FKSI Scholarship Fund Grant

FKSI Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Southern Illinois Community Foundation (SICF)
Amount: US $2,500
Last Updated: January 21, 2026

Summary

The FKSI Scholarship Fund, managed by the Southern Illinois Community Foundation, aims to support high school graduates from Southern Illinois with $2,500 scholarships. This initiative focuses on empowering students who have faced significant hardships, such as losing parents or being in the foster care system. The fund encourages those pursuing careers in trades or technical fields and maintains a GPA requirement of 2.0 or higher, promoting educational opportunities for deserving youth.

Overview

Southern Illinois Community Foundation Our Vision To engage the people of southern Illinois in building a tradition of philanthropy. The Southern Illinois Community Foundation is committed to creating an opportunity for donors to participate in local community development efforts to address the changing needs of our community through charitable giving. The Mission These scholarships are provided to Southern Illinois high school graduates who have lost one or both parents and are pursuing a career in the trades, vocational or technical fields. Our Scholarships We represent scholarships all across Southern Illinois with a variety of different missions, goals, and dreams. FKSI Scholarship Fund FKSI Mission: To support, educate, and empower children, orphans, students, and families with the basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, and education.In alignment with our mission, we will now provide scholarships to Southern Illinois high school graduates with $2,500 scholarships.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Must be a Southern Illinois graduating High School Senior or completed GED credential, or a post-high school graduate or GED credential holder, up to two years after completion. Lost one or both parents (due to death, incarceration, abandonment) Not currently in the foster care system Pursuing a career in the trades, vocational or technical fieldsMust enroll in an accredited program (i.e., community college, apprenticeship, certification program, technical institute, 4-year college or university)