External Scholarship Resources
Below please find an online library of external scholarship opportunities. These scholarship opportunities are from outside of Grainger Engineering. This list is noted by due date and regularly updated. Winning any of these external scholarships will not impact your eligibility for consideration for any Grainger Engineering scholarship.
| Scholarship | Due Date |
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| American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Scholarships | Jan 15, 2026 |
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Engineering Society of Illinois - Capital Chapter Scholarship Cass, Christian, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott counties |
Jan 31, 2026 |
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Engineering Society of Illinois - Rock River Area Scholarship Bureau, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, and Carroll counties |
Jan 30, 2026 |
| Illinois Boren Scholarship | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Jewish Heritage Scholarship | Jan 5, 2026 |
| National Refrigeration Foundation Scholarship | Jan 31, 2027 |
| RMEL Foundation Scholarship | Jan 31, 2026 |
| SVC Foundation Industry Scholarship | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Udall Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
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| American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Scholarships | Feb 15, 2026 |
| American Meteorological Society Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship | Feb 6, 2026 |
| American Public Power Association DEED Scholarships and Funding | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Association of State Floodplain Managers Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Illinois Athletic and Academic Strive Scholarship | Feb 8, 2026 |
| Law Office of Philip R. Nathe Scholarship | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Mallon Snyder: Working Student Scholarship | Feb 4, 2026 |
| SBB Research Group Foundation Scholarship | Feb 28, 2026 |
| ScholarSHPE: Membership Common Application | Feb 16, 2026 |
| UK Summer Fulbright | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
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| American Galvanizers Association: Richard L. Brooks Memorial Scholarship | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship | Mar 9, 2026 |
| CTCL Scholarship | Mar 13, 2026 |
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Engineering Society of Illinois (ESI) - East Central Illinois Chapter Champaign, Vermilion, Edgar, Douglas, Coles, Iroquois, and southern Ford counties |
Mar 31, 2026 |
| Law Office of Donald L Bell: Uplifting Communities Scholarship | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Orange & Blue Scholarship - U of I Community Credit Union | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Rising Stars Scholarship | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Superpower Scholarship | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
|---|---|
| American Nuclear Society Incoming Freshman Scholarship | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Equipment Leases College Scholarship | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Fight Against Domestic Violence Scholarship | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Hoffman Firm: Conquering Cancer Scholarship | Apr 1, 2026 |
| IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholarship | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Innovation in Education (Monthly) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Illinois Engineering Initiative Scholarship | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Natural Disaster Relief Scholarship by OVC |
Apr 13, 2026 |
| Butkus-Sylvester Family Scholarship | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Virginia Heinlein Memorial Scholarship | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
|---|---|
| AmericanMuscle Student Scholarship | Jun 15, 2025 |
| Beacon Scholarship for Rural America | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Breaking the Cycle Scholarship | Jun 4, 2025 |
| Diamocycle Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Dick Hannah Dealership Scholarship | Jun 15, 2025 |
| Digital Privacy Scholarship | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Elite Lawyer Scholarship | June 29, 2026 |
| ExtremeTerrain's Student Scholarships | Jun 15, 2025 |
| GoLeanSixSigma.com Scholarship | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Innovation in Education Scholarship | LA Tutors 123 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Mandour & Associates, APC Scholarship | Jun 10, 2025 |
| MyBioSource STEM Scholarship | Jun 30, 2025 |
| PixelPlex Bi-Annual Scholarship | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Quality Formations Startup Grant | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Richard Rawle Memorial Scholarship | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Study.com Scholarship for Black Students | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Study.com Scholarship for Women in STEM | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Women in Aerospace Foundation Scholarship | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
|---|---|
| ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention, Inc. Academic Scholarship | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Breaking the Cycle Scholarship | Jul 28, 2025 |
| CareerFitter Scholarship | July 31, 2025 |
| Champions of Justice Scholarship | July 14, 2025 |
| Conflict Conqueror Scholarship | July 8, 2025 |
| Flavor of the Month Scholarship | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Geneva Rock Scholarship | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Innovation in Education Scholarship | LA Tutors 123 | 20th of every month |
| Law Office of Philip R. Nathe Scholarship | Jul 10, 2025 |
| ROI CX Solutions Scholarship | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
|---|---|
| CalendarBridge Future Innovators Scholarship | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Capital Auto Auction Annual Scholarship | Aug 30, 2025 |
| Cooking Up Joy Scholarship | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Fawell & Fawell: Out-of-State Student Scholarship | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Innovation in Education | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Make Me Laugh Scholarship | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Omics Discovery RNA Research Grant | Aug 30, 2025 |
| SBB Research Group Foundation Scholarship | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Sygma Technology STEM Scholarship for Minority Students | Aug 15, 2025 |
| USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Awards | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Working Student Scholarship | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
|---|---|
| Ambient Bamboo Floors Scholarship | Sept 1, 2025 |
| Finale Inventory Global Supply Chain and Logistics Industry Scholarship | Sept 1, 2025 |
| Innovation in Education (Monthly) | 20th of every month |
| Rising Stars Scholarship | Sept 10, 2025 |
| Shout It Out Scholarship | Sept 30, 2025 |
| Supporting Prisoners' Families Scholarship | Sept 15, 2025 |
| Scholarship | Due Date |
|---|---|
| Beacon Scholarship for Rural America | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Behan Law Group Military Veteran Scholarship | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Boster Bio Scholarship | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Education Matters Scholarship | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Emery Reddy Workers’ Rights Advocacy Scholarship | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Geneva Rock Scholarship | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Hope and Opportunity Scholarship | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Innovation in Education (Monthly) | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Kanoski Bresney Stand up to Distracted Driving Scholarship | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Law Office of Jae Lee Immigrant Student Scholarship | Nov 3, 2025 |
| MKRM Resilient Student Scholarship | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | |
| Parents with Passion Scholarship | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Premier Equipment Engineering & Manufacturing Scholarships | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Roy G. Post Foundation Scholarship | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Saint Crewe Scholarship | Nov 30, 2025 |
| SBB Research Group Foundation Scholarship | Nov 30, 2025 |
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If you do win a scholarship from an external source, please fill out the Outside Scholarship Form and submit to the Office of Student Financial Aid.