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2022 Scholarship and Grant Programs
Mission Statement To reduce financial barriers to postsecondary education for students who might otherwise be prohibited from attending college and to assist specific segments of the Illinois population with college costs.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Provide equal educational opportunity for postsecondary education to Illinois citizens.
    1. Grant dollars awarded per full-time enrollment will increase at least as much as the mean weighted increase in tuition and fees.
    2. The administrative-to-program dollar ratio will not fall below a level sufficient to support the successful and timely delivery of program dollars to qualified recipients.
  2. Improve college affordability for low-income and middle-income families.
    1. Need-based grant aid as a proportion of college costs will increase annually.
    2. The Monetary Award Program (MAP) will be able to serve students and families with higher average taxable incomes each year.
  3. Reward military service, provide for the families of those who have served the State of Illinois, and provide a recruitment incentive for the Illinois National Guard.
    1. The number of recipients in the Illinois Veteran Grant, Illinois National Guard Grant, Grant Program for the Dependents of Correctional Officers, and Grant Program for the Dependents of Police or Fire Officers (collectively referred to as service programs) will remain equal to 14,000 per year or increase.
  4. Increase the number of teachers and workers in designated shortage fields.
    1. The number of students receiving scholarships to pursue careers in worker shortage areas will increase annually.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Education Assistance Fund, Federal Congressional Teacher Scholarship Program Fund, Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund, State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund, University Grant Fund, Student Loan Operating Fund, Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Fund Statutory Authority 110 ILCS 947/35
Fiscal Year 2023 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2022 Actual Fiscal Year 2022 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2021 Actual Fiscal Year 2020 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 683,019.6 $ 531,885.0 $ 626,974.2 $ 523,127.1 $ 495,143.5
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 683,019.6 $ 531,885.0 $ 626,974.2 $ 523,127.1 $ 495,143.5
Average monthly full-time equivalents 89.0 58.0 71.0 63.0 63.0
Output Indicators
Number of students receiving MAP awards 150,000 145,626 143,155 139,917 138,921
Number of students benefiting from service programs 4,360 4,356 4,798 4,707 5,241
Number of persons participating in teacher and worker shortage programs 1,912 1,492 1,444 1,438 1,459
Number of applications filed 630,337 653,199 670,000 668,804 679,391
Outcome Indicators
Grant aid as a percentage of tuition and fees 20.00% 16.10% 16.50% 16.70% 17.50%
Grant aid per undergraduate full-time-equivalent student (in dollars) $ 1,600.00 $ 1,255.76 $ 1,125.00 $ 1,116.75 $ 1,054.00
Percentage of undergraduates at Illinois colleges receiving state need-based aid 28.50% 28.50% 27.00% 27.00% 25.00%
Average taxable income of families eligible for MAP grants (in dollars) $ 28,000.00 $ 27,945.00 $ 27,500.00 $ 27,267.00 $ 26,414.00
Percentage of low-income applicants who claim a MAP grant when offered 60.00% 61.00% 63.00% 63.00% 65.00%
Percentage of low-income applicants who were not offered a MAP grant 0.00% 0.00% 8.00% 10.00% 20.00%
External Benchmarks
National ranking of maximum award 15.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 17.0
National ranking of need-based aid per undergraduate student 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 9.0
National ranking of total grant dollars per population aged 18 - 24 19.0 19.0 18.0 18.0 21.0
National ranking of student aid as a percentage of the higher education budget 26.0 26.0 25.0 25.0 25.0
Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
Percentage of administrative spending per dollar awarded 1.30% 1.30% 1.30% 1.30% 1.70%

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