ISAC Student PortalSchool Social Work Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
Effective starting with the 2026-27 academic year, the Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship Program is also known as the School Social Work Scholarship.
{ISAC Rules, Part 2747.20}
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for the School Social Work Scholarship, an applicant must:
- be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen (FSA Handbook Volume 1, Chapter 2)
- hold or be pursuing a valid Illinois clinical social work license or social work license
- prior to enrolling in the academic program that this scholarship would support, have obtained a master’s degree in social work from an approved program
- take courses to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator License with an Endorsement in School Social Work
- enroll or be accepted for enrollment, and remain continuously enrolled on a full- or part-time basis (at least 3 hours), at an Illinois public university or private, not-for-profit institution of higher learning in Illinois that prepare students to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement in School Social Work
- maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the college
- establish satisfactory repayment arrangements if in default on any federal student loan
