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Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan Presidential Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Illinois Wesleyan's top award pays tuition in full and the university names it the Presidential Scholarship. It is discussed in the university's own international admission answers, where the remaining costs listed for recipients include visa expenses and international travel, so overseas applicants are in scope.

Be clear about what it leaves. Illinois Wesleyan states that it has no full-ride or fully funded scholarship, so housing, meals, health insurance, visa costs and flights are on you even as a Presidential Scholar. Work out that annual figure from the university's international costs page before you count on an offer.

Consideration is automatic. Merit awards are assigned to admitted international students as part of the admission decision, with no separate application, and the academic record plus required entrance exam results carry the weight.

For anything beyond merit, Illinois Wesleyan uses the CSS Profile, code 1320, with a preferred filing date of 1 March. It is the only financial document the university accepts from international applicants.

What It Covers

  • Tuition

Covers full tuition. Illinois Wesleyan states that recipients still bear the rest of the cost, including housing, meals, health insurance, visa expenses and international travel.

Eligibility

Open to admitted first-year applicants, including international applicants, who are not US citizens or US permanent residents. Illinois Wesleyan awards merit scholarships to international applicants with outstanding academic achievement and scores on the required entrance exams, and merit awards are assigned to admitted international students automatically. The university states that it offers no full-ride or fully funded scholarship, so living costs sit outside this award.

Eligible Countries

All countries

How to Apply

Complete the Illinois Wesleyan admission application with all required materials and you are considered automatically, with no extra steps. International applicants send transcripts and test or language results officially from the school or testing agency to international@iwu.edu. To be considered for further Illinois Wesleyan funding on top of merit, file the CSS Profile under institution code 1320, with a preferred filing date of 1 March. The preferred March 1 CSS Profile date is for additional need-based aid, not the Presidential Scholarship application cutoff.

Application Routes and Dates

Scholarship consideration

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