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.
- College of Agricultural, Life, & Physical Sciences
- College of Arts and Media
- College of Business and Analytics
- College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics
- College of Health and Human Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
- School of Education
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.
Award | Name | Actions |
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Kent Haruf Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student in...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Linguistics Scholarship
Scholarship for students majoring in linguistics.
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Louis and Monica Petroff Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is open to outstanding English and Sociology...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Mae A. Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a full-time female student, junior or senior level, in...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Majid Abbass Award
Awardee to be selected from five senior-level students majoring in...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Margaret Griffin Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior or senior majoring one of the Humanities...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Marie-Jose Southworth Memorial Award Fund
This scholarship is available to students studying Foreign Languages and...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
$1,000 |
Marion Kleinau Achievement Award
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Mark L. Russell Travel & Study Scholarship
Scholarship to support foreign travel and study for political science...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Marvin D. Kleinau Undergraduate Scholarship
Recipient must have a declared major in Communication...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
$1,000 |
Mary C. Castle History Scholarship
Scholarship for a 3rd-year student majoring in history, with a minimum...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
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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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Mary Eleanor Buschek Travel Award for Foreign Language Study
This scholarship provides support to students participating in study...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
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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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Norman Caldwell and James R. Sanders Scholarship
The Norman Caldwell and James R. Sanders Scholarship was established by...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Orville Alexander Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Political Science
Scholarships for students in political science.
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Patricia Pace Memorial Scholarship
The Patricia Pace Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Paul A. Schilpp Scholarship in Philosophy
An outstanding graduate student studying Philosophy is eligible for this...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Paul Hibbs Memorial Fund
Awarded to an outstanding Communication Studies undergraduate, based on...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Professor Alan Hyun-Oak Kim Scholarship
Recipient preference in this order: First preference for a student...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Randall Nelson Scholarship
Scholarship for a political science major from Illinois.
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
$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...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Robert L. Andresen Memorial Scholarship
The Robert L. Andresen Memorial Scholarship is available to graduate...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Robert L. Carr Speech Communications Scholarship Fund
Scholarship for juniors, seniors, or graduate students majoring in, or...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Robert W. Davis Memorial Scholarship - Liberal Arts
Awarded to a junior from the College of Liberal Arts who demonstrates...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
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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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
S. Morris Eames Scholarship
This is an annual awarded that is open to any Masters or PhD student...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Senator Penny Severns Character Counts Scholarship
This award has been designated for a full-time student with high...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Senator Penny Severns Macon County Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate student from Macon County, Illinois,...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Senator Penny Severns Making a Difference Scholarship Fund
For students making a difference, this Severns Award requires a...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Senator Penny Severns Women's Public Service Scholarship
The Senator Penny Severns Women’s Public Service Scholarship will be...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
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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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Student Speakers Forum - Selected Presenter Award
The mission of Society for Civil Discourse (SCD) is to promote the oral...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
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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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
Thelma Louise Kellogg Scholarship
Scholarship should be given to one or more deserving and needy...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
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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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
William Lewis Farmer Memorial Scholarship
An annual award for graduate or undergraduate students majoring in...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies |
William Pitkin Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior, senior, or graduate student majoring in...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Up to $1,000 |
Wilma Hughes Ochs Classics Scholarship
The Wilma Hughes Ochs Scholarship is available to students in the...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |