Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program

About Scholarship

If: (1) you plan to teach at a nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool, elementary school, or secondary school, for which the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has determined that no less than 30 percent of the enrolled students are racial minorities; and (2) you are a minority yourself or are a qualified bilingual minority applicant, then you may qualify for the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program. This scholarship may be received for a maximum of the equivalent of four academic years. As part of the application process, you must agree to the terms and conditions that are outlined in the application's Teaching Agreement or Promissory Note. By receiving this scholarship, you must teach in Illinois. If this teaching commitment is not fulfilled, the scholarship converts to a loan, and you must repay the entire amount plus interest. Applicants must be a high school graduate or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis at an institution of higher education. If the applicant is already licensed to teach, they must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a course of study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a master's degree in an academic field in which they are teaching or plan to teach. Applications received after the priority deadline date will be considered for the MTI Scholarship Program only if funding remains after all timely complete applicants have been awarded. The complete list of eligible schools is available on the scholarship's website. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact ISAC for more information.

Offered by: Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)