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.
Application is now open! Apply here!
Deadline to submit your application and materials is November 25, 2025 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 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon - The Power of the Dream: Becoming an Agent for Change
Past Award Winners
- 2025 Albert Smith, Jr.
- 2024 Breanna Wyhs
- 2023 Kiya Rainey
- 2022 Jaala Taylor
- 2021 Armon Adkins
- 2020 Jullianne Bigueras
- 2019 Vernon Smith
- 2018 Jonathan Amwayi
