Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Scholarship

Each year the Department shall select students to receive scholarships and fee waivers which will enable them to attend and complete their post-secondary education at a community college, university, or college. Scholarship recipients are selected based on their scholastic record, community and extracurricular activities, and general interest in higher education.

Questions concerning the Department of Children and Family Services Scholarship Program may be directed to DCFS.Scholarship@illinois.gov.

ABOUT THE SPONSOR
Founded in 1964, DCFS is responsible for protecting children from abuse or neglect by responding to calls received on the Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-25-ABUSE (1-800-252-2873). With the goal of keeping children safe, DCFS strengthens and supports families with a wide range of services. When keeping a child safe means removing them from the home, DCFS makes every effort to reunite them with their family. When the best interest of the child makes this impossible, DCFS is committed to pursuing guardianship or adoption by loving families to provide children with a safe and permanent home. DCFS is also responsible for licensing and monitoring of all Illinois child welfare agencies.