<p>There are not many full rides or full tuition relief scholarships. There are many merit awards available offering some parital tuition relief determined by grades, test score, sometimes other factors and program, e.g., you will find more available in engineering than other colleges. Nevertheless, even if you can qualify for a merit award don’t expect a lot as amount for many can range from only $1,000 to $4,000 a year with a lot near that lower end.</p>
<p>UIUC does not guarantee to meet 100% of financial need. It uses FAFSA to determine aid. To put it bluntly, most are disappointed by need based financial aid given with aid given more in the 70% to 80% of need range as determined using FAFSA and even that can have more loans than many want to deal with.</p>