Scholarships for All Majors

Oakton Community College Academic Merit Scholarship
A high school student who graduated in the top 10 percent of his/her class.

Alumni Scholarships
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Alumni Association
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, community service considered, completed 30 credit hours at Oakton Community College.

American Association for Women in Community Colleges, Oakton Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Chapter AAWCC
Full- or part-time female student pursuing an associate’s degree or certificate, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Marilyn and Wallace Appelson Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Bredemann-Scion Scholarship
Sponsor: Bredemann Toyota-Scion
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA. Separate essay required on the topic "What makes Scion fun."

Roberto and Zoila Caballero Scholarship
Sponsor: Luis R. Caballero
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered.
Open only to students without a SSN or visa status.

Thomas and Terese Conway Scholarship
Sponsor: Terese Conway
Full-time student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Bob and Jane DeBaun Scholarship
Sponsor: Bob and Jane DeBaun Scholarship
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Keith & Inez Dixon Scholarship
Sponsor: Keith E. Dixon
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Oakton Community College Educational Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, community service considered.

Excellence Scholarships
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Board of Trustees
Entering or continuing student who has made, or shows promise of making, a significant contribution to the College in areas such as student leadership, the arts, scholarly achievements or service to Oakton. Limited number of awards made to international students who reside in the Oakton district.

Faculty Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Faculty
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA.

Rosemary Geisler Scholarship
Sponsor: Rosemary Geisler
Full- or part-time returning female student enrolled in a certificate or Associate's Degree program, 3.0 GPA.

Michael Gilson Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Paul Gilson family
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, college or community service required, completed one year in Oakton Community College program.

Glenview Community Church Women's Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Glenview Community Church Women's Association
Full- or part-time female student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Glenview State Bank Scholarship
Sponsor:  Glenview State Bank
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Glenview Women of Today Scholarship
Sponsor: Glenview Women of Today
Full- or part-time female student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints and community service considered. Glenview resident preferred.

Oakton Gold Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton staff, faculty and friends
Full-time student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Nancy Graziani Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Charles Graziani
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints and community service considered.

Greenspan Family Scholarship
Sponsor: Greenspan Family
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Joan B. and Frank B. Hall Scholarship
Sponsor: Joan & Frank Hall
Full- or part-time returning student enrolled in an Associate's Degree or retraining program, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

The Ray and Rhea Hartstein Family "Books for Knowledge" Scholarship
Sponsor: Children of Ray and Rhea Hartstein
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Lois E. Henrikson Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Henrikson family
Full- or part-time returning female student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered. Des Plaines, Park Ridge, or Mt. Prospect resident preferred.

HSO Distinguished Scholar Award
Sponsor: Honors Student Organization
Full- or part-time student, 3.25 GPA. Must be in the Honors program.

Dr. Gregory C. James Scholarship
Sponsor: Family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Gregory C. James
Full- or part-time student who best exemplifies diversity.

Christopher Jost Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: David and Pamela Jost and George Darnell
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA. Preference given to Eagle Scouts.

Joyce Properties Scholarships
Sponsor: Gary and Pat Joyce
Full- or part-time minority students from Evanston, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Junior League of Evanston - North Shore Scholarship
Sponsor: Junior League of Evanston - North Shore
Full-time female student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints and community service considered.

Mary and Paul LeGere Scholarship
Sponsor: Adele LeGere
Full- or part-time returning female student, 3.5 GPA, financial constraints and community service considered.

Dr. Lynn Dee Metz Scholarship
Sponsor: John R. Metz
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, single mother who is focused on a career.

Michael D. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Mitchell/Dominick Families
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, who was awarded a general equivalency degree.

Morton Grove Woman's Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Morton Grove Woman's Club
Full- or part-time female student, U.S. citizen, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered. Must be a Morton Grove resident.

Robert L. Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Joseph and Barbara Karacic
Full-time Oakton baseball player, 2.0 GPA.

Buck and Ora O’Neil Scholarship
Sponsor: Friends of Oakton Athletics
Full-time student athlete who intends to become a teacher, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Carolyn Parmer Scholarship
Sponsor: Carolyn Noonan Parmer
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Local PEO Sisterhood Scholarship
Sponsor: Anne Evans, Joan Leeney, and members of the PEO Sisterhood
Full- or part-time female student involved in community service, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Mary & Philip Simonsen Scholarship
Sponsor: Donald & Mary Ellen Simonsen
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, single parent, male or female, financial constraints considered.

Francis and Anne Specht Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Specht family
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints and community service considered.

Stanley and Kristen Stevens Family Fund
Sponsor: Stanley and Kristen Stevens
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Harry Tankus Scholarship
Sponsor: Gerald Horwitz
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA.

Thomas TenHoeve Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, second-year student who demonstrates leadership or service to Oakton.

Thomas M. and Jeri A. Tippett Scholarship
Sponsor: Thomas M. and Jeri A. Tippett Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Trustee Scholarships
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Board of Trustees
Full- or part-time student, 3.5 GPA, community service and financial constraints considered, completed 30 credit hours at Oakton Community College.

UPS Cares Scholarships
Sponsor: UPS
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Michael J. Wall Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. Joan DiLeonardi
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered. Preference given to non-traditional male student.

Dr. Kenny Jackson Williams Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Emory W. Williams
Full- or part-time minority student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Karen Kline Wilmette Harbor Rotary Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Wilmette Harbor Rotary Club
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered. Wilmette or Evanston resident preferred.

Ward M. Woodhead Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA.