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Scholarships for Harper College Students
Over 9,000 students were awarded more than $27 million in scholarships, grants and tuition waivers through Harper College in 2017-2018.
Harper College Donor Sponsored Scholarships:
The Harper College Educational Foundation provides funding for more than 160 scholarships thanks to the generosity of Harper College donors and alumni. These scholarships are awarded based on the detail and quality of your essays, and the scholarship criteria. Many scholarships for the following Fall and Spring semesters open in early March and may close in early May.
Criteria for each scholarship varies and has been established by the sponsor. Examples of scholarship criteria include: financial need, residency, enrollment status (e.g., full-time: 12 or more hours; part-time: 6-11 hours), grade-point average, earned college credit, or pursuit of particular college majors. Regardless of citizenship status, we encourage all students to apply for scholarships.
Harper College Institutional Scholarships:
Many institutional scholarships are offered by Harper in recognition of students who exhibit academic excellence, artistic talent, strong leadership skills or service to their communities. These scholarship programs may pay for part or all of your first two years of college.
- Distinguished Trustee Scholarship
- Academic Recognition Scholarship
- Engineering Pathways Scholarship
- One Million Degrees
External Scholarships:
External scholarships are awarded to students by community organizations, workplaces, faith institutions, local businesses and others. Students must apply for these scholarships individually and they are awarded by the scholarship sponsors.
Private Scholarship Donors:
As a private scholarship donor, please complete the Private Scholarship Funder Form for the applicable academic year
Completing this required form provides valuable information to ensure the scholarship funds are applied to the selected student's account in an accurate and timely manner. The Private Scholarship Funder Form may be downloaded by clicking the link below.
- Fall 2019 thru Summer 2020*: For scholarships to be awarded for Fall 2019, Spring 2020 or Summer 2020, please fill out and submit the 2019-2020 form.
- Fall 2018 thru Summer 2019*: For scholarships to be awarded for Fall 2018, Spring 2019 or Summer 2019, please fill out and submit the 2018-2019 form.
*Note: If any portion of the scholarship must be returned to the donor, Harper College requires an IRS W-9 Form be completed by the donor so that we may return these funds.
Please submit the private scholarship check and the Private Scholarship Funder Form to:
Harper College Business Office
Building A, Room A214
1200 West Algonquin Road
Palatine, Illinois 60067
Other Resources
Unfortunately, there are some companies that offer scholarship search services without the best interests of students in mind. The Federal Trade Commission has prepared resources to protect consumers against scholarship scam services. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Federal Trade Commission
Information about scholarship scams and the six warning signs.
File a Complaint
Guidelines on how consumers can file a scholarship scam complaint with the Federal
Trade Commission.