School Social Work Scholarship Overview

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.

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The School Social Work Scholarship provides assistance to licensed social workers (or those pursuing a social work license) who, prior to enrolling in the academic program that this scholarship would support, earn their master's degrees in social work and wish to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator License with an Endorsement in School Social Work. The program was designed to encourage students to work as social workers in Illinois schools. Scholarships may be used at Illinois public universities and private, not-for-profit institutions of higher learning in Illinois that prepare students to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement in School Social Work, and pay tuition and mandatory fee costs (up to the equivalent of the most expensive comparable program of study at an Illinois public university) for each continuous academic year (including summer) recipients meet eligibility requirements. A total of up to 250 scholarships may be awarded each year.

As part of the application process, students must agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the Application/Work Agreement/Promissory Note. By accepting this scholarship, recipients agree to work as a social worker in an Illinois school. If this commitment is not fulfilled, the scholarship converts to a loan, and the entire amount, plus interest, must be repaid. Further details are provided in the Students & Parents – After College area of this website, and may be accessed via the "Program Service Requirements" link that appears in the right-margin menu of this page.