Scholarships

Pictured above: Scott Early (Board Immediate Past Chairman) and (L-R) the 2006 Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago Scholarship Award winners, Nicole Roman, Sarah Melendez, Kimberly Wilburn.

Thank you for your interest in the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago scholarships. Every year we look forward to reviewing applications and learning about all of your hard work and tremendous accomplishments.

We plan to award at least three $1,000 scholarships to applicants who have not received a scholarship from the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago in past years. The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago reserves the right to determine the number of scholarships to be awarded and the amount of the awards.

All applicants must meet the following qualifications in order to be considered for an award:

• Applicants must reside in one of the following counties of Illinois:
  Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cook, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, DuPage, Edgar, Ford, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Iroquois, Jersey, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, Livingston, Logan, McLean, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermilion, Will.
• Applicants must be able to provide proof of acceptance in a post-secondary educational or other vocational training program
• Applicants must have a diagnosis of epilepsy (seizure disorder).
• We must receive the applicant's complete application by April 28, 2008.

Applicants will be notified by phone or mail when the completed application has been received. A committee will review all completed applications through a competitive scoring system that balances need with achievement. Scholarship recipients will be notified by June 15, 2008. Awards will be presented at the annual meeting of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago Board of Directors.

For more information, or to receive an application, please call 312-939-8622. You can also download the 2008 Scholarship Award Application and send it back to the Foundation, once completed.