The average cost to attend EIU is $22,027.76 (in state)/ $24,267.26 (non boarder states)
Here are some scholarships/grants to help make obtaining a degree from EIU even more affordable...
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
Amount: up to $4,000 a year
Eligibility:
- Undergraduate student
- Student that agrees to serve as a highly qualified teacher in a high need public or non-for-profit private elementary or secondary school for at least 4 years
To determine eligibility click the following link: https://www.eiu.edu/finaid/teach_consideration_non_ay.pdf
EIU Promise Program
Amount: Cover tuition and required fees
Eligibility:
- Be a resident of Illinois, with at least one parent (listed on your FAFSA) also an Illinois resident
- Have a family adjusted gross income of $61,000 or less annually
- Be admitted to EIU as an incoming freshman full-time (12 or more credit hours)
- Have your financial aid packaged and completed by May 1 of the year you intend to enroll
- Have a minimum 960 SAT / 18 ACT and a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Meet AIM HIGH Grant requirements
For more information on this scholarship please click the following link: https://www.eiu.edu/scholarships/eiu-promise.php
Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program
Award: up to $5,000 a year
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
- A resident of Illinois
- A minority student
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis as an undergraduate or graduate student
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment in program which upon completion will qualify the student to be certified by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) as a preschool, elementary or secondary school teacher, a high school graduate or a recipient of a General Educational Development (GED) Certificate
- Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program
Award: Covers tuition and required fees for up to 4 years
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
- Resident of Illinois
- Undergraduate or graduate student seeking initial certification in any area of special education
- Applicants who are not already a certified teachers must be graduates of Illinois approved high schools or be scheduled to graduate by the end of the term in which the award is made
- Must have ranked in the top 50% of their graduating class
- Must have taken the ACT or SAT I college entrance examination
- Application deadline is March 1 immediately preceding the school year.
