Reach out to us

Reach out to your EIU Admissions counselor or our Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships, providing your adjusted gross income (AGI). We'll then be able to provide you with an estimate of the financial aid you may receive at EIU.

Interactive PDF Cost Estimator

Use this interactive PDF form to get an estimate of your direct costs to EIU after aid and loans. The PDF is also printable!

Online Cost Estimator 

Use this calculator to get an estimate of your direct costs to EIU after aid and loans. This option also allows you to email yourself the results.

Find Your SAI

With this tool, students can find out how much federal student aid they may be eligible for in the 2024–25 award year. Note: This tool estimates the Student Aid Index (SAI) for the 2024–25 award year. This estimate doesn’t reflect the changes—accounting for inflation—to the SAI calculation approved in early 2024. For most students, this tool will provide a close estimate of their federal student aid.

Pell Grant

$7395 maximum award minus SAI, rounded to nearest $5. Some may qualify for a minimum award.

State of Illinois MAP Grant

Up to $8400. Award may be reduced with higher SAIs. Must have SAI under $9000 to be eligible.

Merit Scholarships

These scholarships for first-time students are automatically renewable for a total of 4 years (8 semesters). Eligible students are required to maintain full-time consecutive undergraduate enrollment in fall and spring semesters and maintain specific GPA requirements.

Success & Engagement Award

Students who do not meet the GPA requirements for the Automatic Merit Scholarships but showcase leadership and involvement can receive $1,000 annually through the Success and Engagement Award.

Textbook Rental Grant

Illinois resident with a minimum of a 3.3/4.0 GPA - $300 per year.

EIU Promise

EIU Promise is a "last-dollar scholarship", meaning that it covers any tuition or fees remaining after other scholarships and awards have been applied. Subtract gift aid received above from $13,926 to estimate possible EIU Promise award.

Local Scholars

Eligible Illinois students who reside in a county that is within a 50-mile radius of EIU, with 3.0 GPA and family AGI under $100,000. Subtract gift aid received above from $13,926 to estimate possible EIU Promise award.

Federal Loans

Up to $5500 for dependent and $9500 for independent first-year students may be offered in subsidized and/or unsubsidized loans. Additional loan increases may apply for students beginning with 30 credits or more.

Federal Work Study/FSEOG

-1500 to 0 SAI, limited funding available. 

PLUS Loans:

Parents of dependent students may apply after June 1 for an amount to help meet the cost of attendance and indirect costs if needed.