Grants & Scholarships

Dads Association provides student organization grants

Dads Association Grants and Scholarships


The Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and social purposes, specifically to provide support to its members and to students at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.


The Illini Dad’s Association is proud of its 100+ year service to the students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Established in 1922, we are the oldest known Dad’s Association in the US. During this time, the Dad’s Association has donated >$1M in grants and scholarships benefitting our students and affecting generations.


As part of that support, The Dads Association awards approximately $20,000 per year in student scholarships and grants to student organizations.


Grants


The Dads Association awards grants in the amount of ~$400 – $2,000 to worthy projects or organizations that provide academic, social, personal, and/or professional assistance to students attending the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

Scholarships


The Dads Association annually awards several scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to students who show both merit and need. Scholarships are paid in January and credited to the Spring semester of that year.