Applications for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship will open on Thursday.
The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program, or LECSP, will provide 147 scholarships statewide and three scholarships in Johnson County. The 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, according to the program website.
The program, administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana, or ICI, and locally through the Johnson County Community Foundation, or JCCF, 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.
Students can learn more about the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship in Johnson County and apply for this scholarship by visiting www.jccf.org. Applications must be completed and submitted by Aug. 28 by 5 p.m. to be considered.
Applicants will be evaluated based on volunteer community service, academic preparation and performance, leadership and good character. Finalists will be invited to the interview round, from which final nominees were submitted to ICI for the final selection. 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. This is the 28th year that JCCF has administered the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship locally. Each year, the JCCF scholarship committee puts a great deal of time and thought into nominating these scholars, according to the community foundation.
“The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship is a transformative scholarship opportunity offered to our local youth, that supports and encourages academic achievement, personal growth, and community engagement amongst our best and brightest,” Kim Kasting, President & CEO of JCCF, said in a statement on the scholarship.
