COLUMBUS, Ind. – Heritage Fund announced on Thursday the 10 local high school seniors selected as finalists for the 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships for Bartholomew County.
Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character, and leadership. Each Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship provides full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and equipment for four years.
The scholarship is for full-time students, studying for a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university.
Heritage Fund received 37 applications for this year’s scholarships and 10 finalists were named. The election committee evaluated applicants on academic performance, scholastic and community involvement, employment, leadership, financial need, and short answer and essay responses.
Finalists now will be interviewed by the selection committee before scholarship nominees are submitted to the administrator of the statewide scholarship program for nomination approval. The 2025 Lilly Scholars will be announced in December.
To date, 57 Bartholomew County students have been named Lilly Endowment Community Scholars.
The 2025 Lilly Endowment Scholarship local finalists are:
- Columbus East High School: Austin Menefee, Ella Powell, Keana Wooten
- Columbus North High School: Benjamin Ferguson, Rebeca Cantu Garcia, Neal White
- CSA New Tech High School: Flint De Luna, Sydney Morrow, Dane Tibbs
- Hauser Jr./Sr. High School: Samantha Holzer
