Illinois PTA Scholarship

Illinois PTA (Lillian E. Glover) Scholarship: Illinois PTA is offering two scholarships to graduating seniors planning to major in education. They are one-year, non-renewable awards, given to two students who are enrolling in a college or university in the FIELD OF EDUCATION or EDUCATION-RELATED DEGREE PROGRAM.

First place will be awarded $1,500 and second place $1,000.

The Illinois PTA Scholarship* is awarded annually to graduating seniors attending public high schools with a grade point average of 3.0 or above in a non-weighted 4.0 scale that are enrolled in a college or university in an education related degree program.

Application deadline: Feb 15th

Eligibility Requirements Applicants must be:

• High School seniors graduating from an Illinois Public school;

• Grade Point Average of 3.0 or above in a non-weighted 4.0 scale. Please convert the GPA if it is weighted and/or a 5.0 scale.

• Enrolling in a college or university in education or education-related degree program, which may include: Librarians, Instructional Media Specialists, School Nurses, School Psychologists, or Social Workers (all of which require certification from a State Board of Education.

https://illinoispta.formstack.com/forms/untitled_form3_copy

• http://www.illinoispta.org/scholarshipapplication.html

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