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Scholarships, Awards, and Grants

Charitable Trust Scholarship
The Kendall College Charitable Trust is dedicated to providing financial support for students of need enrolled in career programs at Kendall College. 

Scholarships are available for students in career programs who have completed their first year of study. For more information please visit www.kendallfoundation.org.

The Kendall College Charitable Trust is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit corporation and all donations to the Trust are tax deductible. 

State Awards
Kendall students who meet the requirements for Illinois residency are assessed for eligibility for the following State programs as part of their standard application process: Illinois Incentive for Access Grant, Monetary Award Program Grant (MAP), and Merit Recognition Scholarship. Students, and parents of dependent students, must document a minimum one year of Illinois residency.

The specific award amounts for all of these programs are set by the State and are affected by the student’s major, credit load, and need as calculated by federal methodology.

Some states, other than Illinois, provide awards to students who are domiciled in the home state but attend school in other states. For more information visit the U.S. Department of Education 

Federal Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is gift assistance which does not have to be repaid. Annually, the U.S. Department of Education determines student eligibility for this grant. For the 2009-2010 award year, the minimum grant for a full year for an eligible student is $523 and the maximum grant is $5,350.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
The FSEOG is gift assistance which does not have to be repaid. FSEOG is awarded from limited funds to students who have an exceptional financial need as determined by the U.S. Department of Education standards. Students with the lowest "Expected Family Contribution" (EFC) are awarded FSEOG. The maximum annual award is $800.

Kendall Institutional Awards*
Kendall Merit Scholarships are awarded based on prior educational achievement as reviewed at the time of enrollment. Awards are based on a combination of financial need, as determined by the annual FAFSA results, and the entering grade point average (GPA) that is used to determine enrollment eligibility. Generally, Kendall institutional awards are not concurrent. A student with eligibility for more than one Kendall institutional award will be awarded the higher of the two Kendall institutional awards. Students attending prior to the Summer 2010 term will continue to receive the institutional awards they previously received as long as they maintain GPA and enrollment criteria previously established for those awards. Unless otherwise stated Kendall institutional awards are only available during terms where students are enrolled full time.

Alumni Legacy Scholarship
Alumni Legacy Scholarship is available to prospective students who are referred to Kendall College by a Kendall College graduate. This award is valued at $1,000 and will be distributed once per year.  This scholarship may be used for the Business, Culinary Arts or Hospitality programs. It is for the entire length of the student's degree program, so long as the student maintains continuous enrollment and students must maintain a 2.75 GPA each quarter.

*Kendall Institutional Awards are not concurrent. A student with eligibility for more than one Kendall Institutional Award will be awarded the higher of the two awards.