Fred S. Bailey Scholarship
Direct application
$4,000
Eligibility
School
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Undergraduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who demonstrate service, community involvement, leadership, and action may apply for the Fred S. Bailey Scholarship from the University YMCA.
Recipients receive $4,000 paid at $2,000 per semester. Award amounts vary by year.
The application includes an essay and letters of recommendation. The program honors Fred S. Bailey, whose trust funds scholarships based on moral character, intelligence, leadership, and scholarship.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Essays
- Community involvement/service resume
- At least one recommendation form
- Financial-aid award letter or estimated financial-aid information
- Academic transcript or unofficial academic history
- Community Involvement Resume (volunteer/involvement activities)
- At least 1 recommendation form (2 encouraged for seniors), completed in the scholarship platform
- Financial Aid Information (from UI Financial Aid Award Letter or best estimate)
- Academic transcript or unofficial academic history (PDF preferred)
- Application deadline: February 28; recommendation forms due March 5