Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Established in 1998, the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program is 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.
This award from Lilly Endowment includes full tuition, required fees, and up to $900/year for books and supplies required for 4 years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to baccalaureate degree at any accredited Indiana public or private college or university.
Timeline
- The online scholarship system opens in mid-August.
- Applications are due by September 15 at 11:59:59 pm.
Eligibility
Criteria set by the Endowment:
- Must be a resident of Rush County, Indiana
- Will have graduated by the end of June with a diploma from an accredited Indiana high school
- Will pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study
- Will be entering college as a 1st semester freshman beginning in the fall
- Will attend a public or private college or university in Indiana accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Has been accepted by that college
- Must be free to choose which Indiana College he/she will attend
- Will keep RCCF informed of academic status during college
- Will communicate with RCCF educational and employment status for 10 years following college graduation
Application Process
STEP 1: Application
The application opens in mid-August for classes starting in the fall semester of the following year.
It is due September 15 at 11:59:59 pm. You will need to submit an official transcript and SAR (Student Aid Report), which you receive when you file your FAFSA.
The application is your time to shine. Tell your story and make your case. Note your academic successes, of course, but also your extra-curricular activities, volunteer work, and job experience. It all adds up.
RCCF’s LECS Nomination Committee utilizes a blind process to review all completed applications submitted by the deadline. The committee is chosen to represent a cross-section of Rush County, including its professional and geographic constituents.
We are proud of this prestigious award and pleased to offer this opportunity to our county’s students.
If you do not receive the LECS, you will have a head start on completing the RCCF scholarship application, which is due February 15 at 11:59:59 pm.
STEP 2: Notification
STEP 3: Follow-Up
Past Recipients
- 2025: Jenna Lawler
- 2024: Gabrielle Pavey
- 2023: Kelby Roberts
- 2022: John Carter Tague
- 2021: Nicholas Neuman
- 2020: Ethan Chastain
- 2019: Kyle Bacon
- 2018: Barbara Hershberger
- 2017: Keith Yager
- 2016: Emilee Rogers
- 2015: Julie Vaughan
- 2014: Jill Yager
- 2013: James Brashaber
- 2012: Natalie Kopf
- 2011: Josh Hoeing
- 2010: Ciara Harr
- 2010: Caleb Fenimore
- 2009: Jessica Cole
- 2009: Brittany Driesbach
- 2008: Sarah Strobl
- 2008 Tracie Gardner
- 2007: Kelli Liggett
- 2007: Spencer Abrams
- 2006: Alex Wilson
- 2006: Kira Angle
- 2005: Tamra Schwering
- 2005: Nathan Hedrick
- 2004: Jaime Nigh
- 2004: Katie Pickering
- 2004: Gwen Kemple
- 2003: Pam Powers
- 2003: Jaret Wicker
- 2003: Josh Pike
- 2002: Matt Meer
- 2002: Mark Gordon
- 2002: Beth Liggett
- 2001: Nic Winters
- 2001: Jennifer Williams
- 2001: Erin Angle
- 2000: Alle Wicker
- 2000: J. Scott Byrne
- 1999: Lauren Mahan
- 1999: Kelly Gettinger
- 1998: Grant Reeves
