Scholarships & Financial Aid

Merit Scholarships

All applicants who apply are considered at the time of admission for awards ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 per semester; no additional application is required.

Community Partners Scholarship

The Community Partners is a full-tuition scholarship awarded to an admit who is active in community and volunteer organizations outside of their work responsibilities. In order to gain consideration for this scholarship, you must complete the following by October 1:

• Submit your application to the Professional MBA
• We require two letters of recommendation of all Professional MBA applicants. For this scholarship, please make sure that one of your recommenders is a current supervisor (or a former supervisor who still works at your company) and that another recommendation is from someone who represents an organization or charity/community event where you donate your time.
• Submit a short statement (no more than one page, double-spaced) describing your involvement in volunteer activities and why you decided to become involved.

After review of your application and your additional statement, if we feel you are eligible for the scholarship, you will be invited to schedule a face-to-face interview with a member of the Admissions Committee. Statements can be mailed to Illinois MBA Admissions, 3019 Business Instructional Facility, 515 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 or emailed to professionalmba@illinois.edu.

Dean's Scholarship

The Dean's Scholarship program offers as many as eight scholarships to qualified applicants. Tuition scholarships may be awarded in varying amounts from 25% reduction to a full-tuition scholarship.

• Submit your application to the Professional MBA by October 1.

We Want You Back: The Illinois x 2 Scholarship

The Illinois x 2 Scholarship offers a 50% tuition reduction for the full length of the Professional MBA program. The scholarship is exclusively for University of Illinois alumni who meet the following criteria:

• Are admitted to the Professional MBA
• Hold a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Have a minimum of 30 months (2.5 years) of professional work experience
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.3 for the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework

Not-for-Profit Scholarship

The College of Business is pleased to offer a scholarship for a student who works in the not-for-profit sector. See our scholarship application for additional information.

Entrepreneurial Scholarship

The College of Business is pleased to offer a scholarship for a student who has recently launched an entrepreneurial venture. See our scholarship application for additional information.