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Max and Elsie Goken Scholarship    Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Robert and Dorothy Hughes Community Scholarship   
Other Scholarship Opportunities 


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.

Max and Elsie Goken Endowment Fund Scholarship

The application deadline for the 2008 program was noon, April 7, 2008. We will post information about 2009 when it becomes available.

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 if 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 form themselves and their families. 

Four Goken scholarships of $5,000 were available in 2008.

Robert and Dorothy Hughes Community Fund Scholarship

The application deadline for the 2008 program was noon, April 7, 2008. We will post information about 2009 when it becomes available.  

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.

Two Hughes Scholarships of $1,000 each were available in 2008.

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Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

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Lilly Scholarship Recipients 

The application deadline for the 2008 program was noon, January 17, 2008. We will post information about 2009 when it becomes available.

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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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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