The Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program

 

[January 20, 2025]    SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln is now accepting applications for the 2025 scholarship program. There are more than 45 different post-secondary scholarships available. Last year, more than $260,000 was awarded in scholarships and scholarship renewals.

While many scholarships are available to graduating seniors in Sangamon County, there are also scholarships available for returning students, as well as graduating seniors from the surrounding counties served by the Community Foundation including Cass, Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery and Morgan.

Full details and criteria for each award are posted on the Community Foundation’s website at www.CFLL.org under “Grants & Scholarships” --> “Scholarships.”

Students with questions or limited computer access should contact the Community Foundation at [e-mail] for assistance. High school students also may contact their school guidance counselors for details on the scholarship awards available.

The deadline to submit applications is March 1, 2025. Students should review the specific requirements, criteria and due dates for each scholarship application. The recipients will be notified by early May. All scholarships are for post-secondary education.

The following scholarships are available to students in Logan County:

American Legion Post 32 Scholarship: To assist graduating seniors or first-time college students who have been in the workforce with obtaining a post-secondary education who live in Cass, Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan or Sangamon counties in Illinois.

Camp Care-A-Lot Scholarship: Former Camp Care-A-Lot campers who demonstrate financial need.

Girls on the Run Founder Scholarship: Graduating female senior who participated in the GOTR of Central Illinois program.

John and Judy Woodruff Performing Arts Scholarship: Graduating high school senior or college freshman from Sangamon County or adjacent county planning to major or minor in the performing arts.

Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship: Be a graduating senior, returning undergraduate or graduate student attending an accredited college and is currently registered as a Girl Scout with the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois.

Mid-Illinois Communications Association Scholarship: Open to rising juniors, seniors and graduate students majoring in communications, journalism, public relations or related fields such as marketing, design, videography, photography, etc., that are from Central Illinois or attend a college or university in Central Illinois.

Roland Machinery Scholarship: Open to students pursuing a degree or certificate in a profession related to construction, mechanical engineering, or other related trades. Must be a graduating senior from a high school in one of the following counties: Sangamon, Christian, Montgomery, Macoupin, Scott, Morgan, Cass, Menard, Mason and Logan

SAHBA Construction/Robert E. von Behren Memorial Scholarship: Open to students pursuing a career in the building industry in the following counties: Sangamon, Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, and Scott.

World War II Illinois Descendants Statewide Scholarship: Must be a direct descendant of a WWII Illinois Veteran and have a 4.0 GPA on a non-weighted scale (or be the projected valedictorian or salutatorian).

[Text from Stacy Reed
Chief Program Officer]