How much funding does Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship provide?

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship provides Full tuition + $900/year for books and equipment for 4 years of undergraduate study in funding.

When is the deadline for Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY

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Funding Amount

Full tuition + $900/year for books and equipment for 4 years of undergraduate study

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

Overview: A prestigious four-year, full-tuition scholarship for high school seniors in Marshall County. Provides full tuition, required fees, and special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and equipment for four years of undergraduate study.

Geographic Scope: Marshall County, Indiana (for applicants); eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit colleges and universities for attendance

Focus Areas:

Merit-based (academic performance)

Community service and leadership

Character

Eligibility:

High school seniors who are Marshall County residents

Demonstrated academic performance

Community service, work experience, and leadership

School activities participation

Strong character

What's Covered:

Full tuition

Required fees

Up to $900/year stipend for required books and equipment

4 years of undergraduate study leading to baccalaureate degree

Access to Lilly Scholars Network (LSN) connecting scholars with resources and leadership opportunities

Program History:

Created by Lilly Endowment for 1998-1999 school year

Supported every year since

Over $439 million in tuition grants provided

More than 5,000 Indiana students have received the scholarship since inception

143 scholarships awarded statewide in recent years

38 Marshall County residents have benefited since 1998

Selection Criteria:
1. Academic performance
2. Community service, work experience, and leadership
3. School activities
4. Application essay
5. Interview by Lilly Scholarship Selection Committee

Primary Program Purposes:
1. Help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana
2. Increase awareness of beneficial roles Indiana community foundations play in communities
3. Encourage and support current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to engage with each other and Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit, and civic leaders to improve quality of life

Contact: Marshall County Community Foundation, 2680 Miller Drive, Suite 120, Plymouth, IN | Phone: 574-935-5159 | Website: marshallcountycf.org | Executive Director: Linda Yoder

How to Apply

Application Process

Steps:
1. Contact guidance office at your high school or Marshall County Community Foundation
2. Obtain application from guidance office or visit marshallcountycf.org
3. Complete application form
4. Write application essay
5. Participate in interview with Lilly Scholarship Selection Committee (if selected as finalist)
6. Submit by published deadline
7. MCCF Scholarship Committee reviews 15-31 applications (based on recent years)
8. Top finalists interviewed
9. MCCF Board of Directors approves recommendations
10. Nominees submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) for final statewide selection
11. ICI announces scholarship recipients

Required Materials:

Completed application form

Application essay

Academic records

Community service documentation

School activities information

Leadership examples

Evaluation Criteria:
1. Academic performance (exceptional)
2. Community service, work experience, and leadership (substantial)
3. School activities
4. Application essay quality
5. Interview performance

Deadline: Typically early September (e.g., September 9 in past years)

Contact: High school guidance office or Marshall County Community Foundation at 574-935-5159

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