Community Foundation of Boone County Announces 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Finalists
The Community Foundation of Boone County is excited to announce Boone County's 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Finalists.
• Tobias Dollens, Zionsville Community High School
• Carson Fu, Zionsville Community High School
• Taylor O'Brien, Lebanon High School
• Andrew Qin, Zionsville Community High School
• Cole Ramsey, Western Boone Jr.-Sr. High School
• Caroline Sampson, Zionsville Community High School
• Louisa Santos, Zionsville Community High School
• Sapna Srinivasan, Zionsville Community High School
The finalists were evaluated on, but not limited to, the following criteria: community involvement, volunteerism, commitment to the State of Indiana, work experience, academic performance, school activities, short answer essays, and two letters of recommendation. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship finalists recently participated in an interview process and the winners will be announced mid-December.
“We are thrilled to announce our eight finalists for the Boone County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. This year, we received 68 applications from the Class of 2025, setting a new record for CFBC and demonstrating the extraordinary talent and dedication within our community. Each of these students embodies the spirit of service and academic excellence that this scholarship celebrates, and we look forward to seeing the positive impact they will continue to make.”
Ali Maxey
Director of Education & Grantmaking, Community Foundation of Boone County
The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship can be used for full tuition at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year. The special allocation may cover the costs for required books and equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree.
The program, administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and locally in Boone County through the Community Foundation of Boone County, is open to all Indiana residents who:
- claim residency in Boone County, Indiana
- are within the upper 20% of their high school’s graduating class after 6 semesters
- submit a complete online application including short answer essays, a personal statement, and two (non-school affiliated) letters of recommendation. One recommendation must be submitted by someone the student has worked with in a community service capacity.
- graduate from an accredited Indiana high school by 2024 and receive their diploma no later than June 30, 2024
- intend to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study at an eligible college or university in Indiana
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.
