Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Saluki Scholarship Portal!


* Thank you for visiting! The portal is temporarily closed in preparation for the next cycle. We will re-open the portal on October 1 for applications for the 2026-27 Academic Year.*


Incoming students must be admitted to SIU and have a claimed Network ID to sign in and apply in order to be matched to open opportunities. 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
$250.00 Extended Campus Scholarship - Fall
Recipient must be in good academic standing and have financial need. ...
Deadline11/09/2025
$5,000 Banterra Scholarship
Description: The Banterra-SIU Scholarship Fund was established in 2019...
Deadline03/01/2026
Varies Ameren Corporation Freeman Trailblazer Scholarship
The scholarship is to be provided to a second year female, or student...
Ended
Varies Jackson County Bar Association Scholarship
Scholarship for a law student of any level. Applicants should be in...
Ended
Varies Alumni Barristers Scholarship
Scholarship for a law student.
Ended
$8,500 SIU University Excellence Scholarship
Academic scholarship valued at $34,000 ($8,500/year). This scholarship...
Ended
Varies Transfer Scholarship Interview Day
Ended
$500 or more WED at JALC Scholarship - Fall
Recipient must be an undergraduate student and WED major student located...
Ended
Varies Denny Polk Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships for students in the Mortuary Science and Funeral Service...
Ended
Varies Illinois Funeral Directors Association Scholarship
Scholarships for students in the Mortuary Science and Funeral Service...
Ended
$500 Saluki TOPS Scholarship - Spring
Awarded to web-based, part-time(6-11 hrs.), undergraduate transfer...
Ended
Varies Science Undergraduate Summer Research Award
Scholarship for undergraduates in the College of Agricultural, Life,...
Ended
$500 American Association of University Women Joyce A. Kelly Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a non-traditional female student currently enrolled at SIU...
Ended
Varies Bill Garton Memorial Aviation Scholarship
Mr. Garton was a proud member of the Aviation Flight Program faculty at...
Ended
Varies Captain William S. Arnott Scholarship in Aviation
The United Airlines Historical Foundation’s Captain William S. Arnott...
Ended
Varies David D. Main Scholarship
*Scholarship for students enrolled in Aviation Flight courses.
Ended
Varies Esther Noffke Memorial Aviation Scholarship
The Esther Noffke Memorial Aviation Scholarship was established to honor...
Ended
Varies Frasca International Scholarship
The Frasca International Scholarship was established by Frasca...
Ended
Varies Herbert H. Howell Aviation Management Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding senior majoring in Aviation Management with...
Ended
Varies Lu Ann Gatewood and Gina Gatewood Trover Scholarship
The Lu Ann Gatewood and Gina Gatewood Trover Scholarship was established...
Ended
Varies Ray Plote Aviation Scholarship
The Ray Plote Aviation Scholarship was established to honor Ray Plote, a...
Ended
Varies Rick Stahl Memorial Scholarship in Aviation
Friends and family of the late Rick Stahl have established the Rick...
Ended
Varies Ryan McShane Hope Flys Scholarship
The Ryan McShane Hope Flys Scholarship was established to recognize...
Ended
Varies Susan R. Shea Aviation Scholarship
Scholarship for a student majoring in Aviation Flight
Ended
Varies Victor L. Davis Memorial Scholarship
Victor Davis was the President of the Black Aviation Association (BAA),...
Ended
Varies Foothold Scholarship
Recipient must be a student participating in the SIU Alumni...
Ended
$1,500 Saluki Stay Scholarship
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the...
Ended
Varies 50th Anniversary of SIUC Aviation Technology Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior or senior enrolled in Aviation Technology...
Varies Accounting Circle Award
Scholarship for a student majoring in accounting or accountancy.
Varies Achieve Program Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the Achieve Program.
Varies Advanced Technical Studies Scholarship
Awarded to an enrolled student majoring in Technical Resource Management.
Varies African-American Achievement Scholarship
Scholars must be full-time undergraduate students at SIU Carbondale who...
Varies Al H. and James Chesser Scholarship
Scholarship for a law student. Supplemental information required to...
Varies Albert and Leyla D. Somit Honors Program Scholarship
Scholarship for students enrolled in the SIU Honors Program.
Varies Aldo Migone, Morteza Daneshdoost, Marvin Zeman Scholarship
Scholarship for a current Graduate Assistant in the Department of...
Varies Alfred and Imogene S. Lit Psychology Fund
Scholarship for an outstanding first-year doctoral student in Psychology...
Varies Alice Neuhauser Memorial Award
Scholarship for a junior or senior who is a member of Army...
Varies Alison Hiller Excellence Award
Scholarship for a full-time undergraduate in the Achieve Program with...
Varies Allan and Norma Lammers Political Science Scholarship
Scholarship for graduate students in Political Science.
Varies Allan and Wanda McCabe Scholarship
Scholarship for an animal science major from southern Illinois with a...
Varies Ally - Automotive Student Scholarship
Scholarship to support underserved minority students and women...
Varies Alongi Legacy Scholarship
The John R. Alongi Family of Du Quoin, Illinois has established the...
Varies Alpha Gamma Rho Award
Scholarship for a junior majoring in agribusiness economics,...
Varies Alpha Zeta Award
Scholarship for a junior majoring in agribusiness economics,...
Varies Alumni Constituency Society Scholarship for Architecture
*Scholarship for students who are a relative of an SIU...
$500 American Association of University Women (AAUW) Anna Morris Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a female student currently enrolled at SIU Carbondale AND...
$500 American Association of University Women (AAUW) Lelia Marvin Undergraduate Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding female student from John A. Logan College who...
$500 American Association of University Women (AAUW) Lorelei Ruiz Women in Aviation Scholarship
Awarded to a female student currently enrolled at Southern Illinois...
$500 American Association of University Women (AAUW) The Karen Greenberg Mender and Builder Scholarship
Awarded to a female student currently enrolled at Southern Illinois...
Varies American Indian Scholarship
Scholarship for students of American Indian descent.