Illinois State University Scholarships and Merit Aid
Normal, Illinois
6 scholarships Illinois State University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
18,414Undergraduates
88%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (1)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Redbird Academic Scholarship
$1,000 to $5,000
Published requirement
3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Domestic freshmen with a cumulative 3.25+ GPA (4.0 scale) will automatically qualify. This scholarship is valued from $1,000 to $5,000 and is renewable for up to three additional years.illinoisstate.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Department awards open to incoming freshmen (5)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
Leadership Scholarship for Accounting or Business Information Systems Students
$1,000
Department
Department of Accounting & Business Information Systems, College of Business
Department of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology
Claude Bell Endowed Scholarship in Technology $1,000tec.illinoisstate.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Construction Management Endowment Scholarship
$2,000
Department
Construction Management program, Department of Technology
Construction Management Endowment Scholarship $2,000tec.illinoisstate.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
Every amount on this page was read off a Illinois State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.