Community Foundation of Elkhart County Lilly Scholarships

ELKHART COUNTY – Applications for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship are available starting August 1, 2017, at www.InspiringGood.org.  Completed applications will be due to the applicant’s respective high school counselor by September 11, 2017.  The 2018 Elkhart County Lilly Endowment Community Scholars will be named in early December.

“We value our long-standing partnership with the Lilly Endowment to provide this scholarship opportunity to Elkhart County students,” said Pete McCown, Community Foundation president. “The 2018 Elkhart County recipients will join the exclusive group of 79 previously awarded scholars.”

About the Lilly Endowments Community Scholarship (LECS)

Through the Community Foundation of Elkhart County, Lilly Endowment Inc. will award three Elkhart County, first-generation, college-bound students with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship (room and board not included). Each student must begin classes in the fall of 2018 and may attend any accredited Indiana college or university. 

Each eligible high school in the county may nominate one student. From this group the Community Foundation Scholarship Committee will select three LECS nominees.  Independent Colleges of Indiana will select the final scholarship recipients.

As a compliment to the LECS Program, the Community Foundation is honored to carry on the legacy of Guy David Gundlach by awarding nominees not selected as LECS recipients with the Guy David Gundlach Memorial Scholarship of $20,000 ($5,000/4 years) toward tuition. Mr. Gundlach was a successful entrepreneur who believed education was a key factor to his success.

More Scholarship Opportunities

In addition to the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, the Community Foundation has two more upcoming scholarship opportunities:

• Applications for the newly established INSPIRE Scholarship will be available online on September 1, 2017.
• Applications for all other donor-established scholarships administered through the Community Foundation of Elkhart County will be available January 1, 2018.

About the Community Foundation of Elkhart County
The Community Foundation of Elkhart County partners with donors to leverage their philanthropy in ways that transform lives. Since 1989, the Community Foundation has connected the generosity of donors with community needs by providing scholarship opportunities to local students and making grants to nonprofit organizations working to improve Elkhart County.  It’s with strength and hope the Community Foundation seeds the local landscape, supporting plans, programs, and ideas that potentially stand the test of time.  The Community Foundation strives to be a local entity known for inspiring good and impacting success. 

For more information regarding the Community Foundation, visit www.InspiringGood.org or call (574) 295-8761.