2022-2023 AIM HIGH Scholarship

The AIM HIGH Scholarship is funded by the State of Illinois Aspirational Institutional Match Helping Illinois Grow Higher Education (AIM HIGH) Grant Pilot Program. This program is designed to encourage Illinois students to attend an in-state university, improve college affordability, and reduce student loan debt. Illinois State University will provide up to $2,000 per year to first time in college students meeting academic and financial criteria, contingent on the availability of appropriated funds.

Fall 2022 Academic and Financial Criteria

• Is a resident of the state of Illinois and attended an Illinois high school
• be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen or meet the “undocumented student” criteria of the RISE Act
• Is enrolled for the first time at Illinois State University
• Is a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program
• Have not yet received a bachelor’s degree (the equivalent of 135 semester credit hours)
• Not be incarcerated
• Not be in default on any student loan, nor owe a refund on any state or federal grant
• Have a grade point average of 4.0
• Has filed a 2022-23 FAFSA (preference will be given to those who file the FAFSA by January 1, 2022) and demonstrated need with household income no greater than six times the poverty guidelines as outlined in the chart below:

Income Poverty Guidelines

Persons in Family/Household          Maximum Income

1                                                          $77,280

2                                                          $104,520

3                                                          $130,140

4                                                          $159,000

5                                                          $186,240

6                                                          $213,480

7                                                          $240,720

8                                                          $267,960

Every additional                                Add $27,240

These awards are renewable and available for up to four years (eight consecutive fall and spring semesters) of full-time enrollment provided the student maintains a cumulative 2.75 grade point average (GPA) and meets Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements.

Funds are limited and subject to continued state allocations. Each school must provide new financial aid funding to match the AIM HIGH funding provided by the State of Illinois. Illinois State University will match the state funding with the Redbird Scholarship, University Scholarship, and Presidential Scholarship Programs.

2021-2022 AIM High Scholarship Academic and Financial Criteria

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