Scholarship Program Overview

The Community Foundation administers a variety of college scholarships. Each scholarship was established by generous donors and is unique, with its own set of criteria for applicants.

Students may apply for and be awarded multiple scholarships. There are scholarships available for graduating seniors as well as current and returning college students. Currently, the majority of awards are offered to students from Sangamon County, but the number of scholarships for students throughout the Foundation's service area continues to grow. The Foundation serves Sangamon, Cass, Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, and Morgan counties.

To review specific information and instructions on how to apply for scholarships, please revisit our website toward the end of the calendar year. 2024 scholarship applications will be available from January 1, 2024 to March 1, 2024. Applicants should submit their scholarship applications via the Foundation's website during this time period.

If you have questions regarding the scholarship opportunities offered by the Community Foundation, please email scholarships@CFLL.org.

community leaf Form for recipients & Renewals

This form is only to be completed by scholarship recipients, and it will go live on May 1, 2023.

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Student of the Year Scholarship Finalists

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Benjamin Warwick Auburn High School $10,000
Luke Hockenyos Springfield High School $5,000
Alexis Willhite Southeast High School $5,000
Allison Walters Riverton High School $2,500
Mason Flatt Glenwood High School $2,500

Ada McCombs White Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Sydney Wallbaum A-C Central High School $1,000

Anthony Benson Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Gabrielle Deller Springfield High School $1,600
Samuel Kuforiji Springfield High School $1,600

The Association for Women in Communications, Springfield Chapter

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Shelby Hodel Illinois State University $1,000

Brody Wilson Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Matthew Antonacci Williamsville High School $1,000

Camp Care-A-Lot Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kanicia Green SIU School of Medicine $1,000

CFLL Service Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Benjamin Warwick Auburn High School $1,600

Charlie Cottle Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Claire Black Glenwood High School $2,000

COUNTRY Financial Community Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kenya Apongule Spelman College $2,000
Jillian Beilsmith Southwestern High School $2,000
Laura Boston Litchfield High School $2,000
Joseph Brown Lincoln Land Community College $2,000
Liana Clendenny Glenwood High School $2,000
Adam Gribbins Northwestern University $2,000
Claire Ibbotson Evangel University $2,000
Sophia Johnson Rochester High School $2,000
Amber Mies University of Illinois Urbana Champaign $2,000
Ethan Walker Routt Catholic High School $2,000

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Galashkey Blaise Glenwood High School $500
Gabrielle Deller Springfield High School $500
Jamya Fallen Springfield High School $500
Tijah Green MacArthur High School $500
Noah Hayes St. Teresa High School $500
Passion Hood Springfield Southeast High School $500
Edward Pruitt IV Springfield High School $500
Amaya Rogers Glenwood High School $500
Lola Shearer Davidson Meridian High School $500
Alexis Willhite Springfield Southeast High School $500

Don W. Estaque, Jr. Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Austin Robinson Lanphier High School $2,000

Donna and Donald Lee Wolaver Memorial Golf Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Matthew Moldenhauer Missouri University of Science & Technology $500

Dr. Ruth Richardson Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Jackson Beachy Springfield Southeast High School $2,500
Connor Weakley Lanphier High School $2,500

Frontiers International Springfield Club - J.D. Washington Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
J'veon Bardwell Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $2,000
Christopher Leatherwood Springfield High School $2,000
Bryson Thomas Springfield High School $2,000
Cory Link Lanphier High School $1,000
Tyaire Lott Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $1,000
Edward Pruitt IV Springfield High School $1,000
KeShon Singleton Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $1,000
Amir Baltimore Springfield Southeast High School $750

Frontiers International Springfield Club - James Forstall Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Devin Brown Southeast High School $1,000
June Collins Springfield High School $1,000
Jamya Fallen Springfield High School $1,000
Shyne Hart Southeast High School $1,000
Makaiya Holmes Southeast High School $1,000
Passion Hood Southeast High School $1,000
Isaiah Pickett Southeast High School $1,000
Edward Pruitt IV Springfield High School $1,000
Leslie Smith Glenwood High School $1,000
Stephen Wilson Lanphier High School $1,000
Carolyn Woodside Southeast High School $1,000

Gerald F. and Luanna R. Kennedy Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Delaney Epley Pana High School $2,000

Girls on the Run of Central Illinois Founder's Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Bailey Hodel Williamsville High School $1,500
Addison Hughes Brown County High School $1,500

Henry Bunn Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kenya Apongule Springfield Southeast High School $5,000
Emily Balen Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $5,000
Joseph Brown Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $5,000
Crystal Chen Springfield High School $5,000
Passion Hood Springfield Southeast High School $5,000
Kaylee Nguyen Springfield High School $5,000
Dre'Ayna Rodgers Springfield Southeast High School $5,000
Patience Thomas Lanphier High School $5,000

Illinois Women in Leadership - Chrysalis

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Jennifer Grafelman Farmington High School $1,500

Illinois Women in Leadership - High School

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Crystal Chen Springfield High School $1,500
Kaylee Nguyen Springfield High School $1,500
Jenna Sharp Auburn High School $1,500
Michelle Ye Springfield High School $1,500

Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Passion Hood Southeast High School $1,000

Jean Lee Hiller Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Emma Murphy Taylorville High School $3,000

Jim Byron Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Colton Kern Williamsville High School $1,000
Sam McCoy Williamsville High School $1,000

John & Judy Woodruff Performing Arts Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Maggie Teaman Glenwood High School $1,000

Joseph and Lois Morris Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Armani Emery Springfield High School $3,000
Caroline Haynor Springfield High School $1,500
Payton Heise Springfield High School $2,000
Eleanor Stuckey Springfield High School $1,500

Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Rowan Dothager Missouri University of Science & Technology $9,000
Emma Wiker Athens High School $9,000

Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Joseph Humphrey Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $3,500

Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Hailey Koyne Pawnee High School $1,000

Mary Lou & Dwight Pitman Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Jenna Sharp Auburn High School $1,000

O'Brien Scholarship for the Study of Nursing

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Liana Clendenny Glenwood High School $2,000
Jamya Fallen Springfield High School $2,000
Braden Nicoll Springfield Southeast High School $2,000

O'Brien Scholarship for the Study of Nursing (Renewal)

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Grace Kadyk University of Illinois Springfield $2,000
Audrey Pacheco University of Alabama $2,000
Samantha Tagarda Lincoln Land Community College $2,000

Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kaelyn McIntosh Vienna High School $1,000

Pearl Fairfield Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Lucas Colonius Glenwood High School $750

Polly Roesch Vocal Music Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Maggie Teaman Glenwood High School $1,500

Reverend Kenneth H. White and Evelyn N. White Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Tateonna Usry Lanphier High School $1,600

Roland Machinery Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Colton Decker Routt High School $1,000

SAHBA Construction/Robert E. von Behren Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Sadie Brillhart Springfield High School $1,000
Lucas Colonius Glenwood High School $500

Skelton Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Sadie Brillhart Springfield High School $1,000
Joseph Brown Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $1,000
Lucas Colonius Glenwood High School $1,000
Kanicia Green Lanphier High School $1,000
Kiley Grimes Springfield Southeast High School $1,000
Augusta Harris-Patel Springfield Southeast High School $1,000
Joseph Humphrey Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $1,000
Kaylee Nguyen Springfield High School $1,000
Dre'Anya Rodgers Springfield Southeast High School $1,000
Hailey Winslow Glenwood High School $1,000

Susan G. Conner Special Education Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Chase Heyen Springfield High School $500

Tripp Bringe Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Abby Bell PORTA High School $5,000
Ayden Boensel PORTA High School $5,000
Toby Gallion PORTA High School $5,000
Madelyn Gilbert PORTA High School $5,000
Ava Jacobs Athens High School $5,000
Samantha Nahlik Greenview High School $5,000
Lacie Schultz Greenview High School $5,000
Andrea Sexton PORTA High School $5,000
Emma Wiker Athens High School $5,000
Alex Wilcoxen Greenview High School $5,000

Walter and Polly Roesch Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
June Collins Springfield High School $1,000

World War II Illinois Descendants Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Laura Boston Litchfield High School $1,000
Noah Hayes St. Teresa High School $1,000

2023 Scholarships

The 2023 Scholarship Program is open. Applications are accepted from January 1 through midnight on March 1. Please visit our website during the same time next year to submit your 2024 applications.

