Office of Financial Aid

Institutional Programs

President’s Award Program

High achieving newly admitted freshmen from several underrepresented groups are eligible for consideration for the PAP award. The minimum qualifications for consideration are as follows:

Students must be ranked in the upper half of their high school class.
Students must have an ACT composite score of 24 or higher, or a combined verbal and quantitative SAT score of 1060 or higher.

Students with a 22 or 23 ACT composite score may also be eligible for consideration if they have attained an elevated high school rank.

Students from the following underrepresented groups are eligible for consideration for the PAP award:

Students who are members of one of the underrepresented racial/ethnic groups at the University of Illinois (African American, Latino, or American Indian; Latino is based on origins from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, or Central or South America).
Students from low sending Illinois counties, with low sending defined as counties sending an average of two or fewer students per academic year to the University of Illinois in the past five year period.
High achieving dependent students whose families are at or below the poverty level and are not expected to contribute to the cost of their education, as verified through FAFSA and financial aid application processes.

All applications are made through the regular admissions review process; once admitted, eligible students receive individual review for the PAP.

The PAP award is normally a minimum of $1,000 per year and up to a maximum of $4,000 per year as determined by financial need. PAP awards are available for a maximum of four years (eight semesters). Additional information is available via the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Other Institutional Scholarships

The University of Illinois at Chicago offers a range of different scholarship resources for incoming, transfer and continuing students.

Prospective Undergraduate Students

To be considered for most university scholarships and awards, incoming students need only complete the main UIC admission application; no additional steps are necessary. Your UIC application is then reviewed to determine which awards, if any, fit you. Students interested in applying to the Honors College, however, must complete an additional application for admission and consideration for their scholarships.

Transfer Undergraduate Students

Students who have transferred to UIC may be eligible for the Transfer Merit Tuition Award or Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship once they are enrolled at UIC. Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is required for that award. Eligible students are contacted during the fall semester with application and deadline information.

Continuing Undergraduate Students

Scholarships are available to students already taking classes at UIC from a range of different sources on campus and off campus organizations. The Office of Special Scholarship Programs maintains a comprehensive list of awards offered through UIC colleges, departments and organizations.

Of particular note is the Scholarship Association for UIC, which awards multiple awards to currently enrolled UIC students every year.

Current students and alumni with questions about or seeking support for applying for nationally competitive awards, such as the Goldwater, Truman, Fulbright, NSF, Gates Cambridge and NSEP, can find out more about those awards, including support services offered to applicants, by contacting the Office of Special Scholarship Programs.

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