Scholarship · Acorn Equality Fund
Acorn Equality Fund Scholarships. $2,000–$5,000. Deadline passed. Not a promise you will receive the award.
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Source: Acorn Equality Fund (official URL on file)
Source: confirmed
Deadline verified: yes · 2026-09-16
Application path: confirmed · official page on file
Current cycle: not confirmed · the next date is not posted yet
Acorn Equality Fund scholarships (Peoria, Illinois). Official 2026 window open until September 25, 2026. LGBTQ+ students from downstate Illinois with permanent residence in the AEF service area (all Illinois counties except Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will) who attend or plan to attend any accredited post-secondary educational institution. Typical awards $2,000–$5,000 depending on donations. Six 2026 scholarship types on the same umbrella (separate criteria; one application window): Acorn Equality Fund Scholarship (academics, volunteerism, community advocacy); Central Illinois Friends (academics and public health); Korty & Morton (volunteerism, community advocacy, financial need); Luke (academics and financial need); McKeon (academics, volunteerism, political advocacy); Weber-Tucker (academics and social or family hardship). Recipients notified in early November; presented at December Family Breakfast. Official apply link on the provider site is Google Form https://forms.gle/HDCuoEqQyC9RL48w7. Official: https://www.acornequalityfund.org/ and /new-page (checked 2026-09-16).
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Acorn Equality Fund. Official page: https://www.acornequalityfund.org/new-page
$2,000–$5,000. Award amounts vary based on available donations, but typically range from $2,000 to $5,000 (official Acorn Equality Fund page). Spreadsheet $1,000–$4,000 was not used. This is the amount on file.
Acorn Equality Fund scholarships (Peoria, Illinois). Official 2026 window open until September 25, 2026. LGBTQ+ students from downstate Illinois with permanent residence in the AEF service area (all Illinois counties except Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will) who attend or plan to attend any accredited post-secondary educational institution. Typical awards $2,000–$5,000 depending on donations. Six 2026 scholarship types on the same umbrella (separate criteria; one ap…
Expected to Reopen. Last cycle closed. Estimate based on the prior cycle: around September 2027. The official page has not posted the new date yet.
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