Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is available through scholarships, graduate assistantships, and tuition waivers (doctoral level by application).
Departmental Scholarships
Scholarships offered to students are awarded by the Department in conjunction with the Financial Aid Office and the Illinois State University Foundation. Application criteria vary. The amounts and number of awards vary due to fund balances and annual endowment earnings. Learn about the scholarships offered through the Department.
You may be eligible for more ISU scholarships!
Additional scholarships in the College of Education Scholarship Program are available to graduate education students through the Office of the Dean Scholarships. The application period is March 1-31 of each year.
External Scholarships and Awards
- See the Graduate School list of Scholarship and Fellowships
- Belfer-Aptman Scholars Award for Dissertation Research ($2000) related to violence prevention and/or treatment (Due April 1 each year).
- The Edgar L. Morphet Dissertation Award: is given during the annual National Council of Professors of Educational Administration conference to recognize scholarship in the dissertation stage of advanced academic work in the field of educational administration. The award is made for efforts at improving the knowledge base of our profession.
University financial aid
General financial aid information is available at the Illinois State Financial Aid Office. The Graduate School also posts information about aid and scholarship opportunities.
Tuition waivers
Tuition waivers, Diversity Tuition Waivers, and International Graduate Trustees' Tuition Waivers are available through the Graduate School. Learn more about tuition waivers and apply. The criteria for these waivers are very inclusive.
To apply for a Department tuition waiver please complete the Graduate Tuition Waiver Application form located at the Graduate School Web site. Students should apply for tuition waivers before the first week of classes each semester (second week in August for fall, first week in January for spring, second week in May for summer) to be considered for tuition waivers. Students must be a major in the EAF Department and be in good academic standing. Priority is given to doctoral students enrolled for the first 15 dissertation hours and making progress on the dissertation, full-time graduate students with demonstrated financial need, and advanced graduate students with demonstrated financial need. Students must be registered for the semester for which they are applying for tuition waivers. Tuition waiver availability is limited; requests generally exceed funding.
Mail or fax form to Carol Pfoff 5900 EAF, (fax 309 438-8683).
The fall 2011 deadline has passed. Spring 2012 applications are due January 6th.
Assistantships
Several graduate assistantships for both master's and doctoral students are available each year. Stipends range from $800 to $1,000 per month for the fall and spring semesters. Assistantships include a tuition waiver. During the summer, students who have had graduate assistantships during the school year are eligible for free tuition waivers even though they do not work or earn money as a graduate assistant during the summer. View graduate assistantships available and apply online.