Our Opportunities

Welcome to the College of DuPage Scholarship Portal!


Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to COD students with brief information about the scholarship criteria. In order to apply, you must be a registered, current or incoming COD student, with a user name and password from My access. Have not created one? Please go to myaccess.cod.edu

Sign in tips:*
1. Sign in using your COD log in credentials. Ensure accuracy in the spelling of your user name.
2. Complete your General Application (a series of qualifying questions). Please note this is only to qualify, once you submit the general application you will get a “recommended” scholarship that you will need to look over and apply.
3. Please note all scholarships are listed by the most recent application deadline to the oldest, and in alphabetical order. If you need to find one in specific, use keywords in the search bar to find it.
4. Note, if a scholarship action says NONE, these are auto-matches applications. You are automatically considered for these scholarships based on your general application.
5. All notifications regarding scholarship applications are sent to your dupage.edu email address. Make sure you are checking your COD email regularly. Scholarships are NOT guaranteed, they are a gift.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$2,500.00 9/11 Memorial Scholarship
Two $2,500.00 scholarships will be awarded for Fall 2023. Eligible...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Alice Giordano Alumni Scholarship
The Alice Giordano Alumni Scholarship recognizes a parent in need of...
Deadline03/31/2023
$2,000 Alice M. Snelgrove Honors Scholarship
PURPOSE: To assist academically talented students who are actively...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000.00 Alice Ramus Endowed Scholarship
To support single parents in need of financial assistance to attend...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 American Meteorological Society Scholarship
The American Meteorological Society Scholarship provides students an...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Assurance Golden Jubilee Scholarship
In honor of Jim Blackburn and Rosemary Suchomski, this scholarship is...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 August J. Zarcone Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory of August J. Zarcone, a math professor at...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,500 Aveling Memorial Scholarship
The Aveling Memorial Scholarship assists students pursuing a health care...
Deadline03/31/2023
Varies B.J. Hoddinott Wildlife Ecology Scholarship
The B.J. Hoddinott Wildlife Ecology Scholarship assists students...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 BethAnn Morgese Scholarship
The BethAnn Morgese Scholarship assists students with a demonstrated...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Betty and Ron Krupp Veterans Fund
This scholarship honors Betty and Ron Krupp, longtime volunteers and...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Brian Fugiel Memorial Meteorological Scholarship
The Brian Fugiel Memorial Meteorological Scholarship provides students...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 BTE Stage Management Scholarship
The BTE Stage Management Scholarship supports students studying stage...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Cancer Federation Biological Science Scholarship
The Cancer Federation Biological Science Scholarship promotes the study...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Capper and Marilou Grant Paralegal Scholarship
To recognize, through scholarship, a paralegal student who demonstrated...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Carol Stream Community College Scholarship
The Carol Stream Community College Scholarship supports the educational...
Deadline03/31/2023
$2,000 Catherine M. Brod Scholarship for Speech and Theatre Students
The Catherine M. Brod Scholarship for Speech and Theatre Students...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Certificate of GED Scholarship
This scholarship encourages GED recipients to continue their education....
Deadline03/31/2023
$2,000.00 Chaparral Alumni Network Annual Scholarship Fund
Purpose: To support students that are first generation, under resourced...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 College of DuPage Faculty Association Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of DuPage students on the journey to...
Deadline03/31/2023
Varies Culinary Student Scholarship/Teen Culinary Challenge
The Culinary Student Scholarship (Teen Culinary Challenge) assists high...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 DeLara Family Scholarship
The DeLara Family Scholarship supports students pursuing a career in...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Developmental Education Scholarship
CRITERIA: The student must have graduated high school or attained a...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 DiabeticLifestyle.com Scholarship
This scholarship benefits culinary and baking students and is generously...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000.00 Diagnostic Medical Imaging Endowed Scholarship
This endowment shall provide funds for students who are pursuing careers...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Donald B. Carter Memorial Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship was created In memory of Donald Boone Carter’s role as...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Donald J. Craft Memorial Scholarship
The Donald J. Craft Memorial Scholarship supports a student pursuing a...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Dr. Joseph and Donna Collins Student Success Scholarship
This scholarship assists a financially needy student at College of...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship is available to College of...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Dr. Maureen N. Dunne Autism Student Success Scholarship
To support student success
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Dr. Robert J. Frank Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Robert J. Frank (also known as...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 DuPage Area Moms Scholarship
This scholarship supports a mother who has interrupted her career to...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Earl E. and Teresa L. Dowling Scholarship Fund for Student Success
Applicants must be currently enrolled at or admitted to attend the...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Earl E. Swanson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of Earl Edward Swanson...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Edward R. Valintis Technology Scholarship
The Edward R. Valintis Technology Scholarship assists second-year...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Edwin and Barbara Dannewitz Perioperative Arena Scholarship
The Edwin and Barbara Dannewitz Perioperative Arena Scholarship supports...
Deadline03/31/2023
$400 Eileen M. Ward Endowed Textbook/Instructional Materials Scholarship
The Eileen Ward Textbook Scholarship assists students with the expenses...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Ellen Johnson Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of Ellen Johnson, an Anthropology...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Ellen Watt Memorial Scholarship
Purpose: To honor the memory of Robert Watt’s dear wife Ellen. Bob and...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Ellen Watt Memorial Scholarship II
Applicants must be currently enrolled at or admitted to attend the...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000.00 Eric Martinson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Live in District 502 • Be currently enrolled or intend to enroll at...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,250 Esther Rowe Dodge Scholarship
This scholarship supports education students at College of DuPage in...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,250 Flexible Steel Lacing Scholarship
This scholarship awards two students in need of financial assistance who...
Deadline03/31/2023
$500 Floral Design Memorial Scholarship
The Floral Design Memorial Scholarship offers financial assistance to...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 For the Love of Chocolate Scholarship
To support pastry students
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Foundation Supplies Scholarship
The Foundation’s Supplies Scholarship supports students in need of...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Foundation's Achiever Scholarship
The Foundation’s Achiever Scholarship recognizes students who have...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,000 Foundation's Freshman Scholarship
The Foundation’s Freshman Scholarship awards incoming or returning...
Deadline03/31/2023
$3,250 Foundation's Impact Scholarship
The Foundation’s Impact Scholarship supports students in need of...
Deadline03/31/2023
$1,750 Foundation's Returning Adult Scholarship
The Foundation’s Returning Adult Scholarship supports returning adults...
Deadline03/31/2023