Eligibility and Criteria

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 below before beginning the application process. For application instructions, visit the Apply for the Scholarship page.

Conditions for the Award
Students named as Lilly Endowment Community Scholars must:

1. Graduate from high school by the end of June 2008.
2. Apply for admission to a full-time baccalaureate degree program at an Indiana college or university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
3. Select the college or university they will attend and notify their Community Foundation of selection no later than May 1, 2008.
4. Hold freshman status upon entering their chosen college or university.
5. Apprise the Community Foundation Alliance annually of their academic status while pursuing their baccalaureate degree and of their postgraduate status (education and employment) for ten years after graduation.
6. Account for and return to ICI any amount of the allocation for required books and equipment remaining at the end of each school year.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Be a resident of Indiana and be a resident of or attend high school in Vanderburgh County.
2. Be a graduate of an accredited Vanderburgh County high school or academy or the Indiana Academy of Mathematics and Science by June 2008.
3. If your school ranks its students, be in the top 10% of graduating class.
4. Have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale) upon high school graduation.
5. Have either a minimum SAT score of 1800 or a minimum ACT score of 27.
6. Have completed the Indiana Academic Honors curriculum in high school upon graduation.
7. Be available for an interview with the scholarship committee if selected as a finalist and be prepared to write a short essay on a selected topic at the time of the interview.
8. Select the college or university you will attend and notify the Vanderburgh Community Foundation of selection no later than May 1, 2008, if selected as a Lilly Endowment Community Scholar.

Selection Criteria

• Academic performance
• Obstacles overcome/financial need
• School activities and work history
• Character
• Community activities
• Writing samples, personal statement, and interview