Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Saluki Scholarship Portal!


Incoming Fall 2024 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


Deadline extended to April 1 due to delay in FAFSA
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 September 12 and most have a April 1 deadline, so submit your application(s) as soon as you are admitted to SIU! 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 by April 1*
Deadline extended to April 1 this year due to delay in FAFSA

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.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Majid Abbass Award
Awardee to be selected from five senior-level students majoring in...
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Varies Margaret Griffin Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior or senior majoring one of the Humanities...
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Varies Marie-Jose Southworth Memorial Award Fund
This scholarship is available to students studying Foreign Languages and...
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$1,000 Marion Kleinau Achievement Award
Awarded to an outstanding Performance Studies student.
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Varies Mark L. Russell Travel & Study Scholarship
Candidates for the Mark L. Russell Travel & Study Scholarship should...
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Varies Marvin D. Kleinau Undergraduate Scholarship
Recipient must have a declared major in Communication...
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$1,000 Mary C. Castle History Scholarship
Scholarship for a 3rd-year student majoring in history, with a minimum...
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Varies Mary Eleanor Buschek Award for Foreign Languages and Literature Study
The Mary Eleanor Buschek Award for Foreign Languages and Literature...
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Varies Mary Eleanor Buschek Travel Award for Foreign Language Study
This scholarship provides support to students for travel study programs...
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Varies Nick P. Calamos and Kimberly K. Calamos College of Liberal Arts Scholarship
Scholarship for a full-time junior or senior with a major in the...
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Varies Norman Caldwell and James R. Sanders Scholarship
The Norman Caldwell and James R. Sanders Scholarship was established by...
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Varies Orville Alexander Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Political Science
Two scholarships for students studying political science. One award...
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Varies Patricia Pace Memorial Scholarship
The Patricia Pace Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of...
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Varies Paul A. Schilpp Scholarship in Philosophy
An outstanding graduate student studying Philosophy is eligible for this...
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Varies Paul Hibbs Memorial Fund
Awarded to an outstanding Communication Studies undergraduate, based on...
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Varies Professor Alan Hyun-Oak Kim Scholarship
Recipient preference in this order: First preference for a student...
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Varies Randall Nelson Scholarship
Recipient must be a junior or senior from Illinois (preferably...
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$0.00 Richard Peck Writing Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Robert Dunn Faner
Recipient must be a rising senior majoring in Creative Writing or an MFA...
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Varies Robert L. Andresen Memorial Scholarship
The Robert L. Andresen Memorial Scholarship is available to graduate...
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Varies Robert L. Carr Speech Communications Scholarship Fund
Robert L. Carr Speech Communications Scholarship is open to juniors,...
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Varies Robert W. Davis Memorial Scholarship - Liberal Arts
Awarded to a junior from the College of Liberal Arts who demonstrates...
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Varies Rudy Ray (MA’69; PhD’74) and Jean Ann Otte Seward Scholarship for Sociology Graduate Students
Scholarships for graduate students in sociology.
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Varies S. Morris Eames Scholarship
This is an annual awarded that is open to any Masters or PhD student...
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Varies Sen. Penny Severns Macon County Scholarship Fund
To obtain this scholarship, the student must be a full-time...
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Varies Senator Penny Severns Character Counts Scholarship Fund
This award has been designated for a full-time student with high...
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Varies Senator Penny Severns Making a Difference Scholarship Fund
For students making a difference, this Severns Award requires a student...
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Varies Senator Penny Severns Women's Public Service Scholarship
The Senator Penny Severns Women’s Public Service Scholarship will be...
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Varies Shawnee Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames 17th Century Scholarship in Memory of Alice Grant
Scholarship for students majoring in History or History...
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Varies Suzanne M. Daughton and Nathan P. Stucky Scholarship
This scholarship award, known as the Suzanne M. Daughton and Nathan P....
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Varies Thelma Louise Kellogg Scholarship
Scholarship should be given to one or more deserving and needy...
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Varies Trilla Barr Liberal Arts Scholarship
Trilla A. Barr was a 1964 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts with a...
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Varies William Lewis Farmer Memorial Scholarship
An annual award for graduate or undergraduate students majoring in...
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Varies William Pitkin Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior, senior, or graduate student majoring in...
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Up to $1,000 Wilma Hughes Ochs Classics Scholarship
The Wilma Hughes Ochs Scholarship is available to students in the...
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