Mary Wakeland Scholarship
The Mary Wakeland Scholarship is offered by the International Friends Club (IFC) in memory of Mrs. Mary Wakeland, SIU Carbondale’s first foreign student adviser and tireless friend to the international community.
- Scholarship for a full-time continuing international student with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Applicants must have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service to the campus or community for at least one academic year.
- Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation documenting the required service.
- Award
- Varies
- Area of Interest
- Center for International Education
- Deadline
- 06/01/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Please list your local mailing address.
- Please list your current U.S. phone number.
- Number of fall and spring semesters at SIU Carbondale.
- List your most significant volunteer experiences at SIU Carbondale and/or in southern Illinois (minimum of 3, maximum of 4). Include your strongest experiences first. Additional experiences may be included in the final section of the application.
- 1. Name of organization or campus unit.
- 2. Date volunteer service began
- 3. Number of semesters you volunteered with this organization
- 4. Contact person for organization or campus unit.
- 5. Contact information (phone number or email) for organization or campus unit.
- You must submit two letters documenting the nature and quality of your volunteer service.
- 1. Upload your first letter here.
- 2. Upload your second letter here.
- Use this section to share any additional volunteer experiences or details not included above.
- I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing information is true and correct. I am fully aware that any intentional falsification of information contained herein may result in denial of the application and further that this scholarship may be revoked if I fail to meet the designated requirement of being enrolled full time for the next academic semester.
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