Sawyer DePoy of Winamac Community High School has been named this year’s recipient for the Community Foundation of Pulaski County’s 2023 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship (LECS) is merit-based and showcases students who are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character, and leadership.
The number of LECS scholarships is based on county population. In Pulaski County, the Community Foundation coordinates the LECS Scholarship Committee, who reviews applications based on specific criteria. Academic performance, community service and leadership, and character and values are all taken into consideration.
The committee then narrows down the field of applicants through a scored rubric and interview process and submits Pulaski County’s recommended nominees to the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI), the statewide administrator of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. ICI reviews the selection of scholarship recipients and approves the finalists and scholarship recipient.
Funding for the LECS scholarship is provided by the Lilly Endowment and provides for full tuition, required fees and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and equipment for up to four years. The scholarship is for undergraduate students studying on a full time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university.
Lilly Endowment Community Scholars may also participate in the Lilly Scholars Network (LSN), which connects both current scholars and alumni with resources and opportunities to be active leaders on their campuses and in their communities. Both the scholarship program and LSN are supported by grants from Lilly Endowment to ICI and Indiana Humanities.
