Candidates for Camras Scholarships are selected by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions from the completed Illinois Tech applications as of December 1 and are invited to submit an additional essay and letters of recommendation and to attend interview “weekend” in February 2016.
The Duchossois Scholarship is a highly selective, full tuition, room and board scholarship which has a focus on outstanding academics and leadership. Full applications for this program, including essays, resume, and letters of recommendation must be completed by December 1, 2015. Selected applicants will be invited to campus for an interview “weekend” in February, 2016.
The Duchossois Leadership Scholarship program is unique in that students have a close mentoring relationship with the two endowed Duchossois Professors as well as regular contact with the donor, Craig Duchossois.
Successful applicants will be asked to participate in leadership activities throughout their time at Illinois Tech and each student will have a summer educational experience after their first year of studies. In summer of 2012, the Duchossois Scholars and Professors, attended the Engineering Leadership Conference in Adelaide, Australia followed by a 4 day stay in Sydney including a visit to the University of New South Wales. In the summer of 2013 and 2014, the Duchossois Scholars participated in Earthwatch institute organized expeditions in Italy (2013) and in the UK (2014).
Please feel free to ask questions about these and other scholarships. I will answer what I know about and point you in the right direction on questions I cannot answer myself.
@orjioke33 - Admissions is rolling so that a decision is made soon after the application is complete. The December 1 deadline is for consideration of the major scholarships where applicants must be invited to the Interview Weekend in early February. Those invitations will go out before mid-December.
I believe that when admissions decisions are made, initial scholarship offers are also made. This should happen pretty soon after the application is complete.
As far as I know the applications need to be complete, however, you should ask the admissions office. If you have a previous ACT or SAT score, make sure you have that submitted and then add the December ACT later.
Congratulations to him. We had 169 applicants and we are interviewing 15 candidates. If we follow form, it is likely that we will make 2 offers and have an alternate. However, most of our Duchossois interviewees will also be considered for the Camras scholarship.