• Acorn Equality Fund - due 9/26/25

  • Awards range from $1,000 to $4,000

  • Must be a resident of the Acorn Equality Fund service area (includes Scott County)

  • Scholarships are awarded in six categories

    • Acorn & Feeney - academics, volunteerism, community advocacy

    • Central Illinois Friends - academics, commitment to public health

    • Korty & Morton - volunteerism, community advocacy, financial need

    • Luke - academics, financial need

    • McKeon - academics, volunteerism, political advocacy

    • Weber-Tucker - academic and social (or family) hardship

  • Applications are available in PDF, fillable PDF, and Word formats.

• Coolidge Foundation Essay Contest - due 9/10/25

  • First place $10,000, second place $5,000 and finalists (up to ten in each division) $1,000 each

  • Current high school students (ALL GRADES)

  • Maximum 1,100 word essay

  • Topic: Protectionism, The Jones Act: help or harm

    • Consider the topics of protectionism and national security, and in particular a 1920 measure known as the Jones Act.  The Jones Act was crafted to strengthen America's naval defense in time of war.  Congress also sought to give advantages to American shipping over foreign competitors.  Did the Jones Act work? You decide.

  • Click here for more information including resource articles to help you write your essay!

• Hagan Scholarship - due 12/1/25

  • Up to $7,500 each semester renewable for eight consecutive semesters

  • Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA

  • Must enroll in a four-year college or university the fall semester after graduation

  • If awarded, must work 240 hours from January 1 until September 1 prior to the start of each academic year in college

  • Financial Need: Parents 2024 Adjusted Gross Household Income must not have exceeded $100,000

  • More information and application found at www.hsfmo.org

• Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperative Memorial Scholarships - due 12/31/25 

  • 16 $3,000 scholarships are available!!

  • 10 scholarships go to children of an Illinois electric cooperative consumer-member who plan to enroll full-time in a 2-year or a 4-year college, university, or trade/tech school.

  • 5 scholarships go to children of Illinois electric cooperative consumer-members, employees, or directors who plan to enroll full-time at a 2-year community college.

  • 1 scholarship is awarded to a student who is the child of an Illinois electric cooperative employee or director and will enroll full-time at a 2-year or a 4-year college, university, or trade school.

  • Must be a high school senior to apply.

  • More information and application at https://aiec.coop/iec-scholarship/iec-memorial-scholarship-form/.

• LaVern and Nola McEntire Memorial Lineworker's Scholarship - due 4/30/26

  • Assists students in attending the lineworker's school conducted by the AIEC at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield.

  • $3,000 award

  • Must be an individual who is related to a rural electric cooperative employee or director in the State of Illinois; or is the son or daughter of an electric cooperative member in Illinois; or is enrolled in the LLCC lineworker's school; or has served or is serving in the US armed forces or National Guard.

  • Must have a high school diploma by July 2026.

  • More information and application at https://aiec.coop/lavern-and-nola-lineworkers-scholarship/.

• Illinois Masonic Scottish Rite Scholarships - due 4/1/26

  • Several different scholarships with different requirements.  Most require a 3.0 GPA (one is 2.75).

  • All information and application available at https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/IllinoisMasonicScholarshipApplication2026

• Horatio Alger Association Scholarships - due 3/1/26

  • 600+ scholarships up to $25,000 each

  • Must be a US citizen with a household income under $100,000

  • Learn more and apply at horatioalger.org/scholarships

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