Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Saluki Scholarship Portal!


* Applications are open for the 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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Typically $1,000 Paul D. Sarvela Endowed Scholarship
This fund is being established to honor the memory of Interim Chancellor...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Paul Harum Memorial Award
The Paul Harum Memorial Scholarship was founded by the family of Paul...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Paul Hibbs Memorial Fund
Awarded to an outstanding Communication Studies undergraduate, based on...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Paul J. Lougeay Memorial Scholarship in Architecture
Scholarship for a junior in Architecture with the highest overall GPA.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Paul Robeson Memorial Award
Scholarship for students who have excelled in the areas of academics...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Academic Excellence Scholarship
Scholarship awarded at the discretion of the Paul Simon Public Policy...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Peggy Ramsey Botterman and Mark R. Botterman Scholarship
Scholarship for SIU students with demonstrated involvement at the Paul...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Pfeffer Foundation Marching Salukis
To benefit non-music major members of the Marching Salukis.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Phil and Marion Olsson Scholarship in Music
Scholarship for a trumpet player whose interests are both in classical...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Phoenix Cannabis Production Scholarship
Dr. R. Lawrence Hatchett’s connection to SIU goes back to his childhood....
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Photography Production Award
Scholarship for a photography student.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Photography Scholar Award
For an outstanding student with a Photography...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Phyllis J. Proffer Scholarship
*Scholarship for a student with demonstrated financial need.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Physicians Assistant Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the Physicians Assistant...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Pi Kappa Sigma Memorial Alumnae Scholarship
The Pi Kappa Sigma Memorial Alumnae Scholarship is awarded to an...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Piper-McMahan Scholarship
The Piper-McMahan Scholarship is awarded to a full-time sophomore,...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Polly Robinson Memorial Scholarship
The Polly Robinson Memorial Scholarship was established by the late...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Poshard Foundation Scholarship
1. The Scholarship will be available to students who graduated from or...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Pravin Mathew Varughese Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a full-time undergraduate with a declared major in...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Priscilla Anne Moulton Graduate Student Travel Award
Travel awards for graduate students studying Geography.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Pritzker Military Foundation Award
To recognize one cadet in each year group who exemplifies the concept...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Professor Alan Hyun-Oak Kim Scholarship
Recipient preference in this order: First preference for a student...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Professor Bill Schroeder Scholarship
Professor William Schroeder was a Fulbright Scholarship recipient and...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Professor Edward L. Welch Labor Law Scholarship
Scholarship for a second or third-year student in good academic...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies PROMPT Fund
Financial support for under-represented graduate students.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Psychology Alumni Graduate Assistantship
For graduate students in psychology.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Psychology Alumni Minority Graduate Assistantship
For graduate students in psychology
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Psychology Honor Student Award
Scholarship for outstanding graduating seniors, as nominated by the...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Queen Future Teacher Scholarship
Shall be a graduate of Murphysboro High School, with a 3.0 GPA or...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies R. Keith Snavely Public Affairs and Administration Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in the Master’s of Public Administration...
Deadline02/01/2026
$2,500 Raben-Mudd Scholarship
The Raben-Mudd Scholarship was established from the maiden names of the...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Raby Scholarship
The Raby Scholarship was created to help support those middle income...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Rafi and Zohreh Scholarship
Scholarship for a graduate student in Higher Education and...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Ralph E. Becker Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior or senior majoring in Radio, TV, and Digital...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Randall "Randy" Hahn Accounting Scholarship
Scholarship for accounting majors with the following...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Randall Nelson Scholarship
Scholarship for a political science major from Illinois.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Randy A. Daniels Minority Scholarship
Scholarship for a student majoring in Radio, Television & Digital...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Randy A. Daniels Scholarship for Excellence in Communication
The Randy A. Daniels Scholarship for Excellence in Communication was...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Randy and Donna Ragan Accounting Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in the School of Accountancy with...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Ray Serati-Ben Kiningham Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association (ILCA) Scholarship
Scholarship for a journalism student with demonstrated financial need.
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Raymond and Helen Kemp Foster Scholarship Fund
Awarded annually to a graduate student in the Department of Educational...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Raymond J. and Helen E. Naber Scholarship
Scholarship for outstanding graduate students majoring in...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies REM (Rabe-Ebers-Mallette) Scholarship
Recipient will be an incoming undergraduate student from the following...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Reverend William Richard Sarvela Award
Rev. William Richard Sarvela, born in Massachusetts in 1932, was the son...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Rex and Mary Ann Gholson Scholarship
The Rex and Mary Ann Gholson Scholarship was established by Ronald E....
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Rhine Family Scholarship
Geneva P. and Leonard Rhine, parents of Ray and Wanda, were lifelong...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Rhine Latowsky Harrison Scholarship in Education
Scholarship for students in the School of Education with demonstrated...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Rhine Latowsky Harrison Scholarship in Mass Communication
Scholarship for students studying mass communication with demonstrated...
Deadline02/01/2026
Typically $1,000 Richard A. Navarre College of Business Scholarship
Richard A. Navarre College of Business Scholarship will be open to all...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Richard and Donna Falvo Outstanding Dissertation Award
Scholarship for the outstanding dissertation, as selected by a...
Deadline02/01/2026