Deadline to apply: August 15, 2024
The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program provides scholarships for full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis, leading to a baccalaureate degree at any Indiana public or private college or university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
There will be two LECS awards for Monroe County in the 2025 cohort. There is not a rigid model for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. A student who demonstrates notable abilities, leadership skills, civic potential through community service, exemplary school citizenship, and outstanding academic performance will be considered for this scholarship opportunity.
Eligibility Requirements for Monroe County’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship:
- Applicant must be a legal resident of Monroe County, Indiana.
- Applicant must be currently attending or have attended an accredited Monroe County high school and/or the Indiana Academy (in Delaware County) for a minimum of three consecutive years (including senior year) and graduate by June of 2025. Eligible schools include The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship, Covenant Christian School, Bloomington Graduation School, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington High School South, Edgewood High School, Harmony School, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics & Humanities, Lighthouse Christian Academy, and Seven Oaks Classical School.
- Applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or above (on a weighted four-point scale) through the end of their junior year and plan to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study at an Indiana college or university beginning in the Fall of 2025.
- If selected as a finalist, applicants must be available to participate in an interview with the selection committee on the evening of either October 21 or 22, 2024.
Applications are blindly reviewed and independently scored by members of a Lilly Scholarship committee at each Monroe County high school to identify semifinalists. The number of semifinalists identified is determined by each school’s senior class size.
In September, students selected as semifinalists in Monroe County will be invited to answer additional application questions and provide reference recommendations from teachers or others. For semifinalists, applications for the finalist round will be due by September 24, 2024. Finalists will be identified and interviewed in late October, and the names of the two 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars for Monroe County will be submitted to ICI for final selection of the recipients. Scholarship recipients will be notified in December 2024.
The online application portal is now available. Deadline to apply is August 15, 2024 at 11:59pm.
If you have any questions or need assistance regarding the Lilly Scholarship, please contact Program Director Marcus Whited at [email protected].
Recent Monroe County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Recipients:
- 2024: Dominic D’Onofrio, Bloomington High School North, and Anson Reynolds, Bloomington High School South
- 2023: Jake Keller, Bloomington High School South, and Grace McKay, Bloomington High School South
- View complete list of Monroe County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Recipients