Scholarships available through Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois

 

[August 12, 2022] 

Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois (CAPCIL)’s has scholarships available through the Community Service’s Block Grant (CSBG).

The CSBG Scholarship is designed, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, to provide financial assistance to low-income persons with either College Courses, General Education Diploma, Trade School Certification or job-related requirements by one’s employer. Attainment of potential Scholarships will go toward tuition costs in an accredited Illinois educational institution and or necessary requirements for said employer to CSBG-eligible clients.

Requirements include being enrolled or registered in an Illinois institution of higher education, or trade school of choice or proof of a passing grade on GED practice exam for each testing module (GED ONLY) Must be pursuing an Associate or bachelor’s degree, a GED, or Trade School Certification and be resident of Logan, Mason, Menard, Fulton, DeWitt, or Piatt Counties. Must be income eligible for 2022 CSBG services and be enrolled in at least one CAPCIL Service.

Interested individuals can call 217-732-2159 to request a scholarship application. For additional information please visit CAPCIL’s website at www.capcil.info.

It is the mission of CAPCIL, in partnership with community stakeholders, to empower low-income persons and other vulnerable populations of all ages, through the creation and implementation of poverty-fighting initiatives for those in crisis and those who seek a life of lasting independence.

[Breann Titus
Director of Agency Development
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois]