The EIU4 Scholarship rewards EIU freshmen who demonstrate good initial progress toward completing an undergraduate degree in four years. The scholarship fund consists of three $1000 scholarships ($500 per semester) available to freshmen who are eligible for the EIU4 Program at Eastern Illinois University. The scholarship is applicable to any educational expense (tuition, fees, room and board, etc.) and will be applied to any outstanding University balance before award checks are distributed.
To be eligible for the EIU4 Scholarship, applicants must meet all three of the following requirements:
1. Applicants must be admitted to EIU starting Fall 2010.
2. Applicants must be eligible for EIU4, Eastern’s four-year graduation program. Regularly admitted, new full-time freshmen ready to declare an eligible major are eligible for EIU4. All majors at EIU--with the exception of ALL teacher certification programs, the engineering cooperative, the nursing cooperative program, clinical laboratory science, athletic training, and the environmental biology--are eligible under EIU4. Note: Students who are unable to complete 1/4 of their course requirements in one academic year because of deficiencies in high school course work or ACT scores are not eligible for EIU4.
3. Applicants must have a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.00 out of 4.00.
Scholarship recipients must remain eligible for the EIU4 for the duration of the scholarship period by adhering to the requirements of the program. See the Student Responsibilities.
All applicants must meet the “Initial Eligibility” requirements described above. Scholarship decisions subsequently will be based on (1) the quality of the required essay, which must detail the applicant’s education/career goals; and (2) financial need determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The EIU4 Coordinator will notify applicants via letter when scholarship decisions have been made.
Scholarship recipients are selected and notified in August. The first $500 installment is disbursed in August after the student has been verified as being enrolled at Eastern Illinois University and eligible for EIU4, and having a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0. The second $500 installment is disbursed in January after the student has been verified as having met the requirements for continuing eligibility. Scholarship funds will be applied to any outstanding University balance before checks are issued to recipients.
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