Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Saluki Scholarship Portal!


*The portal is open for applications for the 2025-26 Academic Year*


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.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000 or more Foote Scholarship in the College of Arts and Media
The Foote Scholarship is awarded to students in the College of Arts &...
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Varies Fred Denker Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate music student with a concentration in...
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Varies Gary Kolb Creative Media Arts Scholarship
Scholarship for a high-achieving media arts production student with...
Ended
$1,000 Gene E. Trotter Graduate Scholarship in Architecture
Awarded to a student that has been accepted into the graduate program...
Ended
Varies Gerald and Donna Stone Scholarship
Scholarships for students in the School of Journalism and Advertising.
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Varies Golden Quill Scholarship
Scholarship for an outstanding undergraduate student enrolled in the...
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Varies Greg Forsythe Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a continuing student majoring in Radio, Television, &...
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Varies H. H. Fuchs Scholarship
Scholarship for music majors specializing in piano performance.
Ended
Varies Harlan H. Mendenhall Journalism Scholarship
Scholarships for students in the School of Journalism.
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Varies Harry W. and Helen M. Stonecipher Scholarship
Scholarship for an outstanding undergraduate majoring in...
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Varies Helen C. Axton Scholarship
Scholarship for a student majoring in architectural studies or...
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Varies Herbert Krauss Memorial Scholarship
The Herbert Krauss Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of...
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Varies Hubert and Phyllis Norville Opera Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Norville established the Hubert and Phyllis Norville Opera...
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Varies Illinois Broadcasters Association Scholarship
Scholarship for an outstanding rising senior majoring in...
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$5,000 Jacob "Jurn" Jurinek Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the College of Arts and Media Recipients...
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Varies James Bittermann Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student in the School of...
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Varies James D. and Priscilla Gray Scholarship in Music
Scholarship for students in the School of Music with a minimum GPA of...
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Varies James Murphy Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a senior or master’s student in the School of...
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Varies John K. Dobbins Master of Architecture Scholarship
Scholarship for a student admitted to the Master of Architecture...
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Varies Jon Davey Global Practice in Architecture
Recipient must be accepted into the undergraduate or graduate program...
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Varies Journalism Faculty Emeritus Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate student enrolled in the School of...
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Varies Judith Roales News Editorial Scholarship
Scholarship for Journalism student with a News-Editorial concentration.
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Varies Kern-Straumanis Graduate Assistantship
The Kern-Straumanis Graduate Assistantship was established in honor of...
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$500 Larena Jarvis Memorial Flute Scholarship
The Larena Jarvis Memorial Flute Scholarship was established by Dr....
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Varies Les Ryshkus Radio-Television Scholarship
*Scholarship for an undergraduate studying Radio, TV, and Digital Media.
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Varies Lilly Boruszkowski Film Scholarship
Scholarship for a student majoring in Cinema.
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Varies Linda K. Henson Photojournalism Scholarship
Linda Henson was a photojournalist whose career began with an intense...
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Varies Loren Cocking Animation Award
The Loren Cocking Animation Award is sponsored by alumni of the...
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Varies Luebke-Laade Family Scholarship
Scholarships for students in the College of Arts and Media with...
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Varies Madeleine Smith Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate or graduate student studying...
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Varies Malan/Roe Memorial Music Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in voice.
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Varies Marcia Bullard and Laura Hardy Journalism Award
Scholarship for a female student with a 3.0 GPA who has completed...
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Varies Marjorie Lawrence Opera Scholarship
Scholarship for a full-time graduate or undergraduate voice student.
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Varies Mary Green Memorial Photography Award
The Mary Green Memorial Scholarship was established by the Mary Green...
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Varies Mary Kesnar Music Scholarship
Scholarship for students majoring in music.
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Varies May Dorsey Memorial Music Scholarship
Scholarship for students majoring in music. Continuing students must...
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Varies Meg A. Theno Photojournalism Scholarship
The Meg A. Theno Photojournalism Scholarship is awarded to a...
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Varies Mel Siener Band Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for an outstanding band musician, continuing student,...
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Varies Melissa Ann Imes Rardin Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a voice student with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
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Varies Michael Hanes Marching Salukis Scholarship
Scholarship for members of the Marching Salukis.
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Varies Mike Covell Scholarship
*Scholarship for a student in the Cinema and Photography program with a...
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Varies Minority Filmmakers Scholarship
Scholarship for a student majoring in Cinema to help cover the costs...
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Varies Musical Theater Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the BFA in Musical Theater...
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Varies Mykytyn Distinguished Composition Award
Recipient(s) must be in good standing with the University and the...
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Varies Naversen Theater Production Scholarship
The Naversen Theater Production Scholarship was established to provide...
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Varies New Media Production Award
The New Media Production Award is funded by various alumni of the Cinema...
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Varies Norm Lach Regional Practice in Architecture
Recipient must be accepted into the undergraduate or graduate program...
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Varies Outstanding Cinema Scholar Award
The Outstanding Cinema Scholar award is funded by various alumni of...
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Varies Outstanding Cinema Senior
The Cinema Outstanding Senior Award is presented to the best, all-around...
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Varies Patricia Gertson Dennis Media Management Award
Scholarships for students in the College of Arts and Media majoring in...
Ended