Pathways | Any | 听 | $1,000 | August 27th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Future Innovators | Any | 听 | $1,000 | August 31st, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| The Andrew S. Mathers | Any | 听 | $1,000 | September 1st, annually | Short Essay | |
| Dominick Marsala Memorial | Any | 听 | $1,000 | September 3rd, 2025 | Video | |
| Workplace Rights | Any | 听 | $1,000 | September 8th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Rising Stares | Any | 听 | $1,000 | September 10th, 2025 | Video | |
| Striving Solo Parent | Any | 听 | $1,000 | September 10th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Supporting Prisoners' Families | Any | 听 | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Future Lawyers | Any | Intending to attend law school | $2,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Video | |
| Kasturi Law | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| McGuire Law Firm | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Waddoups Law | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Fernandez & Karney | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Omni Law | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | September, 15th, 2025 | Essay | |
| VidaBox | Any | 听 | $500 | September 30th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Empowering Others | Any | 听 | $1,000 | October 5th, Annually | Short Essay | |
| AES Engineering | Engineering | 听 | $500 | October 8th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Boster Bio | Biology | 听 | $1,000 | November 30th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Fuel Wellness | Health Related | 听 | $500 | November 30th, 2025 | Short Essay | |
| Tasty Placement | Any | 听 | $1,000 | December 1st, 2025 | Write a Haiku | |
| MR Home Buyer | Any | 听 | $1,000 | December 12th, 2025 | Essay | |
| We Buy House As Is | Any | 听 | $750 | December 12th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident | Any | Have been impacted by an accident | $1,000 | December 15th, Annually | Short Essay | |
| NYC Parapet Inspection | Any | Interested in building safety and engineering | $500 | December 20th, 2025 | Essay/Video | |
| NYC Restoration | Any | 听 | $500 | December 22nd, 2025 | Essay/Video | |
| Students of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow | Any | Sustained a personal injury | $500 | December 30th, 2025 | Essay | |
| Brooks Law Group | Any | 听 | $1,000 | December 31st, Annually | Essay | |
| Boland Law Firms | Any | Multiple Opportunities | $500 | December 31st, Annually | , , , ,听, | Essay |
| Print It听 | Any | 听 | $1,000 | January 11th, Annually | Video | |
| Ashby Thelen Lowry | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | February 15th, 2026 | Essay | |
| Hollingsworth Law Firm | Pre-Law | 听 | $1,000 | February 28th, 2026 | Essay |
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