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.

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
$2,500 Together We Can Do More Scholarship
Scholarship for an enrolled student at Southern Illinois...
Ended
Varies 60th Anniversary of SIUC Aviation Flight & Management Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior or senior enrolled in Aviation with a minimum...
Varies Bill Garton Memorial Aviation Scholarship
Mr. Garton was a proud member of the Aviation Flight Program faculty at...
Varies Captain William S. Arnott Scholarship in Aviation
The United Airlines Historical Foundation’s Captain William S. Arnott...
Varies David D. Main Scholarship
*Scholarship for students enrolled in Aviation Flight courses.
Varies Esther Noffke Memorial Aviation Scholarship
The Esther Noffke Memorial Aviation Scholarship was established to honor...
Varies Frasca International Scholarship
The Frasca International Scholarship was established by Frasca...
Varies Herbert H. Howell Aviation Management Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding senior majoring in Aviation Management with...
Varies Lu Ann Gatewood and Gina Gatewood Trover Scholarship
The Lu Ann Gatewood and Gina Gatewood Trover Scholarship was established...
Varies Ray Plote Aviation Scholarship
The Ray Plote Aviation Scholarship was established to honor Ray Plote, a...
Varies Rick Stahl Memorial Scholarship in Aviation
Friends and family of the late Rick Stahl have established the Rick...
Varies Ryan McShane Hope Flys Scholarship
The Ryan McShane Hope Flys Scholarship was established to recognize...
Varies Susan R. Shea Aviation Scholarship
Scholarship for a student majoring in Aviation Flight
Varies Victor L. Davis Memorial Scholarship
Victor Davis was the President of the Black Aviation Association (BAA),...
$500 American Association of University Women Joyce A. Kelly Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a non-traditional female student currently enrolled at SIU...
Varies Foothold Scholarship
Recipient must be a student participating in the SIU Alumni...