Private Scholarships
The WIU Scholarship Office receives information regarding private scholarships. While we have taken every effort to post reputable scholarship providers, it is your responsibility to make an informed decision whether or not to apply.
| Scholarship | Major | Other requirements | $ Awarded each year | Deadline to apply | Apply to/Contact | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Patty Shinseki Spouse Scholarship Program | Any | Dependent Spouse | Varies | Year-round | Website Link | |
| Student Scholarships | Any | Varies | Varies | Website Links | ||
| College IQ | Any | $1,000 | Year-round | Website Link | ||
| Study Abroad Scholarships | Any | Varies | Varies | Website Link | WIU Offered | |
| Navy Health Professions Scholarships | Health Professions |
Matt Birchall
Chief Hospital Corpsman Navy Health Professions (816) 501-6247 |
Active duty commitment required | |||
| Central Illinois Women's Bar Association | Pre-Law | $2,000 | March 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Alexandre Clug | Any | $1,000 | March 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Suneet Signal | Any | Community service | $1,000 | Mach 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| John Milne | Any | $1,000 | March 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Winnebago County Retired Teachers | Education | 3 Opportunities | $1,000-$3,000 | April 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Application |
| Uplifting Communities | Any | Passion for volunteering | $1,500 | April 2nd, 2025 | Website Link | Video |
| Maineri Law Firm | Any | $1,000 | April 7th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Junior Board of rock Island | Any | Varies | April 10th, 2025 | Website Link | ||
| Fight Against Domestic Violence | Any | Impacted by domestic violence | $2,000 | April 14th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| John Milne Grant | Any | $1,000 | April 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Walter Morales STEM | STEM | $1,000 | April 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Tellone Financial | Any | $2,600 | April 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Hoffer & Sheremet | Any | Interested in the legal system | $500 | April 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Cover Letter Mastery | Any | $750 | April 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Cover Letter | |
| Bridge To Success | Any | Immigrant or refugee | $1,000 | April 16th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay/Video |
| Invest In Your Future | Any | $1,000 | April 22nd, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Natural Disaster Relief | Any | Affected by a natural disaster in the last 10 years | $1,000 | April 23rd, 2025 | Website Link | Video |
| Illinois Engineering Initiative | Engineering | Junior | $2,000 | April 25th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| RealtyHop | Any | $1,000 | April 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| RentHop | Any | $1,000 | April 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Jae Lee Immigrant Student | Any | 1st or 2nd generation immigrant | $1,000 | April 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Wrist-Band | Any | $1,000 | May 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Meet Domaine | Any | $2,000 | May 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Article | |
| Difference Makers | Any | $1,000 | May 7th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Lawyers Give Back | Any | Intending to go to law school | $1,000 | May 7th, 2025 | Website Link | Video |
| Stand Up To Distracted Driving | Any | $1,000 | May 12th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| MKFM Resilient Student | Any | Parents are divorced | $1,500 | May 12th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Murphy & McKinney Law | Pre-Law | $1,000 | May 14th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Career Fit Test | Any | $500 | May 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Game Development | CS | $5,000 | May 15th, Annually | Website Link | Project | |
| International Concrete Repair Institute | Engineering, Construction, and Related | Current or previous residence within chapters' boundaries | $5,000 | May 19th, 2025 | Website Link | Application |
| Moving Forward | Any | Criminal history | $1,000 | May 19th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Pillars of Justice | Criminal Justice | $1,000 | May 19th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| The Behan Law Group | Any | Active duty, veteran, or child of | $1,000 | May 21st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Justice in Family Law | Any | Wanting to be a lawyer | $1,000 | May 26th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Rotary District 6460 | Any | Completed 24 or more credit hours | $3,000 | May 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Rotary William J. Menghini | Any | International Student | $18,000 | May 31st. 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Benjamin Gordon | Any | Interest in SCM encouraged | $1,000 | May 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| ExtraSpace Storage | Any | $3,000 | May 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Richard Rawle Memorial | Any | $2,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Minuteman Campaign | Any | ROTC/Army Reserve | Up to $12,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Nomination |
| Restoration Awareness | Any | $1,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Personal Injury Legal Group | Pre-Law | $1,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Future Entrepreneurs | Business | Sophomore | $1,000 | June 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Nicolet Law | Any | $5,000 | June & Dec. 1st Yearly | Website Link | Video | |
| Underdog | Any | $2,500 | June 2nd, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Healthcare Professional | Healthcare | $1,000 | June 2nd, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Breaking The Cycle | Any | $1,000 | June 4th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Challenge Yourself | Any | Freshman, in Scouts, Theater, Debate, or speech | $1,000 | June 4th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Swenson & Shelley Law | Pre-Law | $1,000 | June 5th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Abott & Fenner | Any | $1,000 | June 10th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| John Pauciulo | STEM | $1,000 | June 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Iron Fence Shop | Any | $1,000 | June 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| The Crowder Law Firm | Any | $1,000 | June 18th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Elite Lawyer | Any | $1,000 | June 18th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Big Sun Athletics | Any | Student athlete | $500 | June 19th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Chrysilios Chrysiliou | STEM | $1,000 | June 20th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Shapers of Society | Social Sciences | $1,000 | June 23rd, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Spokeo Artificial Intelligence | Any | $5,000 | June 25th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| BuzzRx Bee Healthy | Health/ STEM | $5,000 | June 27th, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Schaefer Halleen's Social Equity Scholarship | Any | Degree related to social justice | $1,000 | June 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Application |
