Scholarship Office
Private Scholarships
The WIU Scholarship Office receives information regarding private scholarships. While we have taken every effort to post reputable scholarship providers, it is your responsibility to make an informed decision whether or not to apply.
| Scholarship | Major | GPA, ACT, etc | Other requirements | $ Awarded each year | Deadline to apply | Apply to:/Contact | Comments |
| Nursing scholarships | Website Link | ||||||
| MBA Scholarships | Website Link | ||||||
| Women's Scholarships | Website Link | ||||||
| Military Veteran Scholarships | Website Link | ||||||
| LGBTQ Scholarships | Website Link | ||||||
| Minority Scholarships | Website Link | ||||||
| Institute for Humane Studies | Graduate level | Varies | Varies | Website Link | |||
| The Company Corporation's Quarterly Business Plan Contest | Any | At least 18 years of age | $1,000 | Quarterly | Website Link | Submit a business plan | |
| Study Abroad Scholarships | Any | Website Link | |||||
| Navy Health Professions Scholarships | Health Professions |
Matt Birchall
Chief Hospital Corpsman Navy Health Professions (816) 501-6247 |
Active duty commitment required | ||||
| Air Force Health Professions Scholarships | Health Professions |
(618) 610-0817 |
Active duty commitment required | ||||
| RNtoBSN Scholarships | Nursing | Varies | Website Link | ||||
| AfterCollege Succurro | Minimum 2.5 GPA | Multiple deadlines | Website Link | ||||
| TG's Milton G. Wright Scholarship Drawing | Any | Undergraduate level | $500 | Awarded Monthly | Website Link | Cannot be a TG employee | |
| Comparecards.com Scholarship | Any | $2,500 | Awarded Monthly | Website Link | |||
| Student Fitness Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | Website Link | ||||
| Advocacy Training for Interns Program | Law | Interest in helping others | $1,000 | Website Link | |||
| NEWH Scholarships | Hospitality | Varies | Varies | Varies | Website Link | ||
| anyoption Scholarship | Any | Less than 25 years of age | $500 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| OnlineJobApplications.com Scholarship | Any | $500 | Website Link | Essay | |||
| Bant.io 2016 Scholarship Opportunity | Any | $2,000 | September 30 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Los Angeles Immigration Lawyer Scholarship | Any | U.S. born student whose parents are both from another country or a foreign-born student who immigrated to the United States | $1,000 | September 30 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Tobacco-Free Life Academic Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | September 30 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| $1,500 Psychology Access Scholarship | Psychology, Counseling, Therapy, or Social Work | Minimum 3.2 GPA | $1,500 | October 1 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Venngage Student Startup Scholarship | Any | $5,000/$1,000 | October 1 | Website Link | Infographic | ||
| Toptal STEM Scholarships for Women | Any | Female | $5,000 | October 14 | Website Link | ||
| FormSwift $1,000 Business Plan Scholarship Program | Any | $1,000 | October 15 | Website Link | Business Plan | ||
| Interior Deluxe Scholarship | Any | $1,500 | October 15 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| TacticalTutor.com Scholarship | Marketing | Passion for the outdoors | $1,000 | October 15 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Pelican Water Sustainability Scholarship | Any | $1,500/$1,000/$500 | October 15 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Alan Lescht & Associates, P.C. Scholarship | Any | Be in good academic standing | $1,000 | October 17 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Innovation Scholarship Essay Contest | Any | $2,500/$1,500/$1,000 | October 21 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Safeco Insurance Scholarship | Any | Full time | $1,500 | October 30 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Digital Marketing Scholarship | Any | $2,000 | October 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| The Children's Advocate Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | October 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Slickdeals Student Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | Full time | Up to $5,000 | October 31 | Website Link | Essay |
| Carpet & Flooring Liquidators Scholarship | Any | Minimum 2.5 GPA | $1,000 | October 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| 1-800-HANSONS Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.3 GPA | $5,000/$1,000/$500 | October 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Fueloyal Trucking Industry Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | October 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| The 2016 Drug Lawsuit Source College Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | November 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| MigVapor Essay Contest | Any | $1,900/$700/$400 | November 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| "Business Plan" Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | Any | Have a documented disability | $1,000 | November 1 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Supply Chain Management Education Scholarship | Supply Chain Management | $1,000 | November 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| JAMAS Future Hispanic Leaders Scholarship | Any | Minimum 2.8 GPA | Be a U.S. citizen of Hispanic decent | $2,500 | November 1 | Website Link | Essay |
