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The
application deadlines for 2009 have passed.
The
deadlines for 2010 have not yet been announced.
For a list of the 2009 scholarship recipients, click
here.
Use the "Other Scholarship Opportunities"
link at the top of this page to learn about other some
scholarships outside of The Community Foundation. Check
with your school guidance counselor
or advisor to learn about additional opportunities.
Max and Elsie Goken Endowment Fund
Scholarship
Six Goken scholarships of $5,000 each were awarded in
Tippecanoe County in 2009. The 2010 program, including
application and deadlines, has not yet been announced.
Congratulations to our 2009 Goken scholars:
Kristi
Craft, Megan Farrell, Kimberly Graves, Brenda Gunion,
Shaun Putman, and Jo Whitlock!!!
The Max and Elsie Goken Endowment Fund was created in
2006 by a bequest from the estate of Elsie Goken. Elsie
and her husband, Max, came to Lafayette in 1952 when he
joined Lafayette Life Insurance Company and later became
president and CEO. Before coming to Lafayette, Elsie Goken taught school in Bloomington, Illinois, in a
one-room schoolhouse and worked her way up to a position
in the superintendent’s office. While in Lafayette, she
became active in an organization that promotes
educational opportunities for women. She was also a life
member and Board member of the YWCA, and volunteered for
Meals on Wheels, Red Cross, and the local hospital.
Proceeds from the Goken estate will help fund college
scholarships for those who wish to continue their
education or return to school to better provide for
themselves and their families.
Robert and Dorothy Hughes Community
Fund Scholarship
Two Hughes
scholarships of $1,000 each were awarded in
Tippecanoe County in 2009. The 2010 program, including
application and deadlines, has not yet been announced.
Congratulations to our 2009 Hughes scholars: Hailey
Campbell and Jacqueline Ensign!!!
The Robert and Dorothy Hughes Community Fund was created
in 2007 by Joan Anne Hughes. Proceeds from the Hughes
Fund will help fund college scholarships to earn a
baccalaureate degree in Nursing for those with financial
need who live or work in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Financial need is based on the pool of applicants.
Elizabeth Mackay Fund Scholarship
One Mackay scholarship of $6,000
was awarded in
Tippecanoe County in 2009. The 2010 program, including
application and deadlines, has not yet been announced.
Congratulations to our 2009 Mackay scholar: Meagan
Redding!!!
The Elizabeth Mackay Fund was established in 2007 by a
bequest from the estate of Elizabeth Mackay. Born in
1912 to David Mackay and Eva Lenore Linn Mackay, she
grew up in the Kossuth Street home of her grandparents,
Joseph and Elizabeth Deal Linn, who owned a downtown
shop selling china and home furnishings. Elizabeth
Mackay graduated from Purdue University in 1933, then
earned master's and doctoral degrees at the University
of Wisconsin. She returned to Purdue as a biology
instructor in 1937, then was an assistant professor of
botany from 1941 to 1955. Mackay went on to posts at the
University of Hawaii, Cornell, Syracuse, and Ohio State
University. Her career included serving as president of
the Indiana Chapter of the American Association of
University Women and national vice president of the
scientific honor society, Sigma Delta Epsilon. She was
also a fellow in the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. Traveling professionally and for
pleasure, she visited Europe, Asia, South America,
Africa, Ecuador, the Caribbean, and other lands.
Elizabeth Mackay died at age 94 in Columbus, Ohio.
Proceeds from the Mackay estate will help fund college
scholarships, including those directed at women studying
science.
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Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Four Lilly
Endowment community Scholarships were awarded in
Tippecanoe County in 2009. The 2010 program, including
application and deadlines, has not yet been announced.
Congratulations to our 2009 Lilly Endowment Community
Scholars: Mahmood Alrawi, James Evens, Megan
Mitchell-Woodrow, and Elizabeth Villafuerte!!!
Lilly
Scholarship Criteria
Application Tips
Interview Tips
Lilly Scholarship Recipients
Financial Form FAQs
Lilly Endowment Inc. sponsors the Lilly Endowment
Community Scholarship (LECS) Program administered by
community foundations across the state. The program is
designed to raise the level of
educational attainment in Indiana and increase awareness
of the potential of Indiana's community foundations to
improve the quality of life of the state's residents.
The scholarships are for full tuition and fees for four
years at the public or private accredited Indiana
college or university of the recipient's choice. A $800
annual stipend for required books and equipment is also
included.
Each community foundation determines its
own criteria. If you are attending high school in
or residing in Tippecanoe County, click
here for guidelines.
If you are looking for a community foundation in another
county, use the community foundation locator.
www.communityfoundationlocator.org/search/index.cfm
The number of scholarships awarded in each county is
based on population. Tippecanoe County currently has four
scholarships.
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2009 Scholarship Recipients
Our
2009 Scholarship recipients were formally recognized on May 14, 2009 at a special dessert
reception. For a list of each scholarship and the recipient(s), click
here.
2008 Scholarship Recipients
The Community Foundation of Greater
Lafayette's scholarship recipients for 2008 were
formally recognized on May 22, 2008 at a special dessert
reception. For a list of each scholarship and the
recipient(s), click
here.
Other Scholarships
The community foundation administers a limited
number of other scholarships but direct application to
the foundation isn't possible. Most of these
scholarships are for graduates of specific high schools;
if you are eligible for any of them, details are already
available from your school. We have included a link to
other scholarship opportunities that have come to our
attention. Click
here or
click the link near the top of this page to review that
list.
Financial Aid
Resources
If you're looking for financial help with
post-secondary education, your high school guidance
counselor is an excellent starting point. Click
here for a
list of additional resources.
SAT Resources
If you're looking for a way
to take free practice SAT exams, click
here.
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