​The Illinois Community College Faculty Association is celebrating teaching and student excellence by offering up to four $2,500 grants to faculty for research or workshop creation and presentations and up to seven $1,000 scholarships to students.

See the KCC newsroom for information on the student scholarship.

All faculty (full and part-time):

• Can apply for the Faculty Grants
• Are eligible for the Faculty of the Year award with a nomination made by faculty. 

The deadline for grant applications is May 15. Applications and more information about faculty grants is at https://iccfa48.org/faculty-grants.html

The Faculty of the Year award comes with at $500 prize. Nominations for Faculty of the Year for November 2025-November 2026 must be submitted by Oct. 1, 2026. Nomination information and more information about Faculty of the Year is at https://iccfa48.org/faculty-award.html.