| GLSS | Any | $2,000 | June 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Project | |
| ROI CX Solutions | Any | $2,500 | July 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Philip R. Nathe Law | Any | $1,000 | July 2nd, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Jewish Heritage | Any | $1,000 | July 2nd, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Road to Recovery | Any | Recovering from an injury | $2,000 | July 7th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Conflict Conqueror | Any | $1,000 | July 7th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Engineering Excellence | Engineering | $1,000 | July 9th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Genco Injury Attorneys | Pre-Law | $1,000 | July 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Custom Sock Lab | Art, Design, or related | $250 | July 18th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Boomerang Automotive Accessories | Business | Pursing a hobby related to music | $250 | July 20th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Jon Friedman Law Office | Pre-Law | $500 | July 25th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Pamela C. Bratcher | English | $1,000 | July 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks | Any | $2,000 | July 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Sieben Edmunds Miller | Criminal Justice | $1,000 | July 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Philadelphia Injury | Any | Interested in law school | $500 | July 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Pittsburgh Injury | Any | Interested in law school | $500 | July 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Greg Prosmushkin Law | Any | $1,000 | July 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Soderman | Any | Full time student | $1,000 | July 31st, annually | Website Link | Short Essay |
| At Your Best | Any | $1,000 | August 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Personal Statement | |
| Community Leaders | Criminal Justice | $1,000 | August 4th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Students In Need | Humanities/Pre-Law | $2,000 | August 4th, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Working Student | Any | $1,000 | August 6th, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Community Impact | Any | $2,500 | August 6th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| The Blossom Law Caregiver | Any | $1,000 | August 11th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Out-of-State Student | Any | $1,000 | August 11th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Empowering Families | Pre-Law | $1,000 | August 13th, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| One Tough Student | Any | Affected by a drunk driver | $1,000 | August 13th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay |
| Hope For Humanity | Any | $1,000 | August 13th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| The Gold Law Firm | Pre-Law | $1,000 | August 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Elmore Law Office | Pre-Law | $1,000 | August 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Oliver Law Office | Pre-Law | $1,000 | August 15th, Annually | Website Link | Essay | |
| Future of Advertising | Marketing | Minimum 3.5 GPA | $1,000 | August 18th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Rustic Pathways | Any | $1,000 | August 27th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Future Innovators | Any | $1,000 | August 31st, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| The Andrew S. Mathers | Any | $1,000 | September 1st, annually | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Dominick Marsala Memorial | Any | $1,000 | September 3rd, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Workplace Rights | Any | $1,000 | September 8th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Rising Stares | Any | $1,000 | September 10th, 2025 | Website Link | Video | |
| Striving Solo Parent | Any | $1,000 | September 10th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Supporting Prisoners' Families | Any | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Future Lawyers | Any | Intending to attend law school | $2,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Video |
| Kasturi Law | Pre-Law | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| McGuire Law Firm | Pre-Law | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Waddoups Law | Pre-Law | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Fernandez & Karney | Pre-Law | $1,000 | September 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Omni Law | Pre-Law | $1,000 | September, 15th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| VidaBox | Any | $500 | September 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Empowering Others | Any | $1,000 | October 5th, Annually | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| AES Engineering | Engineering | $500 | October 8th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Boster Bio | Biology | $1,000 | November 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Fuel Wellness | Health Related | $500 | November 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Short Essay | |
| Tasty Placement | Any | $1,000 | December 1st, 2025 | Website Link | Write a Haiku | |
| MR Home Buyer | Any | $1,000 | December 12th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| We Buy House As Is | Any | $750 | December 12th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident | Any | Have been impacted by an accident | $1,000 | December 15th, Annually | Website Link | Short Essay |
| NYC Parapet Inspection | Any | Interested in building safety and engineering | $500 | December 20th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay/Video |
| NYC Restoration | Any | $500 | December 22nd, 2025 | Website Link | Essay/Video | |
| Students of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow | Any | Sustained a personal injury | $500 | December 30th, 2025 | Website Link | Essay |
| Brooks Law Group | Any | $1,000 | December 31st, Annually | Website Link | Essay | |
| Boland Law Firms | Any | Multiple Opportunities | $500 | December 31st, Annually | Brooklyn, NYC, Bronx, Malpractice, New Jersey, Boland | Essay |
| Print It | Any | $1,000 | January 11th, Annually | Website Link | Video | |
| Ashby Thelen Lowry | Pre-Law | $1,000 | February 15th, 2026 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Hollingsworth Law Firm | Pre-Law | $1,000 | February 28th, 2026 | Website Link | Essay |
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