All Opportunities

The Fall 2025 Scholarship Cycle is closed. All students will be notified of the decisions on April 15, 2025, through Kish email. (please note this was changed from the original date of April 8, 2025)

Questions may be directed to the Kishwaukee College Foundation at 815-825-9790 or foundation@kish.edu . Complete details on Kishwaukee College Foundation scholarships can be found at www.kish.edu/kcfscholarships .

To apply, you must first Sign-in using your personal Kish ID User Name and Password. If you Sign-in using someone else’s account information it will create an error and cancel your application. If you have forgotten your ID and Password, contact the Kishwaukee College Help Desk, 815-825-9888. helpdesk@kish.edu

New Students:

Please fill out the Kishwaukee College Student Information Form before applying for Foundation Scholarships: https://www.kish.edu/apply/. Once you filled out the form, you will be given a Kishwaukee College student ID number and instructions for setting up your KishID and password. This process may take 2-3 business days. To expedite the process, please call Student Services at 815-825-9375. After that time, return to the Kishwaukee College home page and click on myKC. Next, setup your KishID account through the Need Help? Box by following the links. If you get an error stating, you cannot be uniquely identified then try again the next day. If you did not enter your SS# on the Student Information Form, you must use the Student ID Number you will receive by mail at your permanent address.

Current Students:
Click on the Sign-in blue box on this page’s upper right-hand corner with your Kish ID username and password. Fill out the application. All Foundation scholarships use the same online application. Your application will automatically be submitted for any scholarship you qualify for where additional information is not required. Some scholarships may require supporting documents, such as a short essay or letter of recommendation. You may save your application and come back later.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1600 available Illinois Community College System Foundation Healthcare Scholarship
The Illinois Health Improvement scholarship is provided by the Board of...
Ended
$0 available Kishwaukee College Engineering Scholarship
The KC Engineering Scholarship fund is designed to support engineering...
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$1,020 available Pat Humo Nursing Scholarship
The Pat Humo Nursing scholarship is designed for applicants who have...
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$500 available Pay It Forward Scholarship
The Pay It Forward Scholarship is for current or incoming Kishwaukee...
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$1900 available AG Communications Endowment
PURPOSE: support students pursuing a degree in Manufacturing...
Ended
$2,000 available Arden Perry & Kathryn Cornell Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for graduates of Genoa-Kingston High School;...
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$1,500 Barry Haber Kiwanis Club of DeKalb
PURPOSE: DeKalb High School graduates attending Kishwaukee College...
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$5,000 available Beulah & Roberta Hackett Endowment
PURPOSE: for students who have been accepted into the Kishwaukee...
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$500 available Bruce Cobb Horticulture Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for full-time horticulture students who will have...
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$1362 available Bud & Kay Stocking, Rochelle Rotary Service Above Self Endowment
PURPOSE: Rochelle Township High School students going to Kishwaukee...
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$6000 available Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: For students who maintain satisfactory academic...
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$6000 available Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment for Nursing
PURPOSE: For students who are enrolled full-time for the Kishwaukee...
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varies Chris & Katherine Boulos Foundation Scholarship
PURPOSE: available to graduates of DeKalb or Sycamore High School who...
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$1393 available ComEd Endowment
PURPOSE: for students pursuing a career in Engineering or...
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$2,500 available Compeer Financial Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students who are pursuing agriculture, or...
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$5,000 available Dean & Betty Burgemeister Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for students who have been accepted into the...
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$1450 available DeKalb Area Garden Club Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for horticulture students. CRITERIA: Program of Study...
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$500 available DeKalb Fire Fighters Local 1236 Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students enrolled in Nursing, Radiology, or...
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$700 available Diane McNeilly Education Endowment
PURPOSE: for an Ogle County high school graduate pursuing a degree in...
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$1,140 available Donald C. Mack Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students pursuing an A.A.S. degree in...
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$1,000 available Earl & Jeanne Pritchard Scholarship
PURPOSE: for students working toward a horticulture degree. CRITERIA:...
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$925 available Edward W. Deeke Endowment
PURPOSE: for students who are enrolled in the Kishwaukee College...
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$1,000 available Eleanor Anglin Price Scholarship
PURPOSE: for students who did not start their college education...
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$21,500 available Emma Anderson Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students graduates. CRITERIA: district high school...
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$2,500 available Enbridge Pipeline Industry Awareness Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for pursuing a career in engineering or...
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$1,000 available Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students with disabilities. CRITERIA: must submit...
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$1,000 available Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students in Business, Finance, Education, Nursing,...
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$900 available Howard & Martha Mullins Endowment for Nursing
PURPOSE: designed nursing students not yet accepted into the nursing...
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$500 available Ine Achilles Scholarship for Horticulture
PURPOSE: designed for horticulture students who have completed one year...
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$2,000 available James Salomone Fuerst Endowment
PURPOSE: for students with financial need and who are enrolled in a...
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$500 available Jeremy Davis Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for a Criminal Justice student or a student with a...
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$2,000 available Joyce A. Nicklas Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: newly admitted nursing students. CRITERIA: minimum GPA of 2.5;...
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$750 available Kishwaukee College Alumni Association Scholarship
PURPOSE: awarded to a resident of the Kishwaukee College...
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$4,400 available Kishwaukee College Employee Give Scholarship
PURPOSE: established with the intent of funds raised from the annual...
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$2,000 available Kishwaukee College First-Generation Scholarship
PURPOSE: provides financial support to students who graduated from...
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$8,000 available LaVerne "Dutch" Johnson Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for those who come from a rural background. CRITERIA:...
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$2000 available Law Enforcement Lifelong Learning Scholarship
PURPOSE: for students in the Criminal Justice Program. CRITERIA: Program...
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$700 available Leah Wach Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed students who can demonstrate an extreme...
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$700 available Les & Deanie Springmire Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for students who are experiencing financial...
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$565 available Marie Ann Pierce Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: The Marie Ann Pierce Memorial endowment is designed for...
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$500 available Mark Brisbin Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: for students enrolled in Kishwaukee College Automotive or...
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$2,000 available Mark Joseph Bussone Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for students enrolled in the Radiology...
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$1250 available Mathew J. Rood DPT Scholarship
PURPOSE: to provide scholarship support to incoming or currently...
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$500 available Michael Bennett & Janette Maley Art Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students who are interested in art and enrolled or...
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$4,000 available Nancy D. Castle Scholarship
This scholarship is committed to helping Kish College students who are...
Ended
$500 available OC Creative Scholarship
PURPOSE: supports students who have a career goal in creative services...
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$700 available OJ & Phyllis Cunningham Malta Lions Club Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for incoming and currently enrolled students in the...
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$600 available Paul J. Smith Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for students who are pursuing a degree in Diesel Power...
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$1,500 available Philip H. Nye Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students enrolled in Education coursework at...
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$500 available Rebecca Williams Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students enrolled in an Office Systems...
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