Contact Information: Community Foundation of White County Date: 7/2/24
lucy@cfwhitcounty.org 574-583-6911
The 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available in White County through the Community Foundation of White County. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide 147 scholarships statewide and 1 scholarship in White 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 White County through the Community Foundation of White County, is open to all Indiana 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.cfwhitecounty.org
for complete information regarding the White County’s application criteria.
Students can learn more about the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship in White County and apply for this scholarship by visiting www.cfwhitecounty.org. Applications
must be completed and submitted by Wednesday September 11th at noon to be considered.
Applications will be evaluated on, but not limited to, the following criteria: financial need, community and school activities, evidence of leadership and good citizenship, grade point average, difficulty of high school courses taken, and an essay. Finalists will be nominated by the Community Foundation of White County, and their names will be submitted to ICI for final selection of the recipients. Scholarship recipients will be notified in December.
Lilly Endowment created LECSP for the 1997-98 school year and has supported the program every year since with tuition grants totaling more than $490 million. More than 5,300 Indiana
students have received Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships since the program’s
inception.
The primary purposes of LECSP are: 1) to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana; 2) to increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communities; and 3) to encourage and support the efforts of current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the quality of life in Indiana generally and in local communities throughout the state.
Community Foundation of White County is again pleased to offer LECSP for its 28th year in White County. “We are thrilled to announce the opportunity to award a Lilly Endowment Community scholarship in 2025. This scholarship is truly transformative, as it aims to support a student for whom this investment in education will be life changing. The Lilly Endowment's commitment to our youth not only fosters academic excellence but also strengthens our entire community,” said Lucy Dold, Executive Director of the Community Foundation.
The Community Foundation of White County believes in the power of collective action. Serving White County since 1998, CFWC has been steadfast in its commitment to strengthening and transforming the community by fostering charitable giving, philanthropic aspirations, and leadership. CFWC is a lasting beacon of hope, recognized by hundreds of donors and community partners to ignite positive change
through strategic initiatives, impactful grantmaking, and visionary leadership efforts.
Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr. through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. Although the gifts of stock remain a financial bedrock of the Endowment, it is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff and location. In keeping with the founders’ wishes, the Endowment supports the causes of community development, education and religion. The Endowment funds significant programs throughout the United States, especially in the field of religion. However, it maintains a special commitment to its founders’ hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana.
Since 1997, Independent Colleges of Indiana has administered the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program statewide with funding provided by Lilly Endowment Inc. Founded in 1948, ICI serves as the collective voice for the state’s 29 private, nonprofit colleges and universities. ICI institutions employ over 22,000 Hoosiers and generate a total local economic impact of over $5 billion annually. Students at ICI colleges have Indiana’s highest four-year, on-time graduation rates, and ICI institutions produce 30 percent of Indiana’s bachelor’s degrees while enrolling 20 percent of its undergraduates.
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