Empower Illinois scholarship applications open TODAY, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. (CST)

Empower Illinois scholarship applications will be available through EmpowerIllinois.org. This will serve as step one of our two-step application. The application is online only and will be available in English and Spanish.

 

If you have questions during the application process, please call the scholarship hotline at (855) 318-1222. The hotline will be open until 9:00 p.m. today. You can also use the live chat function on our website or reach out to us on our Facebook page.

What You’ll Need All you need to begin your application is your name and contact information, your child’s date of birth, and their preferred school. If you do not know what school you would like your child to attend, please select ‘Undecided’. You will not need to submit any documents during this step of the application process. Click here for more information and step-by-step instructions.   Don’t Forget Only ONE reservation and application will be accepted for each household. A household is defined as all family members living together at one address. The reservation form can fit up to 15 students. If multiple family members reserve a spot in line at the same time, the system will delete duplicates and only accept the later time stamped application. Please be sure to only submit ONEapplication for your household.   What’s Next After you reserve your place in line, you will receive a link to the full application. It may take up to a few weeks for you to receive this link. When you receive it, you will have 3 days (72 hours) to complete the application and submit all your documents.