| The Internet Privacy Scholarship | Any | $1,000/$750/$250 | November 6 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| No-Hate Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | November 10 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Essence of Arcadia Internet Marketing Scholarship | Marketing | $1,000 | November 10 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| TicketCity Annual College Scholarship | Any | $3,000 | November 11 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Zumper Apartments Scholarship | Any | U.S. Resident | $1,000 | November 15 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Start Standing Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | Be in good standing | $1,000 | November 15 | Website Link | Essay |
| Escrow Tech's Scholarship for Single Parents | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | Be a single parent | $1,000 | November 15 | Website Link | Video |
| Open Internet Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | November 18 | Website Link | Video | |
| internetproviders.com Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | November 21 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| TruffleNation's $1,500 Annual Scholarship for Ambitious Students | Medical Science, Culinary, Fine Arts, Law, Nursing, and Engineering | Minimum 2.0 GPA | $1,500 | November 30 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Dogs By Nina $1,000 "Show and Tell" Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | November 30 | Website Link | Video | ||
| Folding Bike Community Scholarship | Healthcare | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | November 30 | Website Link | Essay | |
| ConsumerRemarks - Essay Writing Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | November 30 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| RapidSeedbox Scholarship | Computer Engineering | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | November 30 | Website Link | Essay | |
| 2016 Deputy Scholarship for Women in Technology | Technology Field | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | November 30 | Website Link | Essay | |
| 2016 Simple Texting $1,000 College Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Always For Me Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 1 | Website Link | Instagram Post | ||
| Well-Being Secrets Scholarship | Any | $5,000 | December 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Staver Law Group National Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | U.S. citizen | $5,000 | December 1 | Website Link | Essay |
| Ghostek Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Wood Splitters Direct Annual Forestry Scholarship | Environmental Science, Ecology, or Forestry | $500 | December 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Dallas DWI Specialists Law Offices Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 1 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Excellence in Psychology Scholarship | Psychology | Be a declared psychology major | $1,000 | December 1 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Decker Sports Velocity Scholarship | Any | $600 | December 10 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| BrainBuxa Scholarship | Management | $1,000 | December 10 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| BusinessPlanToday Annual Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 15 | Website Link | Business Plan | ||
| Colonial Ghosts Scholarship for Marketing Students | Marketing | $1,000 | December 15 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Nootie Scholarship | Any | $500 | December 15 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Los Angeles DUI Attorney Diabetes Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | Have been diagnosed with diabetes (any type) | December 15 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Dallas Car Accident Lawyers Cancer Awareness Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | You or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer (any type) | $1,000 | December 15 | Website Link | Essay |
| Worthy Women's Professional Studies Scholarship | Any | Female | $2,500/$1,500/$1,000 | December 15 | Website Link | Essay | |
| CrowdReviews.com "Transparency" Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $5,000 | December 15 | Website Link | Essay | |
| The John Foy & Associates Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship | Any | You or a loved have been affected by leukemia | $1,000 | December 15 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Safe Driver Scholarship | Any | Minimum 2.8 GPA | Have had driver's license for at least one year; Have no tickets or incidents on your traffic record for the past 3 years | $1,000 | December 15 | Website Link | Essay |
| Hooked to Books Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 20 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| 1Dental Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 21 | Website Link | |||
| Girlterest Scholarship | Any | Be a female | $1,000 | December 30 | Website Link | Essay | |
| The Matinee Voice-over Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | |||
| The Expert Institute's Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Scholarship | Healthcare or Life Science | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| The Yoobly Business Scholarship | Business | $2,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| A Better America Scholarship | Any | U.S. citizen | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Art of Wellbeing Scholarship | Health related field | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Simon Law Office PLLC 2016 Scholarship | Any | $500 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| The Annual Kenneth P. Carp $1,000 College Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Influence Print Award for Design Excellence 2016 | Any | U.S. citizen | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Design | |
