Scholarships

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) is administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and locally in Fayette County through the Fayette Community Foundation. The 2024 program is open to all Fayette County residents who:

• Graduate from an accredited Indiana high school and receive their diploma no later than June 30, 2024; and
• intend to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study at an eligible college or university in Indiana

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.

2024 LECSP Timeline:

• August 18th: Application Opens
• September 1st: Applications Due
• September 10th: Recommendations Due
• October 6th: Finalists Notified
• October 17th: Meet and Greet
• October 19th: Finalists Interviews
• December 2023: 2024 LECSP Recipient Notified

Criteria

In order to further the primary purposes of LECSP the Fayette Community Foundation is looking for a well rounded individual to represent Fayette County in the 25th Cohort of scholars. The written application is worth 50% of the overall score and includes the following criteria:

• Academic Achievement (20%),
• Volunteering and Community Engagement (15%),
• Extracurricular Activities (10%),
• Recommendations (6%),
• First Generation College Student (4%),
• Special Circumstances (5%), and
• Essay Responses (40%).

Finalists will be invited to participate in an In-Person Interview and Presentation that will constitute the other 50% of the overall score.

Past Recipients: