110 ILCS 997/25

in effect

(110 ILCS 997/25) Sec. 25. Award; maximum amount. The Commission shall award a grant to eligible applicants and may grant preference to applicants based on need or income levels. The recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act must use the grant award for payments toward the recipient's educational loans from a qualified program. The amount of the grant shall not exceed: (i) $25,000 per year for a master's degree or higher; (ii) $15,000 per year for a bachelor's degree; (iii) $3,000 per year for a professional with an associate degree; and (iv) up to a $5,000 per year add-on if independently licensed as a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed practitioner of the healing arts, a licensed marriage and family therapist, a board-certified behavior analyst, or a registered behavior technician. (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23; 103-31, eff. 7-1-23.)

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