Community Foundation of Howard County, Inc.

215 W. Sycamore
Kokomo, IN 46901
(765) 454-7298
(800) 964-0508

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

$2.4 million awarded to Howard Co. residents

For the past fourteen years, the Community Foundation of Howard County has participated in the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. With the 2011 awards, the total number of Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships awarded to Howard County residents is 31 with an approximate value of $2.4 million. View our past recipients

Purpose: The Program was designed to raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana and increase awareness of the potential of Indiana's community foundations to improve the quality of life of the state's residents.

Lilly Endowment's Motivation: Indiana ranks near the bottom of the 50 states in the percentage of its residents 25 years old who hold a baccalaureate degree. Lilly Endowment is confident that the leaders of Indiana communities can rally their fellow residents around efforts to increase the level of educational attainment in our state.

Scholarships: The scholarships will provide full tuition, required fees and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree at any Indiana public or private college or university accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Eligibility: The program is open to all Indiana residents who have graduated by the end of June 2012, with a diploma from an accredited Indiana high school and who have been accepted to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study beginning in the fall of 2012 at an accredited public or private college or university in Indiana.
View Eligibility Requirements

Requirements: To pursue four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at an Indiana college. Keep the Community Foundation apprised of their academic status during college and post-graduation status (education and/or employment) for at least ten years after graduation.
View Recipient Guidelines & Timeline

Statewide: This year statewide 142 Indiana residents will receive the awards valued at approximately $21 million. Through this year's awards the total allocated for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program is approximately $245 million, which brings the total of Indiana residents receiving the award to more than 3,300.

Criteria: Each foundation sets the selection criteria and procedures that they use. Criteria for Howard County were:

• academic achievement
• activities in and out of school
• potential for success
• financial need - Financial Information Worksheet

1st generation college student (preference given)