Scholarships and Grants

Merit Scholarships

Thanks to the campus commitment to excellence, the Campus Honors Program (CHP) awards Chancellor’s Scholars $1,000 per year, split into $500 of support each semester, for up to eight semesters, with the following requirements and restrictions:

  • Students must be in good academic standing with the CHP.
  • Students must meet U.S. residency requirements related to the ability to accept tuition awards.
  • If a student receives other tuition waivers or scholarships that are restricted to covering tuition, the CHP scholarship will need to be reduced/canceled, as the total value cannot exceed the assessed tuition at Illinois.

Summer Research and Travel Awards

Summer Research Award

The CHP Summer Research Award provides a stipend of $2,000 for eight weeks for Chancellor’s Scholars to explore a topic of their choice, working on the Urbana-Champaign campus under the supervision of a faculty member.

Each student who wishes to apply must identify a member of the University of Illinois faculty working in the student’s area of interest. The faculty member should help design and plan to monitor a research project for the student. A stipend of $500 will be available to the faculty sponsor to partially defray costs associated with the student’s participation in the summer project.

To apply, the student should submit an application form. Applications are due on April 1st.

On the first day of the fall semester, each recipient must submit a final research report, and may be requested to give an informal presentation to their CHP peers.

If a student receives additional financial support from another source beyond what the CHP is providing, the student must notify the CHP in writing of the nature and amount of support. If the non-CHP support is sufficient for the completion of the activity, the CHP funds will be reallocated.

Summer Travel Award

The CHP Summer Travel Award supports domestic and foreign travel for such purposes as studying abroad, taking advantage of an internship opportunity or gaining access to research resources. A maximum of $1,000 will be awarded to each recipient for travel outside the boundaries of the United States, and $500 for travel within the U.S.

To apply, the student must submit an application form. Applications are due on April 1st.

On the first day of the fall semester, each recipient must submit a brief report on the work accomplished and may be requested to give an informal presentation to their CHP peers.

If a student receives additional financial support from another source beyond what the CHP is providing, the student must notify the CHP in writing of the nature and amount of support. If the non-CHP support is sufficient for the completion of the activity, the CHP funds will be reallocated.