Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc. Scholarship Program

   For High School Senior Morgan County Residents and for Non-Traditional/Post High School Morgan County Residents 

   The Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc. offers Morgan County residents the opportunity to be awarded scholarships based on selection criteria requested by the donor of each scholarship fund. 

   There are two categories in the CFMC Scholarship Program, one for high school senior Morgan County residents and one for non-traditional/post high school Morgan County residents.

The Kendrick Foundation, Inc. Scholarships

   The Kendrick Foundation, Inc. Scholarships will provide support for Morgan County residents who are pursuing a career in the health care field. The scholarships are for tuition only, up to a maximum of $15,000 per person per year after deducting other financial aid which also pays tuition. The program is open to all Morgan County, Indiana residents:

• Who have graduated by the end of June, 2012, with a diploma from an Indiana high school or an equivalent education
  
• Who have been accepted into a program at an accredited college, university, or other educational institution to complete a course of study in a health care field (including medicine, dentistry, allied health, and nursing) beginning in the fall of 2012. Note: If your desired degree program has a late acceptance date, go ahead and apply for the Kendrick Scholarship and note "acceptance pending."
  
  Note: Acceptance into a pre-program such as pre-med or pre-pharmacy
  does not qualify for this scholarship program.

   The scholarship recipients are completely free to choose which educational institution they would like to attend, with preference being given to candidates who will attend Indiana schools.

   This scholarship requires a separate application not on this Web site. For more information and an application for the Kendrick Foundation, Inc. Scholarships, please visit their Web site at www.kendrickfoundation.org.

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program

   The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program offers two full-tuition scholarships for Morgan County residents who will have graduated by the end of June, 2012 with a diploma from a regionally accredited Indiana high school and who will be first time college students.

   Since the Lilly Endowment Scholarship Program was first offered in 1998, Lilly remains steadfast in its belief that education at all levels is indispensable to the personal, civic, and economic well being of our community. These scholarships must be used to pursue baccalaureate degrees at any accredited public or private Indiana college or university beginning in the fall of 2012. The Endowment hopes that this program will encourage many of Indiana’s most talented students to attend one of Indiana’s fine higher education institutions and after graduation, consider pursuing occupations in Indiana.

   Morgan County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship weighted selection criteria is as follows: academic performance, 30%; financial need, 20%; school/community activities and/or work experience, 20%; essay, 15%; interview, 10%; personal characteristics, 5%.

   Please note that the deadline for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application has passed. Please check back in November of 2012 for opportunities for fall 2013 scholarships.