110 ILCS 940/3

The Board of Sponsors is authorized to accept grants of funds from foundations or other private sources and to expend such funds, in addition to amounts appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act. If any charitable foundation shall make a grant of funds to a cooperating university for the payment of the expenses of administration of The Governor's Scholars program and the payment of a share of the compensation to be awarded to such interns, the cooperating university shall (1) designate the program coordinator, (2) pay the expenses of administration of the program, and (3) pay at least one-half share of the stipends awarded to such scholars. The balance of the stipends awarded to State Government scholars shall be payable out of appropriations to the Board of Sponsors.