Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Saluki Scholarship Portal!


*The portal will open for applications for the 2025-26 Academic Year on October 1*


Incoming Fall 2025 students must be admitted to SIU and have a claimed Network ID to sign in and apply or you will not be matched to scholarships. Please read instructions below thoroughly.

Below, you will find a listing of college, school, departmental and alumni association scholarship opportunities available to students with information about the applications, deadlines, eligibility criteria, award amounts, donors, and more. Both new incoming and continuing students are eligible to apply here and encouraged to reapply every year. To apply, please Sign In at the upper right-hand corner, sign in with your Network ID. and complete the brief General Application. Based on your answers in the General Application, you may be directed to fill out supplemental applications tied to your college, school or major and more specific applications for scholarships for which you are eligible.

Incoming Students



As an incoming student, explore applying for scholarships as soon as you receive notification of acceptance from Undergraduate Admissions or the Graduate School and have followed the steps to claim your Network ID.
Applications for incoming students open October 1. Please submit your application(s) as soon as you are admitted to SIU to be reviewed for the most awards! Students are considered for awards on criteria that may include, but is not limited to, academic achievement, potential contributions, service and leadership, and financial need. To search for scholarships, please use these saved searches.

Continuing Students


Each Fall, please submit a new General Application, along with other supplemental applications for your college, school, major and others for which you are eligible to complete.
To be considered for the most academic college, departmental and alumni scholarship opportunities, your General Scholarship Application and all conditional applications should be submitted in the Fall**

If you have questions, please contact the Academic Scholarship Office at 618-453-4628 or by email at scholarships@siu.edu.
If you have your Network ID, but are having trouble with sign in, please contact SalukiTech at 618-453-5155.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000 Bill Mehrtens Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a student majoring in criminal justice.
Deadline12/01/2024
Varies David A. Baer, Cheryl A. Walker Baer, and Naomi D. Baer Scholarship (CCJ)
Scholarship for students majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Deadline12/01/2024
Varies Elmer H. Johnson Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholarship for Outstanding New Students
Scholarship for an outstanding new student in criminology and criminal...
Deadline12/01/2024
Varies Elmer H. Johnson Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholarship for Outstanding Seniors
Scholarship for a full-time student majoring in Criminology and...
Deadline12/01/2024
Varies Nine Angels Memorial Scholarship
The Nine Angels Scholarship was established in the Southern Illinois...
Deadline12/01/2024
Varies Saluki Patrol Scholarship
Scholarship for full-time students majoring in Criminology and...
Deadline12/01/2024
$500 Saluki TOPS Scholarship - Spring
Awarded to web-based, part-time(6-11 hrs.), undergraduate transfer...
Deadline12/02/2024
Varies 50th Anniversary of SIUC Aviation Technology Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior or senior enrolled in Aviation Technology...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Accounting Circle Award
Scholarship for a student majoring in accounting or accountancy.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Achieve Program Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the Achieve Program.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Advanced Technical Studies Scholarship
Awarded to an enrolled student majoring in Technical Resource Management.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies African-American Achievement Scholarship
Scholars must be full-time undergraduate students at SIU Carbondale who...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies AFROTC Detachment 205 Scholarship
Scholarships for active cadets in AFROTC Detachment 205.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Al H. and James Chesser Scholarship
Scholarship for a law student. Supplemental information required to...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Albert and Leyla D. Somit Honors Program Scholarship
Scholarship for students enrolled in the SIU Honors Program.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Aldo Migone, Morteza Daneshdoost, Marvin Zeman Scholarship
Scholarship for a current Graduate Assistant in the Department of...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alfred and Imogene S. Lit Psychology Fund
Scholarship for an outstanding first-year doctoral student in Psychology...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alice Neuhauser Memorial Award
Scholarship for a junior or senior who is a member of Army...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alison Hiller Excellence Award
Scholarship for a full-time undergraduate in the Achieve Program with...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Allan and Norma Lammers Political Science Scholarship
Scholarship for graduate students in Political Science.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Allan and Wanda McCabe Scholarship
Scholarship for an animal science major from southern Illinois with a...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alongi Legacy Scholarship
The John R. Alongi Family of Du Quoin, Illinois has established the...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alpha Gamma Rho Award
Scholarship for a junior majoring in agribusiness economics,...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alpha Phi Alpha, Beta Eta Chapter Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate who is an active member of Beta Eta...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alpha Zeta Award
Scholarship for a junior majoring in agribusiness economics,...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Alumni Constituency Society Scholarship for Architecture
*Scholarship for students who are a relative of an SIU...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies American Indian Scholarship
Scholarship for students of American Indian descent.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Andrew L. and Toni S. Eggemeyer Memorial Scholarship for Architectural Studies
Awarded to a resident of Southern Illinois, who is enrolled in the...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Andrew Range Endowed Scholarship
The Andrew Range Scholarship was established to honor and celebrate the...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Ann Fisher Brouillette Memorial Engineering Scholarship
Scholarship for an engineering student from Jackson County,...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Ann Fisher Brouillette Memorial Scholarship in Music
Scholarship for a female music major from southern Illinois.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Anna Jackson Scholarship
The Anna Jackson Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Anne Fletcher and Scott R. Irelan Theater Department Graduate Travel Award
Award is to cover travel expenses for a graduate theater student...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Anne West English Scholarship
Scholarships shall be awarded to needy students of high scholastic...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Anne West Journalism Scholarship
Scholarship for needy students with high scholastic standing, majoring...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Annette and Seetharaman Narayanan Scholarship
Scholarship for students majoring in mechanical engineering or...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Antonio A. Washington Memorial Leadership Award
Applicants must have demonstrated in leadership accomplishments high...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Arah May Dunn Belbas Scholarship
Arah May Dunn Belbas was a native of Marissa, Illinois, who spent most...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Arnold Air Society Financial Assistance Award
Scholarship for a sophomore or junior who is also a member of the Air...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Art History Program
Award for students in Art History.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Arthur and Sammye Aikman Educational Council of 100 Prospective Teacher Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in the Teacher Education Program in the...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Arthur and Sammye Aikman Educational Council of 100 Scholarship (DSS)
Student with Disabilities Scholarship - Shall be given to a student...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Arthur M. Horne Student Award
Award will be given to a student actively enrolled in Master’s, Ed.S, or...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Arthur R. Menendez Memorial Fund for Graduate Student Vision Research
Scholarship for graduate student(s) in psychology or physiology with a...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Arthur Wiese Scholarship
The Arthur Wiese Scholarship was established by Arthur E. F. Wiese, Jr.,...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Asian-American Fund Award
Scholarship for Asian-American students
Deadline02/01/2025
Typically $500 Asthagiri Chandra Sekaran Award for the Most Outstanding Female MBA Graduate Student
Award for the most outstanding graduating female MBA student of SIU...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Aude-Reid Scholarship
Scholarship awarded to student majoring in agribusiness economics,...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Audrey Tomera Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for graduate students in curriculum and instruction.
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies August L. Gus Fowler Scholarship
Scholarship for a law student.
Deadline02/01/2025