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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies NEXT Scholarship in Interior Design
Scholarship for a junior or senior majoring in Interior...
Ended
Varies Darlene Albert Knott and Mark Knott Scholarship
Scholarship for an incoming freshman or an incoming transfer student...
Ended
Varies Poshard Foundation Scholarship
1. The Scholarship will be available to students who graduated from or...
Ended
In partnership with SIU, the Legence Bank Saluki Commitment Scholarship will fill the funding gap to provide full-ride scholarships for the recipients. Legence Bank Saluki Commitment Scholarship
The Legence Bank Saluki Commitment Scholarship in partnership with SIU...
Ended
Varies Paul and Carol Henry Med Prep Scholarship
Recipient must have demonstrated financial need and be accepted into...
Ended
Varies Waldemar J. Klasing Private Foundation Engineering Scholarship
Scholarship for undergraduate civil engineering majors. Recipient...
Ended
Varies D. Kurt Humm Aviation Excellence Scholarship
The D. Kurt Humm Aviation Excellence Scholarship was created by Kurt’s...
Ended
Varies Elizabeth Lewis Memorial Scholarship
The Elizabeth Lewis Memorial Scholarship was established to memorialize...
Ended
Varies Ira Lee and Faye Gray Scholarship in Engineering
Scholarships for students in the College of Engineering, Computing,...
Ended
Varies Robert E. & Dorrice J. Rose Scholarship
Scholarship for students that are graduates of Harrisburg High School...
Ended
Varies William A. Saegesser Engineering Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the College of Engineering, Computing,...
Ended
Varies William C. Hill Zoology Scholarship
The William C. Hill Zoology Scholarship was established by William C....
Ended
Varies Man and Lien Nguyen Mathematics & Computer Science Scholarship
Scholarships for students majoring in mathematics, computer science,...
Ended
Varies Edward and Elizabeth Ann Paddison Scholarship
Scholarship for a recipient from one of the following Illinois counties...
Ended
Generally $1,000 Tri-C Memorial Scholarship
The TRI-C Memorial Scholarships are awarded to students who seek to...
Ended
Varies Donald Hertz Scholarship
Scholarship for a student who is enrolled in the Mortuary Science and...
Ended
Varies Larry, Diane & Ryan Hughes Mortuary Science Scholarship
Scholarship for a student who is in at least the 2nd year of the...
Ended
Varies John and Carol Sims Aviation Scholarship
In 1977, a wide-eyed 5-year-old accompanied his mother on his first...