Meridian Scholarship
Amount: Full tuition, mandatory fees, room and board
Deadline: December 1
Audience: Undergraduate (Domestic) - Freshman, Undergraduate (Illinois Resident), Undergraduate (International)
Overview
The Meridian Scholarship is SIUE's premier academic scholarship. Meridian scholars receive four years of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board. The application for fall 2023 has closed. All applicants will be notified of their status via mail in late-January 2023.
Fall 2024 Criteria
Criteria and the required supplemental profile for fall 2024 will be available June 1.
Contact
Questions about the admission process and scholarships? Connect with your admission counselor.
Undergraduate Admissions
admissions@siue.edu
800-447-SIUE
618-650-3705
Meridian scholars participate in the University Honors Program. If you have any questions about honors, you may contact the Honors Program staff.
Scholarship History
The Meridian Scholarship, first named the Chancellor's Scholarship and then the Presidential Scholarship, began in 1978. In 2008, minor selection process edits were made and the permanent Meridian Scholarship name was solidified. Selection criteria changes and an official review process were implemented for fall 2016 and beyond. Interview invitations were initially only extended to 100 students, but the field has expanded and 160 students currently interview for the Meridian Scholarship.
"To be a Meridian Scholar is to be the noon-day sun. It is to be a seeker after truth—an illuminator. A meridian line marks an arc on the globe, running north and south, where the sun is at its apex. At the mid-day—the medius dies—the potential for illumination is greatest. So, scholars, be that illumination and carry the light of knowledge through the world. Use that light to point the way to our shared futures."
-Eric Ruckh, PhD
Associate Professor of Historical Studies
Director, University Honors Program
