Resources
EJP Scholarships
Our US Scholarship program is held in the fall. This year the applications are due on November 15, 2025. There are six categories:
- • One $1000 scholarship to a family member of an EJP student.
- • One $1000 scholarship to a family member of an IDOC or IDJJ staff person.
- • One $1000 scholarship to a family member of an incarcerated individual.
- • Two $1000 scholarships to individuals who have been released from an IDOC adult facility.
- • One $1000 scholarship to an individual who has been incarcerated in an IDJJ juvenile facility.
- • Two $1000 scholarships to someone currently incarcerated in an IDOC adult facility.
You may also submit your application online using the following form:
These need-based scholarships provide support for study at secondary or post-secondary institutions in the U.S. or Mexico.
Resources @ EJP
Illinois In-Person Prison Visitation Guide for Families
(Sept 2025)
HEP Directory 2025 Edition
(July 2025)
EJP Campus Scan
(July 2025)
HEP Directory
2024 Edition
(Dec 2024)
EJP DEI Climate Survey 2024 Results
(Nov 2024)
Scholarships for Incarcerated / Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
(July 2024)
HEP Directory
2023 Edition
(Sept 2023)
Readings on Inclusive Language
(Sept 2023)
Prison-to-Gown Reading List
(Sept 2023)
Correspondence Courses for Incarcerated Students
(June 2023)
HEP FAQ
(May 2022)
HEP Directory
2022 Edition
(May 2022)
Readings on Leadership
(Dec 2022)
HEP Directory
2021 Edition
(Sept 2021)
EJP Zoom Best Practices
(Nov 2021)
EJP Accessible Meetings
(Nov 2021)
Prison Abolition
(Oct 2021)
EJP Campus Scan
(Aug 2021)
EJP Universe Letter
(June 2021)
Measuring Success in HEP Programming
(June 2021)
Documentaries about Prisons and Reentry
(May 2021)
EJP Inclusion Commitment
(May 2021)
Readings on Race and Criminal Justice
(Dec 2020)
Readings on the American Criminal Justice System
(Dec 2020)
HEP Directory
2020 Edition
(Sept 2020)
Reading List for Family and Friends of Incarcerated Loved Ones
(Sept 2020)
The Importance of In-Person Instruction in Prison Higher Education Programs
(Aug 2020)
Guidelines for Representing Students in Higher Education in Prison
(July 2020)
HEP Directory
2019 Edition
(July 2019)
Emergency Relief Funds
For a limited time, Friends of the Education Justice Project (FEJP) has funds to provide emergency grants to eligible individuals who have been released from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) within the past 6 months. (There is no deadline for EJP alumni.)