ICA Education Stipend

For the 2nd year in a row, the Illinois Chess Association will be offering an annual education stipend for high school graduates in the amount of $500. The stipend is the ICA's way to say thank you to our youth for their continued membership and support of chess in Illinois. It is intended to help ICA members who are about to go to college, enter the military or consider a gap year after high school graduation.

 

Any current high school senior graduating in 2021, regardless of chess skills or tournament participation, who has been a member of the ICA since at least January 2020 is welcome to apply. Eligibility requirements for the stipend will change in the next two years to eventually include uninterrupted ICA membership for all four high school years, as follows:

 

To be eligible for the stipend in 2021, you have to graduate in 2021 and have had uninterrupted ICA membership since at least January 31, 2020.

To be eligible for the stipend in 2022, you have to graduate in 2022 and have had uninterrupted ICA membership since at least January 31, 2020.

To be eligible for the stipend in 2023, you have to graduate in 2023 and have had uninterrupted ICA membership since at least January 31, 2020.

To be eligible for the stipend in 2024, you have to graduate in 2024 and have had uninterrupted ICA membership since at least January 31, 2021,

To be eligible for the stipend in 2025, you have to graduate in 2025 and have had uninterrupted ICA membership since at least January 31, 2022,   

etc.

 

To apply, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by July 1, 2021 stating your name, contact information, date of graduation, and where you are going in the fall.

The drawing for the $500 stipend will take place on August 1, 2021 among those who apply by the deadline and meet the requirements.

If you have any further questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.