The Illinois Government Bar Association’s Annual Scholarship is awarded to a qualifying Illinois law student, or law students, each spring.

General requirements include being a first, second, or third year law student with the intention of a career in local, state or federal government. Applicants who have or had a job or an internship in Illinois in the public sector, before or by June of the given scholarship year, are given preference. The job can be paid or unpaid, full or part time.

Full 2027 annual scholarship details coming soon; check back here for more details!

Past Scholarship Recipients

2025	Vivien Castillo	University of Illinois
2024	Blake C. Morrow	University of Chicago
2023
2022	Isaac Lovo	University of Illinois
2021	Emma Krantz	University of Illinois
2021	Elaine Cleary	Chicago-Kent
2020	Lauren Eiten	University of Illinois
2019	Vanessa Pratt	University of Illinois
2018	Lydia Faklis	University of Illinois
2017	Sophia F. Monti	DePaul University
2016	Stephanie D. Wiggins	Northern Illinois University
2016	Margaret O’Brien	Northern Illinois University
2016	Ryan Harding	University of Illinois
2015	Patrick Sullivan	University of Illinois
2014	Alyssa A. Harmon	Northern Illinois University
2014	John Abendroth	Northern Illinois University
2013	Rachel Wayne	Chicago-Kent
2012	Amellia Schwingle	University of Illinois
2012	Oscar Pina	University of Illinois
2011	Abigail Cahak	University of Illinois
2011	Jordan Sartell	DePaul University
2010	Marcy Scherer	University of Illinois
2010	Martina Brendel	Chicago-Kent
2009	David Zipp	Southern Illinois University
2008	Jason Lewis	Loyola University
2007	David Mussatt	Chicago-Kent