External Scholarships

Many organizations outside of Heartland offer additional scholarship opportunities. The availability of these scholarships is subject to change. HCC does not endorse or sponsor these external scholarships. 

Last Updated: 02/08/2019  

PNC Bank Financial Literacy 101 Scholarship
12 scholarships of $2,000 will be awarded.

SallieMae Scholarship
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Commerce Bank Scholarship
4 scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded.

Illinois Sheriffs' Association College Scholarship
One $500 scholarship will be awarded by McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage.
Deadline Date: March 15, annually

Point Foundation Scholarship
Point Foundation empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential. Recipients will receive up to a $3,700 tuition scholarship and access to a variety of support, education, and community resources dedicated to seeing LGBTQ students succeed.
Deadline Date: May 1

First Art Gallery Scholarship
wanting to enable Art and Liberal Arts students to further their education, First Art Gallery is offering one $1,000 scholarship.
Deadline Date: May 31

Imroving Senior Living Scholarship
One $1,000 scholarship.  Open to students in any major, although it is ideal for students in any health care major.
Deadline Date: October 17, annually
 
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Transfer Scholarship
This scholarship for top community college students seeking to complete their bachelor's degrees.
Deadline Date: October 24
 
Knapp Burn Foundation Scholarship
The Foundation desires to help students with tuition expenses by making funds available through the Knapp Burn Foundation - John Bennet Saviano Educational Grant for $2000 per semester.
Deadline Date: October 31, May 15, biannually
 
Horatio Alger Association Career and Technical Scholarship
Receive up to $25,000 for college, to qualify you must have at least a 2.0 GPA and require financial assistance to attend college. 
Deadline Date: October 25, will reopen for Fall on March 15
 
Education Justice Project Scholarship
EJP offers $500 scholarships for people who have paroled from an adult IDOC facility, paroled from a juvenile IDJJ facility, students who have a family member incarcerated in an IDOC facility, and students who are family members of IDOC staff.
Deadline Date: November 1

TiNspireApps.com Scholarship
Do you share an interest in using Texas Instrument calculator technology?  Any are of study qualifies for the scholarship, however, students in Mathematics, Science, Business and Engineering may be particularly interested.
Deadline Date: December 15
 
VeteranAid.org Veterans Benefits Scholarship
A $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to three students who write the most compelling essay. 
Deadline Date: December 31, annually

Christian Community Credit Union Scholarship for Success
Awarding multi-year scholarships of $1,000 per year. This scholarship will reopen February 1, 2018.
 
HyVee Foundation Scholarship
The scholarship award is payable in a lump sum to be applied to normal college expenses including tuition, room and board, book purchases and rentals, awarding $1,000 to each recipient.
Deadline Date: February 10, annually
 
Parentinn's Scholarship
In an effort to increase awareness and prevention of cyberbullying, the Cyberbullying Prevention for Teens Scholarship has been created.  You could earn $1250 as an undergraduate or $1250 for high school seniors.
Deadline Date: February 28, annually
 
IAA Foundation
Provides college scholarships to Illinois Farm Families, Illinois Farm Bureau members, spouses, or their children who major in agriculture, agribusiness, or an ag-related course of study. The 2019-2020 Scholarship application period will begin December 1st, 2018. 

P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education
Earn up to $3,000 for tuition.  P.E.O. is a need based grant program providing one-time financial assistance to women whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to complete a degree or certification.
Deadline Date: None

Senior Advice Caregiver Scholarship
Provides a $2,000 scholarship for students who have acted as a caregiver to an adult friend or relative in any capacity.
Deadline: July 15

Edison Home Health Care
Provides a $1,000 educational scholarship
Deadline: August 31

BSN Education Nursing Scholarships
Scholarship resource for nursing students

Zonta Club of Lincoln
Offering two scholarships for eligible female students who reside in Logan County and will be attending college next year.  Applications available in HCC financial aid office.