Apply for the Scholarship

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program is active from December 1 through January 31 each school year. The information contained on this page is not to be considered current at any other time.

Before Getting Started
Please read all of the information provided on the Eligibility and Criteria page before beginning the process of completing your application.

Application Form
Complete all sections of the application form including the agreement statement and the Financial Assistance Questionnaire form. Both forms must be typed. Be sure that all required signatures are in place before submitting the application. The forms required to complete your application are provided below:

Scholarship Application Form
Financial Assistance Questionnaire Form

These forms are designed to be completed on-screen and then printed (it cannot be submitted online). They cannot be saved for retrieval at a later time, so you should not begin entering data until you can devote sufficient time to completing each form in one sitting. Some applicants find it helpful to print a blank copy of the forms to complete by hand as time permits, and then use this "rough draft" to make completing the forms online faster and easier. You must have Adobe Reader to access this file (Adobe Reader is free and can be downloaded at www.adobe.com/downloads).

Essay
Attach two typed essays of about 400 words each, addressing the following:

Essay 1: "What obstacles have you or will you have to overcome to attain your educational goals?"

Essay 2: "What are your plans to serve your community now and in the future?"

Application Deadline
Submit the application and all attachments to your senior high school guidance counselor by January 19, 2008. Applications that are received after this date or are incomplete as of this date will not be considered. The high school guidance counselor will complete the transcript and academic information section and will submit the entire completed application to the Vanderburgh Community Foundation.