Recipients must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a first-time incoming freshman enrolling full-time in the fall 2021 semester or later
- Have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Have an annual family income less than $63,575 with assets less than $50,000 based on the FAFSA
- Be an Illinois resident who attended an Illinois high school
- Be a dependent student under age 24
- Be eligible for Federal financial aid
- Have a current FAFSA on file by December 1
- Apply for admission by March 1
- Enroll in a four-year degree program at SIU Carbondale
- Stay enrolled full-time for eight consecutive fall and spring semesters
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress in order for the commitment to be renewed