Based on your school status, you may be eligible for scholarships listed below. Each scholarship has its own distinct selection criteria, such as financial need, special interest/intended study or GPA requirement. No two scholarships are alike, so please review all the details in order to determine which scholarships best fit your situation.

   After reviewing the scholarship possibilities, you may visit our Scholarship Applications page to download Word and PDF scholarship applications.

   The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program offers two full-tuition scholarships for Morgan County 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.

    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.

   [NEW] Charles T. Amy Memorial Scholarship – PAYS (Parents Against Youth Smoking): Providing a scholarship to a graduating senior from Eminence High School who made a PAYS Pledge their freshmen year to abstain from tobacco products for all four years of high school. A scholarship will be awarded to a student whose name will be drawn at random from individuals who kept the PAYS Pledge throughout high school and who have been accepted to an accredited two- or four-year educational institution. Applications are not accepted for this scholarship. Individuals who made the PAYS Pledge in 2008 and kept the PAYS Pledge all four years of high school will automatically be entered into the drawing. Applications Page

   Dorothy Asher Scholarship: Provides scholarships for Morgan County residents of any age attending an accredited two- or four-year public or private institution of higher education and are studying elementary education. Recipients must agree to attempt to obtain employment, if available, in Morgan County, Indiana for at least one year upon completion of their education. Scholarships may be awarded annually to the same recipient if the foundation deems this appropriate for the progress the student may make. Applications Page

    Meaghan Buis Memorial Scholarship: Providing a scholarship each year for a student graduating from Eminence High School. The recipient shall have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale and shall have participated in the Eminence High School girls or boys basketball program. Applications Page

    Archie and Blanche Burnett Memorial Scholarship: Providing scholarships to graduates of Eminence High School, based on academic ability. Priority will be given to students attending Indiana University or Purdue University, but all applicants will be considered. Applications Page

    [NEW] The 2012 Special Benjamin Elo Memorial Scholarship: Since 2012 would have been Ben’s year of graduation, this is a one-time $5,000 scholarship to be given for students graduating from Indiana with the Class of 2012. It provides a scholarship to a graduating senior from Indiana who knew Ben personally during his short life and whose life has been changed by that friendship. In addition, the student must have a 3.0 or higher GPA on a 4-point scale and will be attending a four-year accredited public or private educational institution. Applicant must exhibit good citizenship, be involved in their church and be involved in community service organizations and activities. Applicants must provide three letters of reference: one from their pastor, one from a leader of a community organization that they are actively involved in and someone on the staff or faculty at school. Applicants must also write an additional essay of 500 words or less on: How knowing Ben Elo affected or changed their life. ***Applicants for this scholarship need to use a special application form which can be downloaded from the CFMC website or mailed upon request*** Applications Page

    Eminence Alumni Association Scholarship: Providing scholarships to graduates of Eminence High School. Applicants for academics must have a 3.0 GPA. Paid the second semester of each year. Applicants for vocational scholarships must have a 2.3 GPA. Two special 600 words or less essays are required. One essay should indicate the applicant’s goals after graduating from high school and/or trade school and the other 600 words essay stating financial need is required. Applications Page

    SSG Wm. Ryan Fritsche Memorial Scholarship: Provide scholarships to one or more graduating seniors from any Morgan County High School who are accepted into an accredited 2 or 4 year public or private institution. Applicants should have a 2.5 GPA or higher.(on a 4.0 scale) Applicants must supply three letters of reference: Two from school personnel and one from an outside source, i.e., an employer, pastor, etc. Students should be applying for or in a course of study leading to public service work, such as: law enforcement, medical work, social work, child services, etc. In addition to the CFMC essay questions on the standard application, applicants must complete a 500-750 word essay with the following quote from J.F. Kennedy as the main theme of the piece: “And so my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.”(J.F. Kennedy, Inaugural Speech, January 20, 1961) As funds are available, the scholarship may be open to applicants who live in Morgan County and are in their first or second year of college. Applications Page

    Maggie Grounds Scholarship: Providing scholarships to a female high school senior entering the field of architecture, contracting/building engineering, traditional drafting, architectural computer-aided design or another very closely-related study, pharmacy, nursing, in an accredited institution of higher education. Applications Page

    Newburn-Asher Scholarship: Provides scholarships for Morgan County residents of any attending an accredited two- or four-year public or private institution of higher education and are studying in the health care field. Recipients must agree to attempt to obtain employment, if available, in Morgan County, Indiana for at least one year upon completion of their education. Scholarships may be awarded annually to the same recipient if the foundation deems this appropriate for the progress the student may make. Applications Page

    Sergeant Dan Starnes Memorial Scholarship: Providing scholarships for Morgan County residents to study law enforcement. Applications Page

    Stierwalt Scholarship: Providing scholarships each spring for a student graduating from Eminence High School or a high school in Morgan County who wishes to further his/her education at a college or university in the state of Indiana. Applicants must have proven good moral character and receive a high-class ranking from high school. Applications Page

To download the application for the CFMC Scholarship Program: Click here to visit the Scholarship Applications Page.

  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.