Family Fellowships

STARNET provides fellowship reimbursment funds for family members to attend educational and informative events in the State of Illinois. If you live within StarNET Region I & III, your child is under the age of 6, has an IEP and is enrolled in, or will transition into early childhood special education services, you are eligible. Funds may be used for workshop registration, travel expenses/mileage, lodging, or childcare costs. Fellowship awards are not, in anyway based on your income. Limited funds are availble for individual requests of up to $125 per award. Individuals may apply for no more than two fellowships in the grant year from July 1st to the following June 30th. Fellowships are limited to two per individual, not two per family.

Application forms must be submited at least two weeks prior to the event for which you are seeking funding. Awards are based on available STARNET funds and are approved at the discretion of the STARNET Staff. The STARNET grant is funded through the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are any questions about the process, please call (800) 227-7537 ext 251.

For more information and applications please visit: starnet.org/financial/fellowships.php

Other Funding

The ARC of Illinois
Another funding source for families is The ARC of Illinois. This is the "Consumer Stipend Project" at www.thearcofil.org (left side index) or (708) 206-1930.