Antonio Cardenas of Chicago has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2024 and awarded an $8,000 Star Scholar Award for tuition over four years.

The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed for a total of four years if the student maintains college GPA requirements.

Cardenas will major in criminology and criminal justice. In high school, he was involved in football and swimming.

“I chose UIS because of the campus lifestyle.,” he said.

Following graduation from UIS, he plans to find a job doing something that he loves.

All undergraduate first-year students are automatically eligible for Star Scholar First Year Scholarships. To receive $8,000 over four years, the student must have an unweighted GPA of 3.0-3.24.

For more information on scholarships, contact the UIS Office of Financial Assistance at 217-206-6724 or finaid@uis.edu(link sends email). For a full list of scholarship opportunities, visit the Financial Aid website.

Students may apply for admission to UIS online. Contact the UIS Office of Admission at admissions@uis.edu(link sends email) or 217-206-4847 with questions.