Blind Service Chicago Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $4,000
Eligibility
Demographics
Visual Impairment
Location
Illinois
Education level
Undergraduate
Financial
Financial need
Activities
Community service
About this scholarship
Legally blind Illinois residents age 18 or older in Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry, or Kane counties who are attending or planning to attend an accredited college, university, or trade school may apply for scholarships from Blind Service Chicago.
Awards are up to $4,000. Selection considers academic merit, community service, and financial need.
Submit a transcript, state ID, two recommendation letters, a personal statement, a recent eye report, and a completed application by April 15. Personal interviews are required.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Completed application
- Transcript
- Valid state identification
- Two recommendation letters
- Personal statement or returning-recipient summary
- Recent eye report certifying legal blindness
- Personal interview
- Two letters of recommendation (submitted directly by recommenders)
- Official transcripts (submitted directly by school)
- Eye report dated within the last two years certifying legal blindness
- Valid State Identification
- Eligibility: legally blind, 18 or older, Illinois resident within Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, Will, or McHenry counties, enrolled at an accredited college, university, or trade school
- Application deadline: April 1
- Selection considers academic merit, community service, and financial need.