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.
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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] |