My daughter was accepted to Engineering. We are instate, 35 ACT, 4.59ish GPA. This week she received an email that due to her stats, she would be awarded an Engineering Scholarship. She will be notified of the amount in the Spring. I know U of I has been taking steps to keep high stat students instate. Does anyone know how much she might receive? Thanks!
Here is a list of engineering freshman scholarships, it could range from a one-time $2,000 amount up to $15,000 per year for 4 years: https://engineering.illinois.edu/admissions/cost-and-financial-aid/freshmen-engineering-scholarships.html . Oddly, they have removed the information listing the specific amounts for each individual scholarship. From past accounts here and other information I’ve been sent, the larger 4-year awards do not appear to be based mainly upon objective academic stats, but rather mostly go to those with hooks or URM. As a female in engineering, that may qualify as an underrepresented minority so you may have a good chance at a larger award with those stats. My son had a 36 ACT and 4.0/4.7 and received a one-time $10,000 award, but he had zero hooks and was not URM. You can find other award amounts by searching this forum.
As far as I know, the engineering scholarships are funded mainly by endowment and donations to the Engineering department like the Visionary funding drive. I do not think they are related to the new AIM HIGH program in Illinois that is supposed to offer additional merit awards for low and middle income families http://osfa.illinois.edu/types-of-aid/aim-high-program . Some scholarships stack up to a maximum amount, but I don’t know whether you can receive an AIM HIGH award in addition to other campus wide awards (https://admissions.illinois.edu/Invest/scholarships-all ) or the engineering one.
Good luck, please report the outcome for future students!