Scholarships Available for Children of Current and Former IFT Members!

Each year, the IFT Robert G. Porter scholarship provides two $6,000 awards ($1,500 each year for four years) to outstanding high school seniors with no less than a cumulative "B" grade average. Applicants must be the children of IFT members or retirees. Click here for eligibility details and application instructions.

​The award is entirely unrestricted as to race, religion or political affiliation. The applicant must be the son or daughter of a currently employed, active member in good standing of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the son or daughter of a member of an IFT retiree chapter, or the son or daughter of a deceased member who was in good standing with the Illinois Federation of Teachers at the time of death. The applicant must be a high school senior with a cumulative “B” average.