Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

The purpose of the Jasper and Newton County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program is to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana and to leverage further the ability of Indiana’s community foundations to enhance the quality of life for the state’s residents.

For school year 2024-2025, each community foundation (county) will be eligible to nominate a recipient for a full-tuition scholarship to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) on behalf of Lilly Endowment Community Scholars.

Scholarship must be used to pursue a baccalaureate degree at any accredited public or private Indiana college or university.

The program will provide scholarships for otherwise unreimbursed full tuition, required fees, and special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis, leading to a baccalaureate degree at any Indiana public or private college or university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of College and Schools.

The Lilly Endowment, in conjunction with Jasper Newton Foundation, hopes that this program will continue to encourage many of Indiana’s most talented students to attend Indiana’s fine higher education institutions and after graduation consider pursuing occupations in Indiana.

• Student residing in Jasper and/or Newton County or attending a Jasper and/or Newton County high school.
• Intend to pursue four years of study on a full-time basis in an Indiana college or university.
• Student academic achievements meet or exceed the top 25% in their graduating class.
• Nomination requirements include academic performance, demonstrated leadership skills, community service, and character.
• Limit one application per individual.

Application Timeline and Evaluation Rubric

• All applications must be submitted by September 15, 2024, 11:59 p.m. CST (midnight).
• Student applications will be evaluated to determine finalists for a personal interview. 
• All applicants will be notified of the status of their application by early to mid-October.
• Scholarship recipients will be notified in December.
• The maximum scoring block of the application rubric is listed below for your reference.

*The Lilly application has changed for the 2024-25 school year. Please read the directions for each section carefully.