The purpose of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program is to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana and to leverage further the ability of Indiana's community foundations to enhance the quality of life of the state's residents.

Blackford County Community Foundation, Inc. is nominating one student to receive the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship in 2012. These awards provide full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $800.00 for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any Indiana public or private college or university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Applications will be accepted from Blackford County residents who will graduate by the end of June 2012 with a diploma from a regionally accredited Indiana high school, and who have a minimum GPA of 8.0 (11.0 scale) or GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) and a minimum combined SAT Score (Critical Reading, Math and Writing) of 1500 or minimum ACT Composite Score of 21.

Be sure to have completed all eight pages of the application, to have filled out the College Estimator document, enclose a picture and have all required signatures in place. Please mail to the address listed below or submit to the Blackford High School Guidance Office no later than January 13, 2012.

Blackford County Community Foundation, Inc.
121 North High Street
P.O. Box 327
Hartford City, IN 47348

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Please remember the deadline for submission of the application is Friday January 13, 2012.