Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Saluki Scholarship Portal!


Incoming Fall 2024 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


Deadline extended to April 1 due to delay in FAFSA
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 September 12 and most have a April 1 deadline, so submit your application(s) as soon as you are admitted to SIU! 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 by April 1*
Deadline extended to April 1 this year due to delay in FAFSA

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.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Arthur and Sammye Aikman Educational Council of 100 Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in the Teacher Education Program in the...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Arthur M. Horne Student Award
Award will be given to a student actively enrolled in Master’s, Ed.S, or...
Deadline04/01/2024
Typically $1,500 Audrey Tomera Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate science education student during Spring Semester...
Deadline04/01/2024
Typically $1,500 Banes College of Education and Human Services Scholarship
Preference shall be given to an Education major who will pursue a career...
Deadline04/01/2024
Typically $1,500 Bernice Newton Gore Memorial Scholarship in Elementary Education
Preference shall be given to a student who: a) is from Marion, Illinois...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Bettye and Gene Lauderdale Scholarship
Preference will be given to a graduate of Pope County or Meridian High...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $350 Bill G. and Marjorie Allen Scholarship
Preference shall be given to an undergraduate student majoring in Music...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Bryan-Peak Endowed Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled in an Education-related major or have been...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Organization of Carbondale Scholarship (WED)
The Business and Professional Women’s Organization of Carbondale...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies College of Education African American Award
Awarded to an applicant who is currently majoring in the College of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies College of Education Alumni Scholarship
Awarded to an applicant who is currently majoring in the School of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $2,000 College of Education and Human Services Undergraduate Scholarship
Awarded to an applicant who is an undergraduate that has declared a...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies College of Education Scholarship
Awarded to a student in the School of Education.
Deadline04/01/2024
Typically $2,000 Cummings Scholarship
Preference shall be given to a student who: a) Demonstrates high...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies David D. L’Angelle, Ph.D. Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for a non-traditional student or second-career student (ie....
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Delyte W. Morris Scholarship - School of Education
Must be a graduating senior in the School of Education who displays high...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $5500 Donald E. Starzyk Family Scholarship
Awarded to an applicant who is an undergraduate or graduate student...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Donald Ray and Charlene Yandell Family Scholarship
Recipients will meet the following criteria: a. An undergraduate or...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $500 Dormalee Lindberg Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the SIU Teacher Education Program, with a...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Dorothy J. Ramp Endowed Scholarship for Elementary Education
The Dorothy J. Ramp Endowed Scholarship for Elementary Education will be...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Dr. Cleveland and Mrs. Yvonne Hammonds Scholarship
Dr. Cleveland Hammonds Jr. was born in Rayville, Louisiana. At a young...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Dr. Cynthia Howard Sims Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship
Scholarship for an undergraduate student in the School of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Dr. Patricia Dey Cuendet Scholarship
Dr. Patricia Dey Cuendet Scholarship Fund will be open to all applicants...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies E. Lyle and Nedean Golliher Sparks Special Education Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding student majoring in Special Education. ...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Educational Administration and Foundations Emeritus Faculty Scholarship
*Scholarship for a student in Educational Administration and Higher...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Elementary Education Student Organization (EESO) Scholarship
The recipient must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (TEP),...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $1,900 Elizabeth Portz Scholarship
Awarded to a student in the College of Education and Human Services who...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $5,000 Elmer J. and Grace C. Clark Doctoral Scholar Award
Awarded to a doctoral student in the College of Education and Human...
Deadline04/01/2024
Typically $2,000 Evelyn Patton Fuller Scholarship
Applicants must be a College of Education student and a graduate of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Fornear Family Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in the School of Education. Recipient must...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $1,750 George D. & Edith Wham Education Scholarship
Awarded to a student in the College of Education and Human Services...
Deadline04/01/2024
Up to $1,100 Gladys Kelly Smith Education Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student working toward a...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Glenn Abe Martin Student Award
The families of Glenn “Abe” Martin’s two children established this Award...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Hazel Loucks Scholarship
The Hazel Loucks Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Heritage Scholarship
Scholarship for a graduate student in Educational Administration with...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies J. Murray and Myrtle F. Lee Scholarship
Awarded to a Ph.D. student within the School of Education. Preference...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies James D. and Nancy L. Quisenberry Scholarship
The James D. and Nancy L. Quisenberry Scholarship was established by...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies John Ficks and Judy Albert Ficks Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for students in the School of Education with a minimum...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Julius A. and Norma H. Johnson Scholarship
The Julius A. and Norma H. Johnson Award is given in even years to a...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Leo J. Brown Teacher Education Scholarship
Scholarship for a junior or senior in the Teacher Education Program...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Lida Lisenby Taylor Future Educator Scholarship
Scholarship for a student in the School of Education majoring in...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Lita Hindman Luebbers Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Education.
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Lynnette C. Wolff Scholarship
*Scholarship for an undergraduate student in the College of Education...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Marcia Peitzmeier Anderson Workforce Education and Development Award
Scholarship recipient must be a student in the Workforce Education and...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Marilyn A. Black Scholarship in Elementary Education
*Scholarship for a student majoring in Elementary Education *Recipient...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Marita A. Weaver Scholarship
Proud graduate of SIU Carbondale and accomplished teacher and mentor,...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Mary Nola Carter Award
Scholarship for a students in the School of Education teacher ed...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Master of Arts in Teaching Scholarship
Scholarship to be awarded to graduate students in the School of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Melinda and Pete LaBarre Elementary Education Scholarship
Scholarship for an elementary education major with demonstrated...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Michael G. Sutherland Scholarship
*Scholarship for a student majoring in Education *Recipient who is from...
Deadline04/01/2024