Partially funded

Illinois Commitment

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

Scholarship overview

Illinois Commitment covers tuition and campus fees for up to four years for qualified in-state students, as part of the university's land-grant mission. It is effective from Fall 2025.

Award Information

  • U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
  • Illinois resident (parents on the FAFSA also Illinois residents)
  • Family income of $75,000 or less
  • Family assets of $75,000 or less
  • Under age 24
  • Admitted as a new freshman or transfer student
  • Graduated from an Illinois high school
  • Enrolled in a baccalaureate programme for at least 12 hours in fall or spring
  • Full cost of tuition and campus fees not covered by other federal, state, institutional and private awards (including Pell Grant and MAP Grant)
  • Renewable for four years (eight semesters) for freshmen and up to three years (six semesters) for transfers
  • Does not cover course fees, summer or winter classes, study abroad, co-op, internships or other expenses

FAFSA must be submitted by March 15 each year. Appeal deadlines for 2026-2027: October 9, 2026 (fall) and March 12, 2027 (spring).

  1. Apply to Illinois (application fee waiver may be available)
  2. Submit the FAFSA before March 15
  3. Check aid status
  4. Enroll at Illinois

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How selection works

Renewal requires a FAFSA each year, Illinois residency, family income of $82,500 or less, assets of $75,000 or less, Satisfactory Academic Progress and at least 12 hours per semester.

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