Lincoln College Grants and Scholarship Opportunities

Lincoln College students have the opportunity to earn up to $6,000 in Lincoln College Scholarships and Grants. These financial opportunities, combined with the already lowered tuition, is Lincoln College’s effort to help our students reduce their debt associated with attending college.

Students should complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to find out if they qualify for any federal or state grants. Students may do so at www.fafsa.gov.

Grants and scholarships do not have to be re-paid.

LC Academic Scholarship

• The student’s application for admission serves as the scholarship application.
• Scholarship amounts range from $500-$3000 based on the student’s ACT and cumulative GPA. For Normal Campus Transfer students, the amounts are based on cumulative college GPA.
• Once the student is accepted for admission, the scholarship award is confirmed for the student.
• If a student is eligible to receive an LC Academic Scholarship, it will be listed on the student’s financial aid award letter.

Opportunity Grant

• The student’s application for admission serves as the grant application.
• Initial Opportunity Grant amounts range from $500-$1000 based on the student’s ACT and cumulative GPA or cumulative college GPA.
• Students have the opportunity to triple their original Opportunity Grant amount if they complete the following requirements by the deadlines listed.

Lincoln Campus Requirements

• Requirements to be met by May 1, 2013 for award amount to triple. No exceptions!
  1. The FAFSA must be filed by March 15, 2013, unless you are not going to file the FAFSA form. CAUTION – the State of Illinois may impose a Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant FAFSA filing deadline that falls prior to March 15, 2013. If your FAFSA filing date is after the MAP grant deadline, you may forfeit the MAP grant award that ranges from a few hundred dollars to as much as approximately $4,720. Therefore, we encourage you to file your FAFSA early, preferably before March 1st. Be aware that corrections can be made to your FAFSA once your income tax returns are complete.
  2. Student must be accepted or conditionally accepted to Lincoln College by 5pm on May 1, 2013.
  3. Lincoln College must have received the student’s enrollment deposit by 5pm on May 1, 2013.
  4. Student must register AND attend one of the April or June SOAR dates.

Normal Campus Requirements

• Requirements for first-time freshman to be met by May 1, 2013 for award amount to triple. No exceptions!
  1. The FAFSA must be filed by March 15, 2013, unless you are not going to file the FAFSA form. CAUTION – the State of Illinois may impose a Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant FAFSA filing deadline that falls prior to March 15, 2013. If your FAFSA filing date is after the MAP grant deadline, you may forfeit the MAP grant award that ranges from a few hundred dollars to as much as approximately $4,720. Therefore, we encourage you to file your FAFSA early, preferably before March 1st. Be aware that corrections can be made to your FAFSA once your income tax returns are complete.
  2. Student must be accepted to Lincoln College by 5pm on May 1, 2013.
  3. Lincoln College must have received the student’s enrollment deposit by 5pm on May 1, 2013.
• Requirements for transfer students to be met by June 15, 2013 for amount to triple. No exceptions!
  1. FAFSA must be filed by March 15, 2013; unless you are not going to file the FAFSA form, at all. If the State of Illinois MAP grant deadline falls before March 15, 2013 you will miss out on the MAP grant that ranges from a few hundred dollars to approximately $4,720. We encourage you to file early, preferably before March 1. (Corrections to your FAFSA can be made once taxes are
     complete)
  2. Student must be accepted or temporarily accepted by 5pm on June 15, 2013
  3. Lincoln College-Normal must have received the student’s enrollment deposit by June 15, 2013.

Endowed and Annual Scholarships (Lincoln Campus)

• Students must apply for endowed and annual scholarships and submit all required supporting documents.
• Endowed and Annual Scholarships can be applied to the student’s out of pocket costs.
• Students must re-apply for scholarships each year.
• The application and supporting documents can be accessed online.