ISAC Student PortalTeachers of Illinois Scholarship Program Overview
The Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program encourages academically talented students to pursue careers as teachers at eligible Illinois public preschool, elementary and secondary schools.
Students may qualify for up to $7,500 per year. The scholarship may be received for a maximum of 8 semesters or 12 quarters of assistance.
A student must sign an agreement promising to begin teaching within one year at an Illinois school district:
- that has a 3-year average teacher vacancy rate above the state average, or;
- where the number of teacher vacancies in the district over the past three years is higher than that of the state
Recipients must teach one year for each year of scholarship assistance received and shall teach on a continuous basis for the required period of time.
If the teaching obligation is not fulfilled, the scholarship converts to a loan at a 5% interest rate and the entire amount received, prorated to the fraction of the teaching obligation not completed, must be repaid.
