Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) Grant

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Randolph County
Amount: Up to US $900
Last Updated: August 03, 2025

Summary

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program aims to elevate educational attainment in Indiana by providing full-tuition scholarships to eligible high school graduates from each county served by community foundations. Launched in 1998, this initiative encourages engagement among scholars and local leaders to enhance community quality of life. By partnering with Independent Colleges of Indiana, the program aspires to support talented students in pursuing degrees at accredited institutions, fostering both personal and economic growth within the state.

Overview

The primary purposes of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program are: To help raise the level of educational attainment in IndianaTo increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communitiesTo encourage and support the efforts of current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the quality of life in Indiana generally and in local communities throughout the state. Since the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program was first offered in 1998, Lilly Endowment has remained steadfast in its belief that education at all levels is indispensable to the personal, civic, and economic well‑being of Indiana’s residents and communities. Accordingly, Lilly Endowment will provide funding to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) to enable eligible community foundations in Indiana to participate with ICI in another cohort of the scholarship program. For 2026, each foundation will be eligible to nominate at least one recipient and two alternates for a full-tuition scholarship for an Indiana high school graduate for each county served by the foundation. Each scholarship must be used to pursue a baccalaureate degree at any accredited public or private nonprofit Indiana college or university. The Endowment hopes that this program will continue to encourage many of Indiana’s most talented students to attend one of Indiana’s higher education institutions and after graduation consider pursuing occupations in Indiana. Lilly Endowment has sought to make this program as manageable and fair as possible. The Endowment expects that as the program enters its twenty-fifth year, questions will continue to arise. The Endowment reserves the exclusive right to resolve such questions.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.