Individual Student Academic Achievement

Each year an outstanding senior from each of the four-year degree-granting institutions of higher learning in Illinois is awarded a Lincoln Academy Medallion and thereby becomes a Student Laureate. Student Laureates are honored for their overall excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities.

• Daizja Hollman

The Fulbright U.S. Student Scholars program offers highly competitive research and English Teaching Assistant grants to qualified graduates. The grant supports a full year of living and studying overseas in a choice of over 140 countries. Students are selected in a two-part process, initially as semi-finalists from the U.S. Commission, then as Finalists by the countries selected.

• Ashely Farinango – Fulbright UK Summer Institute Semifinalist

Service Learning’s Community Builder Award recognizes a student’s collaborative efforts on and off campus to make a difference in the lives of others.

• Natalia Gonzalez

Recognizes a student’s service and leadership across and beyond our campus. The Elmhurst University Fellow is selected by the President and joins others fellows from across the nation in exploring and developing strategies to promote social change.

• Emerson Azcoitia 

Established in 1978, this scholarship is awarded to outstanding full-time students who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.75 or better and have attended the University for one year or more. Awardees are nominated by their academic department and chosen through a competitive process administered by the Honors Program Committee.

• Cassadie Comiskey
• Faith Geevarghese
• Mahek Javed
• Dylan Walker
• Ana Zaragoza

The Presidential Scholarship is given to the top incoming freshmen with the highest combination of class standing and composite test score (ACT or SAT). The award is renewable each year if the student maintains a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale.

The Honors Scholarships are offered to students who are joining us from one of eight community colleges. To be considered, a student must complete the honors program at the community college while earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The award recipient is selected by the community college honors program committees. This award is renewable for one year with a 3.0 grade-point average.

The Transfer Excellence Scholarship is awarded to the outstanding transfer students who have completed 45 semester hours of transferable college credit. The award is renewable annually with a 3.0 grade-point average.

The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship is awarded to outstanding transfer students who were members of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society. This award is renewable annually with a 3.0 grade-point average.

The Dean’s Scholarship is given to incoming freshmen who have performed at a high level in a strong high-school program and have shown superior abilities in most other academic endeavors. The award is renewable with a 2.75 grade-point average.

The Transfer Achievement Scholarship is awarded to outstanding transfer students who have completed 32 semester hours of transferable college credit. The award is renewable each year with a 2.75 grade-point average.

The Academic Music Scholarship is awarded to students majoring in music, based on academic credentials and an audition. The award is renewable annually.