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 Billy Neil Carr Scholarship
The Billy Neil Carr Scholarship was established in memory of Billy Neil...
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Varies BLDD/Mike Cardinal Excellence in Architecture Scholarship
Annual scholarship for a student majoring in architecture or design.
Ended
Varies Block & Bridle Alumni Association Outstanding Member Award
Awarded to an outstanding member of the Block & Bridle RSO.
Ended
Varies Bob Barrick Scholarship
Preference will be given to graduates of Lincoln Community High School...
Ended
Varies Bob G. & Mary Beth Gower Scholarship
The Bob G. & Mary Beth Gower Scholarship is awarded for summer...
Ended
Varies Boeing Computer Science Scholarship
Recipient must be a computer science major. Preference will be given to...
Ended
Varies Boeing Engineering Scholarship
Scholarship for an engineering student with a minimum cumulative GPA...
Ended
Varies Bonnie M. Koblitz Scholarship for Plant Biology
Scholarship for a student with demonstrated financial need majoring in...
Ended
Varies Boomer Hall Perseverance Scholarship
Scholarship for a first-generation college student majoring in...
Ended
Varies Braden K. Jones Scholarship
Dr. Braden K. Jones is a graduate of SIU Carbondale and the SIU School...
Ended
Varies Brian Hunt New York Studies Scholarship
The Brian Hunt New York Studies Scholarship was established by SIU...
Ended
Varies Brian Wilson Scholarship in Finance
Scholarships for incoming freshman majoring in Finance. Recipients...
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Typically $1,000 BRiC Partnership Scholarship
Scholarship awarded to a transfer student who demonstrates financial...
Ended
Typically $1,000 Bruce & Mary Lou Swinburne Scholarship
Available to any student. The financial need of the student will be...
Ended
Varies Bruce Fine Scholarship
*Scholarship awarded to students to cover travel costs associated with...
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Varies Bryan-Peak Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for students enrolled in an Education-related major or who...
Ended
Varies Burton R. and W. Jean Crocker Memorial Scholarship
Burton Raymond Crocker was born in 1925 in Franklin County, Illinois and...
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$2,000 Busby Family Nursing Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for a student enrolled in the BSN program at Southern...
Ended
Varies Busby Family Scholarship
Scholarship for students studying business, the sciences, or nursing...
Ended
Varies Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Organization of Carbondale Scholarship (ACCT)
Scholarship for a sophomore or junior majoring in accounting with a...
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Varies Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Organization of Carbondale Scholarship (WED)
The Business and Professional Women’s Organization of Carbondale...
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Varies C. David Schmulbach Fellowship
The C. David Schmulbach Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding graduate...
Ended
Varies C. L. "Pete" and Margaret Odum Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a Social Work major or for a female MSW student. Must...
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Varies C. L. Pete & Margaret Odum Memorial Scholarship
The Pete & Margaret Odum Scholarship will be awarded to an applicant...
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Varies C. Rafiq Khan Scholarship
Scholarship for a foreign student in the School of Analytics, Finance,...
Ended
Varies CALPS FFA Officer Recruitment Scholarship
Scholarship for new SIU students who are State and/or Section FFA...
Ended
Varies Calvin and Nancy Gillespie Memorial Scholarship in Strings or Guitar
The Calvin and Nancy Gillespie Memorial Scholarship in Strings or Guitar...
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Varies Camille Hickman Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Camille Joan Hickman, a...
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Varies Carl A. and Janet S. Jennings Scholarship
Scholarship for students majoring in the sciences with demonstrated...
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Varies Carl Deis Music Composition Award
Recipient must be a music composition major with a minimum cumulative...
Ended
Varies Carl G. Townsend Scholarship
The Carl G. Townsend Scholarship is awarded to the top senior, majoring...
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Typically $1,000 Carl Lutes Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding student who is a graduate of Christopher High...
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Typically $2,000 Carl O. and Freeda M. Britton Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following...
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Varies Carl W. Lutes Outstanding Instrumentalist Award
Recipient must be an instrumentalist enrolled full-time and majoring...
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Varies Carol B. Christensen Undergraduate Global Government Award
In memory of Carol and in keeping with her concerns, her husband, David,...
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$1,000 Carol Lee Swim Memorial Award
Scholarship for a female Kinesiology major at the senior level, who...
Ended
Varies Carolyn and Mary Eva Reinbold Scholarship
Scholarship for a first-year physical therapist assistant major who...
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Varies Carolyn and Mary Eva Reinbold Scholarship - 2nd Year Student
Scholarship for a second-year physical therapist assistant major who...
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Varies Carolyn Forman Moe Playwriting Scholarship
Scholarship for new MFA students in playwriting.
Ended
Varies Carrie D. Baines Scholarship
Scholarship for undergraduates in the College of Business & Analytics.
Ended
Varies Carter/Kenney Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior, senior, or graduate level student majoring...
Ended
Varies CASA Alumni Constituency Society Scholarship for ISAT
Scholarship for a student majoring in information technology,...
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Varies Caterpillar Excellence - Minority Scholarship
*Scholarship for an engineering student
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Varies Caterpillar Excellence Award
Scholarship for full-time sophomores, juniors, or seniors majoring in...
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Varies Catherine McHugh Scholarship
*Scholarship is for a recipient studying Music Education.
Ended
Varies Celia Hutton Women's Golf Scholarship
*Scholarship for a student-athlete in women´s golf.
Ended
Varies Chad A. Rubin, M.D., FACS Microbiology Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in...
Ended
Varies Chad Burnett Newberry Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a senior in the Radiologic Sciences program who...
Ended
Varies Chancellor Carlo Montemagno Excellence Scholarship
Dr. Carlo Montemagno was a visionary with over three decades of...
Ended
Varies Charles and Florence Foote Teaching Award in Zoology
Scholarship for a graduate teaching assistant in Zoology for...
Ended