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.
Deadline to submit your application and materials is November 24, 2024 at 12pm
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 to MLKCelebration@siue.edu)
- Personal resumé
- 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 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon, "Let Us March On." This theme stems from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech “Our God is Marching On” that he delivered on March 25, 1965 on the steps of the State Capital Building at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery march. This 54-mile march had 25,000 participants protesting the racism and oppression that African Americans faced at the polls while exercising their constitutional right to vote.
“… I want to say to the people of America and the nations of the world, that we are not about to turn around. We are on the move now… The only normalcy that we will settle for is the normalcy of brotherhood, the normalcy of true peace, the normalcy of justice.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The essay should be a reflection of the theme for the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon, "Let Us March On." This theme stems from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech “Our God is Marching On” that he delivered on March 25, 1965 on the steps of the State Capital Building at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery march. This 54-mile march had 25,000 participants protesting the racism and oppression that African Americans faced at the polls while exercising their constitutional right to vote.
Apply Here!
Past Award Winners
- 2024 Breanna Wyhs
- 2023 Kiya Rainey
- 2022 Jaala Taylor
- 2021 Armon Adkins
- 2020 Jullianne Bigueras
- 2019 Vernon Smith
- 2018 Jonathan Amwayi
