Next year's winner of the scholarship will be announced in early December of 2016. Previous scholarship recipients were identified in March of the year they graduated from high school.
The change in the timeline affects all Indiana community foundations, including the Community Foundation of Switzerland County.
The advanced timeline is the result of a "compelling recommendation" from community foundations who participated in a statewide evaluation of the program conducted by Lilly Endowment in 2015. During the evaluation process, a number of community foundations suggested that identifying Lilly Scholars earlier in the school year would give more time for them to decide which college or university to attend.
The Community Foundation of Switzerland County, Inc. is adjusting its timeline for choosing a local scholar. The Foundation's voluntee r Scholarship Committee members are currently meeting to review its scholarship criteria and selection process to ensure it is compatible with the new deadline.
The Foundation will make the online Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application for 2017 graduates available in early August, 2016 at the latest. Completed applications will be due at 3 p.m. on September 1st, 2016.
In addition, the College Costs Estimator portion of the application will have an earlier deadline of August 10th. An Estimator must be completed in order to apply for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
One Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship will continue to be awarded in Switzerland County. The scholarship will provide full tuition for four years of undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree, all required fees, and up to $900 a year for required books and equipment. It does not pay for room and board.
If you have any questions about the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship or the Community Foundation in general, please contact Pam Acton or Melissa Andrew at (812) 427-9160 or info@cfsci.org.
Source: Deadline moved up for Lilly Scholarship
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