Scholarships & Honors

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Rewarding Excellence

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) awards more than 30 scholarships each year to current UIC students in good academic standing. LAS offers a balance of merit-based and financial need-based scholarships. Awards range from $400 to a full year's tuition.

All LAS scholarships available to current students can be found within the UIC Scholarships and Awards Program (UIC SnAP). UIC SnAP is a campus-wide scholarship management system from Academic Works.  It provides continuing UIC students with a single portal to view and apply for all scholarships across UIC.  Browse the list below or visit uic.academicworks.com to explore scholarship options for which you qualify. You can also contact staff within the Academic Department you are enrolled in to learn if additional scholarships exist specific to your major.

 

LAS Scholarships for 2025-2026
Application Period: September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024

*Selected study abroad scholarships have application periods of September 2024 - October 2024 and January 2025 - March 2025.

  1. Peter James Barbato Scholarship
  2. Al and Betty Brauner and Scott Brauner Endowment Scholarship
  3. Leonard A. Brown Memorial Scholarship
  4. Ying Cai and Wann Lee Foundation Scholarship
  5. Reynaldo R. Caudillo Scholarship
  6. College of LAS Endowed Scholarship
  7. James D. Compton Study Abroad in Spain Endowed Scholarship*
  8. Robert Corley Memorial Scholarship
  9. Eakman Scholarship
  10. Mario V. & Edith J. Gambardella Student Award
  11. Cheryl R. Ganz Scholarship
  12. Liuyang Gao and William Patrick McCarty Criminology, Law, and Justice Scholarship Fund
  13. Raquel M. & Alfredo Garza Memorial Scholarship
  14. James A. Hagan Endowed Scholarship
  15. Paul E. Hamer, Sr. Fund
  16. Eugenia R. Jacobson and Max M. Jacobson M.D. Memorial Scholarship
  17. Professor Richard M. Johnson and Karen A. Egerer LAS Study Abroad Scholarship*
  18. Merrill C. Kenna and Brent D. Nicholson Scholarship
  19. Peter and Elsie May Klassen Memorial Award
  20. Walter and Mary Knorowski Prize
  21. Olive Chacey Kuehn and Alfred L. Kuehn Scholarship
  22. Adam Kuhn Scholarship
  23. LAS Endowed Scholarship
  24. Jeff E. Lewis Scholarship
  25. James McNulty Study Abroad Scholarship*
  26. PNA-Hugh Hill Endowed Scholarship
  27. Reid Family Scholarship Fund for LAS Undegraduates
  28. Robert and Mary Anne Schneider Scholarship
  29. Bernard Shaw Prize
  30. Eugene and Mary Tappero Endowed Scholarship
  31. Dorothy Thelander Memorial Scholarship
  32. Vietnam Veteran Memorial Fund Scholarship
  33. Gene Williams Endowed Scholarship
  34. James B. Zouras Endowed Scholarship

Please visit UIC SnAP for scholarship descriptions, prerequisites, and applications. The minimum eligibility requirements for scholarships vary. Read carefully the descriptions for each scholarship within UIC SnAP to see their unique eligibility requirements. It is possible to be eligible for and awarded multiple scholarships. Applications are only available during the listed application period and for those who meet the minimum requirements.

Questions? Please email lasscholarships@uic.edu.

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As stated in the UIC Undergraduate Catalog, College Honors will be awarded at the time of graduation to those students with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50/4.00. A student must meet one of the following conditions to graduate with College Honors:

All coursework has been entirely in residence at UIC and the UIC cumulative GPA is at least 3.50/4.00.
The UIC cumulative GPA (based on at least 30 graded hours) and the combined UIC plus transfer cumulative average is at least 3.50/4.00.

Departmental distinction will be awarded at the time of graduation to those students meeting the unique conditions specified by the department of their declared major or curriculum. The requirements for departmental distinction can be found within each LAS degree program description in the UIC Undergraduate Catalog.

As stated in the UIC Undergraduate Catalog, University Honors (Latin Honors) are awarded to graduating students whose UIC GPA falls within the following honors categories:

Summa cum laude: 3.90 UIC GPA and above

Magna cum laude: 3.75 to 3.89 UIC GPA

Cum laude: 3.50 to 3.74 UIC GPA

Exceptional academic achievement in LAS is recognized each term by inclusion on the Dean’s List. Eligibility is based on a 3.50/4.00 term GPA with a minimum program of 12 semester hours of coursework applicable toward degree requirements and exclusive of basic military science and basic activity courses in physical education. At least 9 semester hours must be earned for letter grades, in addition to a grade of Credit earned in any course taken on a credit/no credit basis.

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Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, inviting outstanding seniors and juniors who demonstrate breadth and depth in the arts and sciences and a desire to experience the world from multiple viewpoints. 10 percent of U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters (293 in 2024). These chapters select only about 10 percent of their arts and sciences graduates to join.

 

New Phi Beta Kappa student members are accomplished students (minimum 3.75 GPA) with advanced standing elected by UIC PBK members consisting of faculty and university staff. Elections at UIC occur once a year, usually during the week of spring break. Membership in Phi Beta Kappa is merit-based and is by invitation only.

 

For more information about becoming a member at UIC, visit the UIC chapter website or contact your academic advisor, the chapter president, or the chapter secretary.

 

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