Hey all,
As the title implies, I have a few questions about engineering scholarships. Did anyone else receive one, what major did you apply for, and what amount were you awarded?
@sechukie, did you?
I got one, I got accepted for CS. I ended up getting 25k a year, 100k total.
how do they notify you?
@uatenista they sent my mother an email… not even me, but my mother.
Congrats @mufeforever , did anything show up on your myIllini account?
Which scholarships were they?
For reference, I have not received any scholarships yet (I hope I’ll at least get the University’s Scholarship). I have a 3.9 unweighted GPA and a 34 ACT. My friend has like a 3.92 GPA and a 34 ACT. He got University’s Scholarship at $8000/year. I have not received anything. However, my friend hasn’t accepted the offer yet and I have. What incentive does UIUC have to give people money if they know they’re going to attend? I’m probably wrong, but it seems that if you hold off on accepting your offer of admission, UIUC will give you scholarships to try to get you to go.
I still find it absurd that random people from New York with low 2100 SATs can be James Scholars but I can’t. Both my GPA and ACT score are better, but I didn’t get James Scholar status. I must’ve screwed up my essays because I have amazing ECs compared to these people too. I’m also OOS, so I don’t see how that could have anything to do with it.
I know a perfect ACT scorer who has not been awarded James Scholar or any merit scholarship. Money is not easy to predict, but a 36 ACT will be a James Scholar.
They simply aren’t done yet with whatever reviews they are doing.
@Kunjiboy i received a 5000 freshman year scholarship, but wanted to know if there was a possibility of receiving more. It dos not show up on the app portal and I have not heard about James Scholars yet.
Your scholarship notification email should have included a contact number. Call them and ask, can’t hurt.
I got $6,000 per year for four years. (ECE Visionary Scholarship). I was emailed about it yesterday, and it is not indicated on my portal. Also I’ve been named a James Scholar (was on portal time of admittance).
I’m OOS so UIUC won’t be an option at this price. I’m reluctantly hoping for another scholarship notification
Good luck! 
@GuidoStroustup, James Scholar is dependent on school and I believe major as well, so the bar for being James Scholar will differ by school (and it may differ quite a bit; likely much higher in Engineering than elsewhere, for instance).
Did y’all see the email about the Anheuser-Busch InBev Full-Tuition Scholarship?
I’m an Engineering James Scholar received the University scholarship for $8k/yr and also $2k/yr from my department (MatSE).
@psithurisma I got that email but I don’t think I’ll apply. It sounds like its one of those things where they kind of own you and I don’t want to sign up for that so soon.