SIUE Student Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to one SIUE undergraduate student who has demonstrated the characteristics and ideals of Dr. King. The awardee must be admitted or enrolled for full-time study at SIUE for the fall semester after they are awarded the scholarship (when the scholarship is applied). They must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) upon application and have completed at least one academic term as a full-time undergraduate student at SIUE.
Scholarship applicants will be judged on the following criteria:
- Scholarship
- Commitment to humanitarian ideals
- Leadership and/or community service
- Three letters of recommendation (Must be forwarded by the writers)
- A personal statement of 250 words which expresses a commitment to the values and beliefs of Dr. King, as well as future goals
- A brief essay reflecting on a piece selected by the scholarship selection committee
- The essay should be a reflection of the theme for the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon, Making a Greater Nation. This theme stems from his call to action at the 1959 address at the Youth March for Integrated Schools: "Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a much better person of yourself, a great nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." (Youth March for Integrated Schools, April 18, 1959)
- Personal resumé
Past Award Winners
- 2022 Jaala Taylor
- 2021 Armon Adkins
- 2020 Jullianne Bigueras
- 2019 Vernon Smith
- 2018 Jonathan Amwayi
