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.
- College of Agricultural, Life, & Physical Sciences
- College of Arts and Media
- College of Business and Analytics
- College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics
- College of Health and Human Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
- School of Education
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.
| Award | Name | Actions |
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David & Janet Stover Award
Awarded to outstanding upperclassmen or graduate students majoring in...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David A. Baer, Cheryl A. Walker Baer, and Naomi D. Baer Endowed Scholarship for SIU School of Law
Recipient must be an enrolled student at the SIU School of Law.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David A. Baer, Cheryl A. Walker Baer, and Naomi D. Baer Endowed Scholarship in Sociology
The Baer Endowed Scholarship in Sociology is awarded to students...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David A. Baer, Cheryl A. Walker Baer, and Naomi D. Baer Scholarship (CCJ)
Scholarship for students majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David A. Gilmore Photography Award
The David Gilmore Award is an endowed scholarship sponsored by alumni in...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Typically $2,000 |
David and Johanna Heimann Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to southern Illinois high school graduates with preference given...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David C. Johnson Scholarship
Scholarship for a 2L or 3L who is a first generation college student,...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David E. Christensen Award for Undergraduate Research in Sustainable Environmental Studies
Scholarship for a full-time undergraduate student in Geography and...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David Eddingfield Memorial Scholarship
*Scholarship for a female full-time junior or senior engineering student.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David G. Arey Memorial Award
Awarded every May for the thesis best representing creative problem...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David McKay Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship(s) for deserving students majoring in Agribusiness...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David P. Werlich Graduate Scholarship
Scholarship for a graduate student in History with a concentration in...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David Rich Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a freshman/undergraduate first year who has taken 16...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David Yepsen Director's Award
David Yepsen became director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dean Keepper Heritage Scholarship
Scholarship awarded to students in Agricultural Sciences and based on...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dean Laurie Achenbach Endowed Scholarship in Science
Scholarship for a student with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0,...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dean's Scholarship - College of Science
Scholarship for a student in College of Science or its successor.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dean's Scholarship for the College of Engineering
Scholarship for a full-time, on-campus engineering student who is a...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Deb Morrow Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a female student with involvement with women’s issues or...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Deloitte Tax Education Award
Tax Education Awards for accounting and accountancy students.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delos L. Duty Scholarship
Scholarship for a law student.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Graduate Fellowship
Fellowship awards for graduate students.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - CALPS
Must be a graduating senior in the College of Agricultural, Life, &...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - CAM
Must be a graduating senior in the College of Arts & Media who displays...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - CECTM
Must be a graduating senior in the College of Engineering, Computing,...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - College of Business & Analytics
Must be a graduating senior in the College of Business & Analytics who...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - HHS
Must be a graduating senior in the College of Health & Human Sciences...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - Liberal Arts
Must be a graduating senior in the College of Liberal Arts who displays...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - School of Education
Must be a graduating senior in the School of Education who displays high...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dennis Lyle Scholarship
In 2012, the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation established the Dennis...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Department of Linguistics - Best Research Project Award
Recipient will be chosen from research project completions in the...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Department of Linguistics - de Saussure Award
The DeSaussure Award is for best linguistics student below senior...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Department of Linguistics - Linguistics Alumni Award
The Linguistics Alumni Award is for best linguistics student with...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Diane Daugherty Women's Golf Team Scholarship
Scholarship for a student athlete in women’s golf.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Diane Kosmach and Michael J. Schumacher Scholarship
Scholarship for an incoming freshman in the College of Business &...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dolly Perrine McFarland and Harland Gene McFarland Scholarship in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Sport Studies and Sport Administration
Scholarship a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don & Shirley Beggs Symphony Orchestra Scholarship
Don and Shirley Beggs have been committed to the success of Southern...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Edith Braden Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for a student who is a graduate of either Hamilton County...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Verl Free Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate in mechanical engineering who has an...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald E. Starzyk Family Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in the Teacher Education Program (TEP) who...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald G. Hileman Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior enrolled in the School of Journalism,...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald Hertz Scholarship
Scholarship for a student who is enrolled in the Mortuary Science and...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald M. Elkins Agbassador Scholarship
Recipient will be an outstanding student in the School of Agriculture...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald N. Boydston Graduate Scholarship
Scholarship for a graduate student in public health.
GPA of 3.75 or...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald N. Boydston Master's Scholarship
Masters level graduate student in Public Health & Recreation...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald Ray and Charlene Yandell Family Scholarship
Recipients will meet the following criteria:
a. An undergraduate or...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a full-time student majoring in accounting.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donny J. Schmeder Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a 2nd or 3rd year law student.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Up to $500 |
Dormalee Lindberg Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the SIU Teacher Education Program, with a...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dorothea Bilder Scholarship for Art & Design Digital Technology Initiative
*Scholarship for student enrolled in a degree program in Art and...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |