以大学董事艾尔·赛尔夫和他的妻子莱拉的名字命名. A. 以及莱拉自我领导学院奖学金 is a distinguished and prestigious award given to the top applicants to the university that demonstrate exceptional leadership potential. The Selfs provided the founding gift to the 领导 Academy in 2000, and it allows the 领导 Academy to provide up to four incoming first-year students with scholarships.
The 领导 Academy is composed of 30 undergraduates and is led by Executive Director George M. Langlois和项目经理Alexandra. 除了资助30名本科生. The academy is an educational initiative aimed at developing the leadership potential of all 威尼斯人平台 students.
Additional benefits to 领导 Academy Scholarship recipients include exclusive leadership opportunities on campus and in the Chicago area, 社交午宴和晚宴, 体验式领导力发展和培训, 以及与其他领导力学院威尼斯人平台的社会联系. 领导 Academy Scholars will also receive a certificate in leadership studies upon successful completion of the academy’s programs and activities.
奖学金的好处
- Full-tuition scholarship in the initial year of admittance to the academy. 第一年后的每一年, students are only required to cover any annual increase to tuition. Students are eligible for up to four years of undergraduate tuition; five years if the student is in the architecture program.
- 独家领导威尼斯人平台 在校园里和芝加哥地区, 社交午宴和晚宴, 体验式领导力发展和培训, 以及与其他领袖学院威尼斯人平台的社会凝聚力
- 领导学证书 upon successful completion of the Academy’s programs and activities
如何申请
领导 Academy scholarship candidates must apply to 威尼斯人平台 and must submit the following to the Office of 本科入学 no later than 11月15日:
- 应用 via the Early Decision I (binding) or Early Action I (non-binding) application deadline
- Complete and submit an application for regular admission through the 常见的应用程序
- Complete and submit the 领导 Academy Scholarship Application
- Students who are selected as finalists for the 领导 Academy Scholarship will be required to participate in a final interview, 哪个星期六在校园举行 学术研讨会 二月初.
应用程序时间
| 11月15日 | 领导 Academy application due along with application to Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 12月 | 领导力学院入围者将收到通知 |
| 二月初 | 领导 Academy finalists will participate in an in-person interview at 学术研讨会 |
| 2月下旬 | 领导 Academy Scholars recipients will be notified of their selection |
| 4月1日 | 决定接受领导学院奖学金的截止日期 |
| 5月1日 | 确认入读威尼斯人平台 |
采访行程
Students will be selected by 领导 Academy staff to interview virtually 二月初. 学生们也参加了“真麦酒运动”组织面试, Duchossois, 和/或英国皇家奖学金申请者将需要亲自面试.
Your interview is an experiential one: 领导 Academy staff will contact you to schedule your 领导 Experience for Assessment and Development (LEAD) appointment, 哪个是四小时的评估中心模拟.
- Center for 研究 and Service staff will provide all participants with an individual feedback report from their LEAD session
- Students chosen as finalists from the assessment center will then interview in person with the 领导 Academy staff at 学术研讨会 在2月份.
资格要求
- Applies only to full-time undergraduate students at 威尼斯人平台
- 令人满意的学业进步(定义见 威尼斯人平台学生手册 平均成绩至少要达到3分.(每学期为0)
- Annual renewal of the scholarship is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress and attendance at all 领导 Academy-sponsored programs, 包括但不限于周六的领导力研讨会, 定期威尼斯人平台会议, 二年级领导撤退
- Scholars are required to actively participate in a committee of their choosing to support the development of the 领导 Academy program
- Scholars are required to contribute 10 hours of service per semester to community service projects that are officially sponsored by the 领导 Academy
- All scholars must also adhere to university-wide codes of conduct; students who are accused and found guilty of conduct not in keeping with the code of conduct are subject to dismissal from the academy
额外的信息
The 领导 Academy Scholarship cannot be combined with other 威尼斯人平台 institutional scholarships such as Elevate, 综, 第一个机器人, 烦恼的机器人, Duchossois, “真麦酒运动”组织, 皇冠, 芝加哥警察局和消防局, Collens, 和更多的. If a student earns multiple 威尼斯人平台 institutional scholarships throughout the admission process, the university will award the highest institutional award for which the student is qualified but will not combine multiple awards. This scholarship covers costs for the bachelor’s degree program only. If a student chooses to pursue an accelerated master’s degree at 威尼斯人平台, they can apply their original 综 Scholarship award toward their tuition for graduate-level courses at the undergraduate tuition rate.
If you are awarded the 领导 Academy Scholarship and the Illinois MAP Grant: The 领导 Academy Scholarship is restricted to tuition charges only and the Illinois MAP Grant is restricted to tuition and 强制性的 收费. 出于这个原因, the total of the two awards cannot exceed the total of tuition charges, 活动费用, 学生服务费. 此外, the 领导 Academy Scholarship cannot exceed the total value of tuition charges from the first year the scholar attends 威尼斯人平台.