About Collegiate PartnersSM
Collegiate Partners are colleges, universities, and other accredited post-secondary institutions that support Dollars for Scholars®. When taken to the campus of a Collegiate Partner, Dollars for Scholars scholarships go further toward a student’s tuition.
Collegiate Partners use Dollars for Scholars scholarship awards to fill any unmet need remaining after the student's initial financial aid package has been calculated. Collegiate Partners further agree that the first $ 1,000 in Scholarship America®-related scholarships (including Dollars for Scholars scholarships) will not be used to reduce grant assistance from the institution, thus helping students make the most of their scholarship awards. Collegiate Partners reduce student debt and bolster the impact of Dollars for Scholars scholarships.
Some Collegiate Partners make an additional commitment as Matching Partners, matching scholarship awards coming to them from Dollars for Scholars chapters when unmet need still exists.
There are 23 Collegiate Partners in Illinois and approximately 450 nationwide for Illinois Dollars for Scholars scholarship recipients to choose from.
The Illinois Collegiate Partners are:
Augustana College
Aurora University
Bradley University
Columbia College
Dominican University
Elmhurst College
Greenville College
Illinois College
Illinois Wesleyan University
Kendall College
Knox College
Lewis University
Lincoln College
McKendree College
Millikin University
North Central College
Northwestern University
Rock Valley Community College
St. Xavier University
Trinity Christian College
University of Chicago
University of St. Francis
Wheaton College
Since 1997, founding sponsor Nicor Gas has contributed more than a quarter of a million dollars to help establish more than 140 chapters and make Illinois Dollars for Scholars the fastest-growing region in America.