CHA residents have three weeks left to apply for 125, $2,000 S2S Scholarships

Apr 24, 2023
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Press contacts:

Office of Communications – Chicago Housing Authority

Matthew Aguilar: (312) 935-2646; (312) 523-7067; maguilar@thecha.org              

Karen Vaughan: (312) 786-6666; (312) 656-0743; kavaughan@thecha.org


Deadline is midnight, Tuesday, May 16, 2023


CHICAGO (April 24, 2023) – There are three weeks left for CHA residents to apply for 125 scholarships worth $2,000 apiece.

The CHA/S2S Scholarship is available to current CHA public housing residents or Housing Choice Voucher participants who have at least a 2.0 GPA and are high school seniors or college undergraduates. Awards are based on applicants' academic merit, community involvement and essay content. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited two-or-four-year college or university in the U.S. in the Fall of 2023. CHA’s nonprofit partner, S2S, supports the scholarship.

The deadline for the CHA/S2S Scholarship application period is midnight, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Go to http://thecha.org/scholarship for more information. You can help us make more scholarships available for CHA residents by making a tax deductible donation to S2S at www.s2schi.org/donate

                                              

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About Chicago Housing Authority: CHA’s vision is to foster strong, vibrant communities throughout Chicago by increasing affordable housing choices for low-income families. As the largest rental housing provider in the City of Chicago, CHA serves more than 133,000 people in 63,000 households across the city through our Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Project-Based Voucher programs. For more information, visit www.thecha.org