Apply for the Scholarship

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program is active from November through January each school year. The information contained on this page is not to be considered current at any other time.

Before Getting Started
Please read all of the information provided on the Eligibility and Criteria page before beginning the process of completing your application.  To apply for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, you must submit the scholarship application form and all supplemental documents as instructed below.  If you have questions about any part of the scholarship application process, please contact us. 
 
Application Form
Complete all sections of the application form. The application form is designed to be completed on-screen and then submitted online.  The form cannot be saved for retrieval at a later time, so you should not begin entering data until you can devote sufficient time to completing the entire form in one sitting.  Some applicants find it helpful to print a blank copy of the form to complete by hand as time permits, and then use this "rough draft" to make completing the form online faster and easier.

Applicants must complete the "Transcript Information" section of the application form; therefore it is essential that applicants obtain his/her transcript information prior to completing the application form.  The application for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship is provided below: 

Scholarship Application Form

Supplemental Documents: 

1.  Agreement Statement
The Agreement Statement is designed to be printed, thoroughly reviewed, and then signed.  You must have Adobe Reader to access this file (Adobe Reader is free and can be downloaded at www.adobe.com/downloads).  The Agreement Statement must be submitted to your high school guidance counselor.

Agreement Statement

2.  Essay
Submit an essay of approximately 200 words answering the following: "What person other than your parents, living or deceased, would you most like to spend an evening?  Why did you select this person?  What would you ask them and what would you hope to learn from them?

To earn maximum points for your essay, you must answer all parts of the question. 

The essay may either be attached as a Word or PDF document to the online application or printed and submitted along with your Agreement Statement. 

3.  Official Grade Transcript
Although you must obtain your transcript information in order to complete the Transcript Information section of your application form, your guidance counselor will attach your official grade transcript upon receipt of your other supplemental documents and deliver the entire packet to the Perry County Community Foundation by the application deadline.

Application Deadline and Submission Instructions
You must submit your application form online to the Perry County Community Foundation by January 19, 2010.  Supplemental documents must be submitted to your high school guidance counselor prior to the application deadline. 

Your application will not be considered complete until the Community Foundation has received your application and supplemental documents.  Supplemental documents must be delivered to your high school guidance counselor prior to the application deadline, with the exception of the essay which may be attached to your online application.  Your guidance counselor will attach your official grade transcript to your supplemental documents and deliver the entire packet to the Perry County Community Foundation by the application deadline.  Please do not staple your supplemental documents together - use paper or binder clips only. 

Applications and/or supplemental documents that are received after the deadline or are incomplete as of this date will not be considered.  If the deadline falls on a holiday or weekend, the application is due the preceding weekday.