Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship open

The 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available in Huntington County through the Community Foundation of Huntington County. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide 147 scholarships statewide and one scholarship in Huntington County. LECSP scholarships may be used for otherwise unreimbursed full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year. The special allocation may cover the costs for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university.

The program, administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and locally in Huntington County through the Community Foundation of Huntington County, is open to all Indiana residents who: graduate from an accredited Indiana high school by 2025 and receive their diploma no later than June 30, 2025; intend to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study at an eligible college or university in Indiana; and meet the criteria specific to their local community foundation. Complete information about Huntington County’s application criteria can be found at https://www.huntingtonccf.org/lilly/

Students can learn more about the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship in Huntington County and apply for this scholarship at https://www.huntingtonccf.org/lilly/. A Letter of Intent (LOI) is the first step in the application process. LOIs must be completed and submitted by Thursday, August 22 at 4 p.m. to be considered.

Applications will be evaluated on, but not limited to, the following criteria: display of achievements in academics and extra-curricular activities, good character, maturity and leadership abilities. A finalist will be nominated by the Community Foundation scholarship committee, and their names will be submitted to ICI for final selection of the recipients. Scholarship recipients will be notified in December.

Lilly Endowment created LECSP for the 1997-98 school year and has supported the program every year since with tuition grants totaling more than $490 million. More than 5,300 Indiana students have received Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships since the program’s inception.