The Odyssey Project, an initiative of Illinois Humanities and an affiliate of the Clemente Course in the Humanities, is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 academic year starting in late-August 2022. Applications may be completed on-line or downloaded at the Illinois Humanities web site and are due by June 15, 2022. The Odyssey Project is a free college-credit granting humanities-based program for income-eligible adults* who have limited to no access to a college education. Over 75 percent of Odyssey students are women and over 90 percent are people of color. More than 80 percent self-identify as heads of households. The median age of students in the Odyssey Project is 39 years old. Through reading, discussing and writing about ideas and texts in Literature, Philosophy, Art History, and U.S. History in seminars facilitated by local college and university professors, students and faculty in the Odyssey Project commit to engaging with one another and to developing a critical response to our changing world. Participating students have the opportunity to earn up to 11 credits from University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) that are transferable to UIC or other accredited degree programs. Courses are offered on weekday evenings on the south, north, and southwest sides of Chicago, as well as at the Illinois Humanities offices downtown. A remote site for students who prefer to meet on-line will be offered. The southwest side site is a Spanish-language program – El Proyecto Odisea. For more information please contact Rebecca Amato, Director of Teaching and Learning, at rebecca.amato@ilhumanities.org or 312-374-1550.