How to Apply

Community Foundation and Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships

Students who submit an application are eligible for all scholarships administered by The Foundation, including the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.

Applications require three appraisals to be submitted on the applicant’s behalf. The application software will not allow the student to submit an application until all 3 appraisals have been submitted, so we recommend requesting your appraisals as early as possible so as not to risk missing the deadline.

PLEASE notify the individuals that will be submitting an appraisal prior to entering their contact information in our application software.

The Foundation also manages many scholarships administered by colleges and high schools, which require separate applications. See our available scholarships to learn more.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility criteria varies by scholarship. To view the eligibility criteria for a specific scholarship, simply click on it on our available scholarships page. Those scholarships listed under schools have separate applications from The Foundation’s common application and information on how to apply can be found with each scholarship.

The deadline for class of 2025 was September 11, 2024 at 12pm. The application is no longer available. Applications for the class of 2026 will be available by the end of July 2025.