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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Scholarships and Merit Aid

Carbondale, Illinois

10 scholarships Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 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.

8,116Undergraduates
90%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (8)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Saluki Maroon

$1,500

Published requirement
2.75 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Saluki Gold, Silver, Maroon Scholarships are $3,500/year with total value of $14,000, $2,500/year with total value of $10,000 and $1,500/year with total value of $6,000.fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Saluki Silver

$2,500

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Saluki Gold, Silver, Maroon Scholarships are $3,500/year with total value of $14,000, $2,500/year with total value of $10,000 and $1,500/year with total value of $6,000.fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Saluki Gold

$3,500

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Saluki Gold, Silver, Maroon Scholarships are $3,500/year with total value of $14,000, $2,500/year with total value of $10,000 and $1,500/year with total value of $6,000.fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

University Excellence Scholarship

$5,500

Published requirement
3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Up to $5,500/year for four years with a total value of up to $22,000.fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Saluki Maroon Scholarship

$6,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Up to $1,500/year for four years with a total value of up to $6,000fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Saluki Silver Scholarship

$10,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Up to $2,500/year for four years with a total value of up to $10,000fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Saluki Gold Scholarship

$14,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Up to $3,500/year for four years with a total value of up to $14,000fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

University Excellence Scholarship

$22,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Up to $5,500/year for four years with a total value of up to $22,000.fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Awards that take an application (1)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Chancellor's Scholarship

$108,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-11-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Full tuition, mandatory fees, and on-campus housing and food for four years. Total value of more than $108,000fao.siu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics Freshman Scholarships

$500 to $3,000

Department
College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics
These scholarships range from $500 to $3000.engineering.siu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
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What Southern Illinois University-Carbondale costs

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.

$29,966In-state, per year

Where Southern Illinois University-Carbondale lists its scholarships

Saluki Scholarship Portal (AcademicWorks) — centralized listing of college, school, departmental, and alumni-association scholarship opportunities; students sign in and complete a general application plus supplemental applications for their college/major

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.