Illinois Statutes Chapter 110. Higher Education § 925/4.03a. Procedures for distribution of grants

(a) preference shall be given to those individuals who come from racial minorities which traditionally have been the most underrepresented in the field of dentistry;

(b) preference shall be given to those individuals whose financial resources are such that, in the absence of a dental student grant, the individual will be prevented from pursuing a dental degree; and

(c) preference shall be given to those individuals who express an intent to teach or practice dentistry in the State of Illinois.