Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program

Lilly Endowment established the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program to help raise Indiana's level of educational attainment and to increase the ability of Indiana's community foundations to enhance the quality of life for local residents. Since the program was first introduced in 1998, Lilly Endowment has remained steadfast in its belief that education at all levels is indispensable to the personal, civic and economic well-being of Indiana residents and communities.

"I do not know how or where to begin to say thank you for my education, for four life-changing years at Notre Dame. I cannot thank you for the sense of responsibility you have instilled in me to give back and do good. Thank you is simply inadequate."

- Robbie Bernardin, Jr. (2005 Lilly Scholar)

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program is a state-wide program administered by local community foundations throughout Indiana. The Vanderburgh Community Foundation administers the program locally in coordination with the Community Foundation Alliance (our governing body), and Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) provides statewide oversight of the program.

The scholarship provides full tuition, required fees, and an annual stipend of up to $900 for required books and equipment for four years of full-time undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree. The Community Foundation will nominate three students to receive the scholarship.

Member of the
Community Foundation Alliance

Vanderburgh Community Foundation
Walker Building • 401 S.E. 6th Street, Suite 203
Evansville, IN 47713 • Phone 812.422.1245