The 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application in Starke County will be available August 8 through the Starke County Community Foundation.
The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide 147 scholarships statewide with 1 being awarded in Starke 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 Starke County through the Starke County Community Foundation, is open to all Starke County 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.
Visit www.nicf.org/starke-county/scholarships for the application, which must be completed and submitted by Monday, September 9 at 3 p.m. CT to be considered.
Applications will be evaluated on, but not limited to, the following criteria: academic performance, service in community, work, and school, as well as application essays. Scholarship recipients will be notified in December.
