Residential Scholar Award
Automatically provided for students with a 4.0 GPA who live on campus
Your hard work in high school can help make living on campus more affordable!
The Residential Scholar Award provides $2,000 to eligible first-year students who have earned a 4.0 high school GPA and plan to live in an EIU residence hall.
Award Details
- $2,000 award for your first year at EIU
- Available to students with a 4.0 high school GPA
- Requires living in an EIU residence hall
- Automatically awarded to eligible students
- No separate scholarship application required
- One-time award and not renewable
Students must meet the award’s eligibility requirements, including the on-campus residency requirement, when the scholarship is applied.