For Illinois State Departments

This section is for use by Academic and Non-Academic Departments at Illinois State University. For help with scholarship forms submitted to Financial Aid, please reach out to us at Scholarships@ilstu.edu.

Departmental Scholarship Dashboard

Departmental scholarships must be submitted through the appropriate dashboard to be added to student aid packages by the Financial Aid Office.

·       Foundation scholarships are to be selected through the Awarded platform

o   This Scholarship Training Video walks through the scholarship awarding and fiscal agent approval process. Awarding and approving are the only actions you can take in Awarded at this time. The system will not open to students until October 1, 2026, when students will begin applying for FY28 scholarships using a single application.

·       Non-Foundation scholarships, Tuition Waivers, and Grant-In-Aid awards are to be submitted through the Comptroller’s SharePoint site

o   Looking to approve a non-Foundation scholarship? Any forms pending your approval can be found on the right-hand side of your Personal Dashboard

Additional documentation:

• Tuition Waiver Checklist
  • This is a 2 page Excel document. Page 1 is the Student Specific Checklist which much be completed for every recipient of a tuition waiver and kept on file in the Awarding Department. Page 2 is a Program Checklist which must be completed each academic year and kept on file in the Awarding Department. Both checklists are required for every ISU tuition waiver program and will be requested during an audit.
  • Tuition Waiver Submission Deadlines dates are as follows (or the following business day if the deadline falls on the weekend):
    • Fall Semester- Dec. 1st
    • Spring Semester- May 1st
    • Summer Semester- August 1st