| CC Bank's Young Scholars Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $2,000 | December 31 | Website Link | ||
| The Future Entrepreneurs of America Scholarship | Business | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $500 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Promises Treatment Centers Scholarships | Any | $6,000/$3,000/$1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Whitley Law Firm Distracted Driving Prevention Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,500 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Pro Mountain Biker Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Future of Freelance Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $500 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Growing Generations Scholarships | Any | Minimum 3.5 GPA | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| iSeeCars Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship | Business | Full time; Interesting in being an entrepreneur | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Flight Network Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Beliz Law Firm Scholarship | Any | $500 | December 31 | Website Link | Video | ||
| VFR "Electric Fireplaces Market Growth" Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Clean & Safe Home Internet Marketing Scholarship | Marketing | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Bella Ella Boutique Scholarship | Any | $500 | December 31 | Website Link | Social Media Post | ||
| Blue Kangaroo Community Activist Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | Participation in a community project or program | $1,000 | December 31 | Website Link | Essay |
| Theater Masks Scholarship | Fine Arts | $500 | January 1, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Beyond Wellness Chiropractic Center Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.2 GPA | $1,000 | January 6, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Coffee Barrister Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | January 14, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| FilterBuy Scholarship | Any | $500 | January 15, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| The Quality Formations Scholarship | Any | Must exhibit determination to start a business | $1,400 | January 27, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Healthcare Leaders Scholarship | Nursing | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | January 29, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| PeanutPaws Scholarship | Any | $500 | January 31, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| ListofFit's Scholarship for Business Majors | Business | $1,000 | February 1, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| The Levin Firm Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | February 15, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Manualbirds Video Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 | $500 | February 27, 2017 | Website Link | Video | |
| ReviewVote Internet Marketing Scholarship | Marketing, Business, Communication or IT | $500 | February 28, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Parentinn- Cyberbullying Prevention for Teens Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | February 28, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Fabriele Disability Awareness Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.3 GPA | $1,000 | March 1, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Brown's Quality Coffee Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | March 1, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Future of Water Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | March 10, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| SonoBoom Annual Scholarship | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | $1,000 | March 31, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Plush & Loom2017 Essay Scholarship | Any | Minimum 2.5 GPA | $1,500 | April 9, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| 21Bottle.com Internet Marketing Scholarship | Marketing | $800 | April 15, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Ronald D. Weiss Scholarship | Any | Be in good standing | $2,500 | April 21, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Batslover.com Scholarship | Any | Be a baseball/softball player OR enthusiast | $1,000 | April 30, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Weiss & Paarz Annual Rising Star Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | May 1, 2017 | Website Link | Personal Statement | ||
| Scholarship for Children of Police Officers | Any | Minimum 3.0 GPA | Be a son or daughter of a police officer | $2,000 | May 1, 2017 | Website Link | Essay |
| Dickson Law Group Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | May 15, 2017 | Website Link | Video Essay | ||
| Ampronix Scholarship | Any | Have performed at least 20 hours of community service in the last year | $1,000/$750/$500 | May 31, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| Legit Review Machine Scholarship | Any | $3,500 | June 9, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| SelectBlinds Scholarship | Any | Minimum 2.5 GPA | $1,000 | June 15, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | |
| AirToolsGuide Scholarship | Any | $500/$300/$200 | June 30, 2017 | Website Link | Article | ||
| Duffy Law Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | July 15, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| Annual Innovation Scholarship | Any | $1,000/$500/$250 | July 31, 2017 | Website Link | Essay | ||
| SEO Services USA Scholarship | Any | $1,000 | August 31 | Website Link | Essay |
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