2021 Lilly Scholarship Applications Now Available On JCCF Website

The deadline to apply for the scholarship is August 28, 2020, at noon

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(Madison, Ind.) – The 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application period is now open.

In Jefferson County, there is one four-year, full-tuition scholarship available, this scholarship includes a $900 yearly stipend for requires books and equipment. The remaining finalist will each receive a $1,000 Scholar Award from the Community Foundation.

To be eligible for the 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, applicants MUST:

• Reside in Jefferson County, Indiana

• Attend an accredited high school located within Jefferson County, Indiana (accredited by the State Board of Education or a national or regional accreditation agency recognized by the State Board of Education)

• Be in the top 20% of their graduating class

• Be graduating from an accredited Indiana high school by June 30, 2021

• Intend to pursue a full-time baccalaureate degree at an accredited Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university

• Have two letters of recommendation – one from a teacher; one from a source outside of the applicant’s school system, such as an employer, volunteer coordinator, church leader, 4-H leader, etc.

The application can be found online with the deadline being August 28, 2020, at noon.

Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) administers the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program statewide. ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents 30 regionally accredited degree-granting, nonprofit, private colleges, and universities in the state.

The scholarships are the result of a statewide Lilly Endowment initiative to:

1) help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana;

2) increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their

communities; and

3) 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.

Including the most recent 2020 scholarship recipients, 4,769 full-tuition scholarships have been awarded, and over $405 million in scholarship tuition has been provided since the program’s inception in 1998.