iGROW Tech Scholarship Eligibility

To qualify for the Illinois Graduate and Retain our Workforce Tech Scholarship Program, an applicant must:

• be a U.S citizen or an eligible non-citizen (FSA Handbook Volume 1, Chapter 2) or meet the “undocumented student” criteria of the RISE Act
• be an Illinois resident
• have graduated from high school or have received a State of Illinois High School Diploma and have maintained a cumulative grade point average of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale while in high school
• pursue or intend to pursue a qualifying degree;
  • computer information sciences
  • information technology
  • information science
  • computer science
  • computer systems networking and telecommunications
  • computer and information systems security or information assurance, including cybersecurity; or ,management information systems
• enroll or be accepted for enrolment, and remain continuously enrolled on a full-or part-time basis (at least 3 hours) at an ISAC-approved institution of higher learning, in a course of study necessary to securing a qualifying degree
• maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the college