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Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS)

ASPIRE Scholarship

 

The "All Students Prosper If Resources Exist" Scholarship

About the scholarship:

The All Students Prosper If Resources Exist, or ASPIRE, Scholarship was envisioned to fill a need on campus: Increased access to important professional opportunities for undergraduate students. The Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, & Scholarship, Student Government of Loyola Chicago, and the Office of Financial Aid collaborated to develop this scholarship. ASPIRE aims to help financially in-need students complete their university-mandated Engaged Learning requirement by lessening the financial burden of these often unpaid opportunities. It will be available to undergraduate students enrolled in qualifying Engaged Learning courses during the Fall, Spring, or Summer academic terms.

In the Fall and Spring semesters, six applicants each term will be awarded a scholarship of up to $1,500 to be applied to their tuition balance. An award of equal value will be awarded to eight applicants in the Summer term.

Eligibility and Criteria for Selection:

All recipients of the ASPIRE Scholarship must meet the following criteria: 

  • Submission of a quality application and pending application review.
  • Be enrolled in an Engaged Learning Course during the term in which the scholarship is awarded. The course must be in one of the following Engaged Learning program; Academic Internship, Undergraduate Research, Public Performance, or Fieldwork.
    • Have secured an unpaid experience. 
    • Service-Learning does NOT qualify for this award. 
  • Demonstrate financial need as made evident by the Office of Financial Aid, along with a brief (self-disclosed) description from the student. 
  • If awarded the ASPIRE Scholarship, the recipient must create a presentation and upload it to our eCommons platform. 
  • If awarded the ASPIRE Scholarship, the recipient must create a Learning Portfolio on Digication, highlighting their learning experience in their course and their community agency or research setting. 
  • If the student has received the ASPIRE Scholarship in the past, they are no longer eligible. 

Applications and Further Questions: 

Questions and concerns can be directed to CELTS@LUC.edu. 

Important dates and deadlines:

Award Application Cycle Open Date Close Date
SPRING 2026
 CLOSED CLOSED
SUMMER 2026  CLOSED CLOSED
FALL 2026 CLOSED CLOSED

 

Previous Recipients: 

Read about the experiences of our most recent and previous recipients:

 

The "All Students Prosper If Resources Exist" Scholarship

About the scholarship:

The All Students Prosper If Resources Exist, or ASPIRE, Scholarship was envisioned to fill a need on campus: Increased access to important professional opportunities for undergraduate students. The Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, & Scholarship, Student Government of Loyola Chicago, and the Office of Financial Aid collaborated to develop this scholarship. ASPIRE aims to help financially in-need students complete their university-mandated Engaged Learning requirement by lessening the financial burden of these often unpaid opportunities. It will be available to undergraduate students enrolled in qualifying Engaged Learning courses during the Fall, Spring, or Summer academic terms.

In the Fall and Spring semesters, six applicants each term will be awarded a scholarship of up to $1,500 to be applied to their tuition balance. An award of equal value will be awarded to eight applicants in the Summer term.

Eligibility and Criteria for Selection:

All recipients of the ASPIRE Scholarship must meet the following criteria: 

  • Submission of a quality application and pending application review.
  • Be enrolled in an Engaged Learning Course during the term in which the scholarship is awarded. The course must be in one of the following Engaged Learning program; Academic Internship, Undergraduate Research, Public Performance, or Fieldwork.
    • Have secured an unpaid experience. 
    • Service-Learning does NOT qualify for this award. 
  • Demonstrate financial need as made evident by the Office of Financial Aid, along with a brief (self-disclosed) description from the student. 
  • If awarded the ASPIRE Scholarship, the recipient must create a presentation and upload it to our eCommons platform. 
  • If awarded the ASPIRE Scholarship, the recipient must create a Learning Portfolio on Digication, highlighting their learning experience in their course and their community agency or research setting. 
  • If the student has received the ASPIRE Scholarship in the past, they are no longer eligible. 

Applications and Further Questions: 

Questions and concerns can be directed to CELTS@LUC.edu. 

Important dates and deadlines:

Award Application Cycle Open Date Close Date
SPRING 2026
 CLOSED CLOSED
SUMMER 2026  CLOSED CLOSED
FALL 2026 CLOSED CLOSED

 

Previous Recipients: 

Read about the experiences of our most recent and previous recipients: