Scholarship Overview

Merit Scholarships is offered by the Illinois Institute of Technology . Merit Scholarships is awarded to Bachelors Degree students who can demonstrate excellent academic achievement and the potential to contribute to the university community. This Merit Based scholarship will be given on a yearly basis. The scholarship amount can be used for tuition. The maximum scholarship amount a student can get is USD 10000. Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship if they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. In this case, they need not submit a separate application for applying to this scholarship. Students must have taken the 12th grade to be eligible for this scholarship. To be eligible for this award, international students must take English language examinations as well as standardised exams like TOEFL, IELTS, PTE and SAT. The following documentation is required from students in order to apply for the scholarship: Financial Documents and Official Transcripts.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in Illinois Institute of Technology in USA

• B.S in Chemical Engineering
  B.S in Biomedical Engineering
• B.A.C in Information Technology and Management
  B.S in Mechanical Engineering
• B.S in Architectural Engineering
  B.S in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.)
• B.S in Physics
  B.S in Computer Engineering
• B.S in Computer Science
  B.S in Aerospace Engineering
• B.S in Electrical Engineering
  Bachelor of Architecture
• B.S in Artificial Intelligence
  B.S in Biology

• The scholarship is applicable to all the undergrad courses offered by Illinois Tech 

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: USD 10,000 => Rs 8,36,400

Conversion rate used: 1 USD = Rs. 86.62 (last updated 17th January 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: Yearly

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• The scholarship amount starts at $10,000 annually  

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 90)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6.5)
PTE	Required (minimum score 53)
SAT	Required
12	Required

Eligibility

• Applicants should have passed High School
• Recommend Subjects: English, Maths, and Science
• In response to the challenges created by COVID-19, Illinois Tech will not require standardized tests for undergraduate applicants in spring 2023 and fall 2022

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
Financial/Tax Documents	Required
Official transcripts	Required

• Financial Affidavit of Support for F-1 Students
• Submit official or certified copies of marks or grades of courses completed prior to university or college entrance, as well as all board examination scores
• In cases where official transcripts are not issued in English, applicants must submit the official native language transcript along with a certified translated English version
• ELP scores
• SAT scores

Application Process:

• No separate application is required. Each application is automatically reviewed

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	November 15, 2023	For Spring intake 2024
Deadline for Fall intake	February 01, 2024	Not Available

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).