JB Pritzker, Governor, State of Illinois

Applications

Here are the current applications for scholarship, grant and loan repayment/forgiveness programs.

ISAC Gift Assistance Program Applications
     Scholarships & Grants
     Loan Repayment/Forgiveness

ISAC Gift Assistance Program Applications

Unless followed by a PDF symbol (Adobe Acrobat), the below links for program applications launch the corresponding section of the Students & Parents – Applications area of this website.

Scholarships & Grants

The following programs are listed alphabetically.

Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program

  • Applications for this program are not currently being accepted.

Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship Program

  • The 2025-26 application is no longer being accepted.

Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire, or Correctional Officers

Grant Program for Exonerees

  • Applications for this program are not currently being accepted.

Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Program

  • The 2024-25 application for this program is no longer being accepted.
  • This program was not funded for the 2026 fiscal year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) in the State of Illinois budget. Therefore, no applications will be accepted, and no awards will be made during the 2025-26 academic year.

Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program

Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program

Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program

Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program

Nursing Education Scholarship (NES) Program

  • The NES application is not currently being accepted. The NES application period each year starts on March 1 and continues through April 30.

Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship Program

  • Applications for this program are not currently being accepted.

Loan Repayment/Forgiveness

Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program

  • The 2025 Award Year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) application period has closed and applications are no longer being accepted.

Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program

  • The 2025 Award Year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) application period has closed and applications are no longer being accepted.

Illinois Teachers Loan Repayment Program

  • The 2025 Award Year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) application period has closed and applications are no longer being accepted.

John R. Justice Loan Repayment Program

  • The 2025 Award Year (October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025) application period has closed and applications are no longer being accepted.

Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program

  • The 2025 Award Year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) application period has closed and applications are no longer being accepted.

School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program

  • The 2025 Award Year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) application period has closed and applications are no longer being accepted.

Veterans' Home Medical Providers' Loan Repayment Program

  • The 2025 Award Year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) application period has closed and applications are no longer being accepted.