Award
$3,000/yr in-state
$3,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.0+
When applying to UIS, undergraduate first-year students are automatically considered for Star Scholar First Year Scholarships. No additional application is required. Students must be enrolling in an on-campus academic program; fully online students are generally not eligible. These scholarships are automatically applied upon admission and are based solely on unweighted high school GPA.
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$1,000/yr in-state
$1,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.0+
The University of Illinois Springfield offers merit-based scholarships to new transfer students based on college GPA.
### AWARD AMOUNTS
| UNWEIGHTED GPA | sCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT |
| -------------- | ------------------ |
| 3.75 – 4.00 | $2,500 |
| 3.50 – 3.74 | $2,000 |
| 3.25 – 3.49 | $1,500 |
| 3.00 – 3.24 | $1,000 |
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$4,000/yr in-state
$4,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+
When applying to UIS, undergraduate first-year students are automatically considered for Star Scholar First Year Scholarships. No additional application is required. Students must be enrolling in an on-campus academic program; fully online students are generally not eligible. These scholarships are automatically applied upon admission and are based solely on unweighted high school GPA.
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$1,500/yr in-state
$1,500/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+
The University of Illinois Springfield offers merit-based scholarships to new transfer students based on college GPA.
### AWARD AMOUNTS
| UNWEIGHTED GPA | sCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT |
| -------------- | ------------------ |
| 3.75 – 4.00 | $2,500 |
| 3.50 – 3.74 | $2,000 |
| 3.25 – 3.49 | $1,500 |
| 3.00 – 3.24 | $1,000 |
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$2,000/yr in-state
$2,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+
The University of Illinois Springfield offers merit-based scholarships to new transfer students based on college GPA.
### AWARD AMOUNTS
| UNWEIGHTED GPA | sCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT |
| -------------- | ------------------ |
| 3.75 – 4.00 | $2,500 |
| 3.50 – 3.74 | $2,000 |
| 3.25 – 3.49 | $1,500 |
| 3.00 – 3.24 | $1,000 |
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$5,000/yr in-state
$5,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+
When applying to UIS, undergraduate first-year students are automatically considered for Star Scholar First Year Scholarships. No additional application is required. Students must be enrolling in an on-campus academic program; fully online students are generally not eligible. These scholarships are automatically applied upon admission and are based solely on unweighted high school GPA.
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$6,000/yr in-state
$6,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.8+
When applying to UIS, undergraduate first-year students are automatically considered for Star Scholar First Year Scholarships. No additional application is required. Students must be enrolling in an on-campus academic program; fully online students are generally not eligible. These scholarships are automatically applied upon admission and are based solely on unweighted high school GPA.
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$2,500/yr in-state
$2,500/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.8+
The University of Illinois Springfield offers merit-based scholarships to new transfer students based on college GPA.
### AWARD AMOUNTS
| UNWEIGHTED GPA | sCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT |
| -------------- | ------------------ |
| 3.75 – 4.00 | $2,500 |
| 3.50 – 3.74 | $2,000 |
| 3.25 – 3.49 | $1,500 |
| 3.00 – 3.24 | $1,000 |
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Award
$7,000/yr in-state
$7,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 4.0+
When applying to UIS, undergraduate first-year students are automatically considered for Star Scholar First Year Scholarships. No additional application is required. Students must be enrolling in an on-campus academic program; fully online students are generally not eligible. These scholarships are automatically applied upon admission and are based solely on unweighted high school GPA.
📋 Renewal: 2.8 GPA
Out of State Tuition Coverage (up to 15 credit hours)
Out-of-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+
The scholarship covers the difference between in-state, resident tuition and out-of-state, non-resident tuition up to 15 credit hours for fall and spring semesters. The scholarship is not available in the summer term. The scholarship amount will vary based upon how many credits students enroll in each semester.
📋 Renewal: 3.0 GPA
Award
$5,000-$10,000/yr in-state
[President’s Award Program](/financial-aid/types-aid/scholarships/presidents-award-program) | High achieving newly-admitted freshmen from Illinois are considered for the PAP award. | $5,000/year; $10,000/year | rolling | First-Year, Undergraduate
UIS Scholarships (Overview)
UIS offers generous scholarships to high-achieving students. In 2024-25, more than 80% of undergraduate students received gift aid, and students received more than $7 million in UIS Scholarship programs. Most of these programs do not require a separate application and are offered to eligible students upon admission to the university.