Scholarship Description
Ada McCombs White Memorial Scholarship Current or former graduates of A-C Central High School in Ashland, IL, pursuing a teaching career.
Anthony Benson Memorial Scholarship African American senior graduating from Springfield High School demonstrating extra-curricular involvement.
Association for Women in Communications, Springfield Chapter, Communications Scholarship Open to rising juniors, seniors and graduate students majoring in communications, journalism, public relations or related fields such as marketing, design, videography, photography, etc., that are from Central Illinois or attend a college or university in Central Illinois.
Brody Wilson Memorial Scholarship Graduating senior of Williamsville High School involved in the arts and/or soccer.
Camp Care-A-Lot Scholarship Former Camp Care-A-Lot campers who demonstrate financial need.
Charlie Cottle Scholarship Chatham Glenwood High School varsity athlete
COUNTRY Financial Community Scholarship Graduates of high schools throughout Sangamon, Macoupin, Montgomery, Cass, Morgan and Greene counties who have demonstrated exemplary community service.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship African American students who are graduating seniors of a high school in the Springfield-Decatur, IL service area of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and demonstrate Delta's core values of sisterhood, scholarship and service.
Don W. Casper Memorial Scholarship Graduating seniors of Springfield High who demonstrate sportsmanship and character and excel academically
Don W. Estaque Jr. Scholarship Graduates of Lanphier High School in Springfield, IL, who have attended LHS for four years, and lettered 3 out of their 4 years as a male member of the LHS men's cross country or track teams. Endorsement of the principal and athletic director required.
Donna and Donald Lee Wolaver Memorial Golf Scholarship Golf team member at high school in Sangamon County.
Frontiers International Springfield Club Scholarship Preference is given to African American students (either male or female) and to applicants with substantial financial need who reside in Sangamon County.
Gerald F. and Luanna R. Kennedy Scholarship Graduating senior from Pana High School with a demonstrated history of contribution to the community.
Girls on the Run Founder Scholarship Graduating female senior who participated in the GOTR of Central Illinois program.
Henry Bunn Memorial Scholarship A graduating high school student or college student that is a current resident of Sangamon County that demonstrates financial need and superior academic work.
Ila M. Skelton Scholarship Graduating high school senior or currently enrolled college student residing in Sangamon County attending an accredited community college, four-year college/university or trade/vocational school this fall.
Illinois Women in Leadership — High School Scholarship Female from Sangamon County exhibiting leadership qualities and strong potential and desire for professional growth.
Illinois Women in Leadership — Chrysalis Award Female from Sangamon County who has earned a high school diploma or GED at least 5 years ago exhibiting leadership qualities and strong potential and desire for professional growth.
Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship Springfield Southeast High School student seeking a degree in the field of engineering, math or science.
Jean Lee Hiller Memorial Scholarship Current or former, female graduate of Taylorville High School, pursuing a four-year degree in pre-med or business and demonstrates financial need.
Jim Byron Scholarship Williamsville High School student involved in service and school activities.
John and Judy Woodruff Performing Arts Scholarship Graduating high school senior or college freshman from Sangamon County or adjacent county planning to major or minor in the performing arts. 
Joseph and Lois Morris Memorial Scholarship Must be nominated by Springfield High Guidance Counselor; contact your guidance counselor for more information. Unsolicited applications will not be accepted.
Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship Be a graduating senior, returning undergraduate or graduate student attending an accredited college and is currently registered as a Girl Scout with the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois.
Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship Pursuing a degree in nursing, health or medical career or in veterinary medicine as a part-time or full-time student that exhibits a passion for learning and demonstrates financial need.
Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship Graduating from a high school in Sangamon County and pursuing a degree in special education, with the intent of teaching special education students.
Mary Lou and Dwight Pitman Scholarship Area public high school student in Sangamon County other than Springfield School District or Chatham School District with siblings planning to or attending college.
O'Brien Scholarship for the Study of Nursing Graduating senior from a high school in Sangamon County that demonstrates financial need and is pursuing a degree or certificate in a nursing.
Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship Vienna High School student demonstrating financial need as well as a record of community service through volunteerism.
Pearl Fairfield Scholarship Graduating senior from a high school in Sangamon County that demonstrates financial need. Preference will be given to students from a single-parent household.
Polly W. Roesch Vocal Music Scholarship Graduating senior from a high school in Sangamon County pursuing a degree in the field of vocal music, performing arts and educational majors with a concentration in vocal music.
Reverend Kenneth H. White and Evelyn N. White Scholarship Lanphier High School graduating student planning to obtain a State Teaching Certificate to teach in the public school system.
Roland Machinery Scholarship Open to students pursuing a degree or certificate in a profession related to construction, mechanical engineering, or other related trades. Must be a graduating senior from a high school in one of the following counties: Sangamon, Christian, Montgomery, Macoupin, Scott, Morgan, Cass, Menard, Mason and Logan.
SAHBA Construction/Robert E. von Behren Memorial Scholarship Open to students pursuing a career in the building industry in the following counties: Sangamon, Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, and Scott.
Sgt. John R. Dalhaus Memorial Scholarship Graduating student from Litchfield High School pursuing a degree in a vocational field.
Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship Latin American descent and be a graduating senior (or GED certificate) from one of the following Illinois counties: Sangamon, Cass, Douglas, Champaign, Macon, McLean or Morgan.
Susan G. Conner Special Education Scholarship Graduating senior from a high school in Sangamon County pursuing a degree in special education.
Tripp Bringe Scholarship Graduating seniors of a Menard County high school or who resides in Menard County but attends high school out of the county.
Walter and Pauline Roesch Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois Scholarship Open to current and former members of the Boys and Girls Club (BGCCIL) attending college or vocational school as a full-time student and have graduated from a high school in the BGCCIL service area within the last 2 years.
World War II Illinois Descendants Statewide Scholarship Must be a direct descendant of a WWII Illinois Veteran and have a 4.0 GPA on a non-weighted scale (or be the projected valedictorian or salutatorian.)
 
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