Scholarships at University of Illinois System

The Winton U. Solberg Scholarship honors Professor Winton Solberg and supports promising University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign undergraduate History majors studying American history. The scholarship provides four thousand dollars to students who have completed at least one year of coursework at the university, have at least one year remaining in their undergraduate program, and have not received the award in a previous year. Recipients are selected by the History Department from declared majors with strong records in American history coursework. The department announces recipients annually and publishes past winners on the scholarship page.

The Howard Roepke Academic Scholarship supports freshman and sophomore undergraduate majors in Geography and Geographic Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Professor Howard Roepke's estate established the fund to assist GGIS students with academic expenses during their first two years in the major. Eligible students may receive up to one thousand dollars through a department application linked on the Roepke scholarships page. Awards recognize academic promise among declared GGIS majors who complete the online application describing their qualifications and goals within the program.

The Kelvin Rodolfo Scholarship at the University of Illinois Chicago honors Professor Emeritus Kelvin Rodolfo and supports juniors and seniors majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences who demonstrate academic excellence and promise in geoscience. Established by alumnus Larry Lunardi, the award is granted each spring semester to applicants with a minimum 3.0 GPA; previous awardees may not reapply. Typical awards range from five hundred to one thousand dollars. Applicants complete the department application form when posted on the scholarship page. Recipients are selected for their potential to make impactful contributions within earth and environmental sciences.

The Peoria Tribe Scholarship is available to undergraduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who are members of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, a nation historically connected with Illinois. Applicants must submit a required scholarship application and have a processed FAFSA on file for the relevant aid year. The award covers remaining tuition, campus fees, and the food and housing allowance not met by federal, state, institutional, or private aid including Pell and Illinois MAP grants. Renewal terms vary by recipient circumstances. Questions about the application may be directed to the Office of Student Financial Aid or the Native American House.

The Delmar G. Cooke Scholarship is a merit award open to undergraduate majors in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of English, including English, creative writing, and teaching of English concentrations, at any class standing. Each spring the department runs an annual scholarship competition recognizing outstanding achievement; applicants submit materials through the English Department scholarship application portal when the cycle opens. Award amounts are determined by the selection committee from more than one hundred thousand dollars distributed across department scholarships annually. Recipients are chosen based on academic performance and commitment to the discipline.