All Opportunities

The Spring 2026 scholarship cycle will open on September 15, 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 fill 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, set up 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 in the 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 a letter of recommendation. You may save your application and come back later.

Important Spring 2026 Scholarship Dates:

  • Scholarship Application opens: September 15, 2025
  • Scholarship Application closes: October 15, 2025
  • Scholarship awards announced and offered (via your Kish email): November 18, 2025
  • Letter of regret notification (via your Kish email): November 18, 2025
  • Student Acceptance Due: December 2, 2025
Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$500 available The Kishwaukee College Board of Trustees Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students who are actively engaged in civic service...
Deadline10/15/2025
$4,000 available The Sycamore Hospital Physicians Nursing Endowment
PURPOSE: is designed for students who are currently in the nursing...
Deadline10/15/2025
$2500 available Tom & Nancy Roberts Endowment
PURPOSE: for students who are or were involved in performing arts while...
Deadline10/15/2025
$3400 available Vernon & Dorothy Smith Scholarship
PURPOSE: awarded to a student who is enrolled in a degree or credit...
Deadline10/15/2025
$600 available Veronica M. Ream Endowment
PURPOSE: awarded to full time students at Kishwaukee College who have a...
Deadline10/15/2025
$700 available Wayne McIlrath Family Scholarship
PURPOSE: for students who are beginning or returning to college as...
Deadline10/15/2025
$1,000 available William & Emiline Rood Family Scholarship
PURPOSE: support for incoming or enrolled full-time students who have...
Deadline10/15/2025
$1393 available ComEd Endowment
PURPOSE: for students pursuing a career in Engineering or...
Ended
$500 available OC Creative Scholarship
PURPOSE: supports students who have a career goal in creative services...
Ended
0 available Bruce Cobb Horticulture Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for full-time horticulture students who will have...
Ended
0 available DeKalb Fire Fighters Local 1236 Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students enrolled in Nursing, Radiology, or...
Ended
$0 available Ine Achilles Scholarship for Horticulture
PURPOSE: designed for horticulture students who have completed one year...
Ended
$0 available Leah Wach Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed students who can demonstrate an extreme...
Ended
$0 available Marie Ann Pierce Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: The Marie Ann Pierce Memorial endowment is designed for...
Ended
$0 available Michael Bennett & Janette Maley Art Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students who are interested in art and enrolled or...
Ended
$0 available OJ & Phyllis Cunningham Malta Lions Club Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for incoming and currently enrolled students in the...
Ended
$0 available Paul J. Smith Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for students who are pursuing a degree in Diesel Power...
Ended
$0 available Rebecca Williams Memorial Scholarship
PURPOSE: designed for students enrolled in an Office Systems...
Ended
$0 available Richard Akers Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed to support students in history, economics, and/or...
Ended
$0 available Rollan R. Bonneau Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: designed for students enrolled in Automotive Technology, Diesel...
Ended
$0 available Rufus Brown Memorial Endowment
PURPOSE: support students who graduated from an in-district high school...
Ended
$0 available Terry S. Jones & Nancy J. Eyer Nursing Student Scholarship
PURPOSE: for students currently enrolled in the Kishwaukee College...
Ended
$0 available The Suter Company Endowment
The Suter Company scholarship is for students with preference to current...
Ended