Resources
EJP Scholarships
The EJP Scholarship is now open! The deadline has been extended until November 20, 2024. The scholarships described below are need-based and can be applied towards educational costs (e.g. tuition, books, fees) at accredited post-secondary institutions.
Our US Scholarship program is held in the fall. This year the applications are due on November 15, 2024. (Note: extended this year until November 30.) 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.
- • One $1000 scholarship to someone currently incarcerated in an IDOC adult facility.
Resources @ EJP
EJP DEI Climate Survey
(February 2024)
Scholarships for Incarcerated / Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
(July 2024)
EJP Handbook
2024 Edition
(Dec 2024)
Readings on Inclusive Language
(September 2023)
Prison-to-Gown Reading List
(September 2023)
Readings on Leadership
(December 2022)
EJP Zoom Best Practices
(November 2021)
EJP Accessible Meetings
(November 2021)
Prison Abolition
(October 2021)
EJP Campus Scan
(August 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)
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)
Emergency Relief Funds
Former students of college-in-prison programs in IL state prisons who have been released from the IL Department of Corrections within the past 6 months are invited to apply for funds of up to $500 to help them meet essential costs, e.g. housing, transportation, or medical expenses. Please access the short application form via the link below. (There is no deadline for EJP alumni.)