Heart of Illinois Community Foundation Scholarships Grant

The Heart of Illinois Community Foundation Scholarships provide financial support for high school seniors in Macon, Moultrie, and Piatt County. Annually, over 70 students benefit from these awards, ranging from $500 to $10,000, to pursue higher education. Funded by generous donors, the program aims to enhance educational outcomes in the community. Eligibility includes being a graduating senior or an existing college student previously awarded a multi-year scholarship. Various criteria may apply to each scholarship.

Scholarships for High School Seniors
The Heart of Illinois Community Foundation is proud to support area students by offering financial educational support through the gifts of our donors.
Each year, the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation's Scholarship Program annually benefits 70+ enrolled undergraduate students pursuing their higher education goals. These phenomenal financial awards vary in size from $500 to $10,000. The financial educational support of this program is available through open scholarship accounts and designated fund accounts provided to the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation by generous donors who are committed to improving educational outcomes in our community. Because of incredible donor generosity and their invested interest in providing educational opportunities for students in Macon, Moultrie, and Piatt County, the amount of available scholarships continues to grow and increase in the amount of their offering.

Eligibility

To be eligible, a student must be a graduating high school senior or equivalent (of a high school within Macon, Moultrie, or Piatt County) and must be accepted into an accredited institution of higher learning within the United States of America. Students must be graduating high school in the current academic year or be an existing college/university student who was previously awarded a multi-year scholarship through the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation.In addition to academic information, personal essay, and letters of recommendation, some scholarships may require additional essays to be written, an outline of community service or leadership roles, employment, or other documentation. Each scholarship has an outlined set of criteria that may include requirements related to high school, academics, financial need, and service, or may be connected to a particular group, interest area, program, or major.