Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program (TISP)
Pays up to full cost of attendance for Illinois residents from high-need Illinois public school districts preparing to teach, in exchange for teaching in an Illinois district with high teacher vacancies.
The Scholarship Finder matches this against your student’s profile, saves it to a list, and shows the application link and contact details with a free account (no password, nothing to pay).
Who can apply
- Lives or goes to school in Illinois
- For college students
- Studying education
- GPA of at least 2.5
- Attended an Illinois public school district meeting poverty and teacher-shortage criteria; teaching commitment or repay as a loan
- Citizenship: U.S. citizen
How to apply
You’ll need the FAFSA.
Open this listing in the Scholarship Finder for the application page, the sponsor’s website and contact details.
Is this legit?
Trust 100/100 A government program, confirmed on the agency’s own site. No red flags.
Source: State program · checked September 30, 2026. Sponsors change dates and amounts; confirm with the sponsor before you apply.
Listed for: Illinois. See all 7,344 scholarships or the ones that welcome homeschoolers.
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