As part of our comprehensive "Monmouth Plan",
we offer scholarships in conjunction with our significant alumni-funded
grant program.
Monmouth College Academic Scholarships
Academically talented students are eligible for awards ranging from
$1,250 - 5,000 per year. Eligible scholars are identified automatically
during the Admission Application process and, therefore, no individual
scholarship applications are needed. Selected scholars are then invited
to join us on campus for a Scholarship Recognition Program.
Monmouth College Fine Art Scholarships
Awards are provided in the areas of instrumental and vocal music,
visual arts, theater and Latin. Auditions for these scholarships take
place in February during Fine Arts Weekend or by appointment.
Scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000 annually and require continued
participation in the department. It is not necessary to major in the
scholarship area.
Bagpiping and Highlander Drumming Scholarships
Awards are offered ranging up to full tuition. Auditions are scheduled
to coincide with the Fine Arts auditions held each February. For more
specific information, please contact the band’s advisor,
Tim Tibbetts.
Monmouth College Department of Classics - Latin Awards
Awards are provided to new students in amounts ranging up to $2,000
per year. The scholarship is designed for both Classics majors and
non-majors and renewable up to 4 years. For more information, please
contact Classics professor, Tom
Sienkewicz.
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
This endowed scholarship is awarded to new incoming students from rural communities with populations of less than 20,000. Students who are selected will receive $1,250 for the first year and $625 for their second year at Monmouth College.
Application
Twomey Foundation Scholarship
This annual scholarship is awarded to students from Warren and
Henderson Counties in Illinois. Preference will be given to students
whose family is considered to be a farm family. The number of awards and amount of the
scholarships vary each year.
Application
Laverne Noyes Foundation Scholarship
Applicants for this award
must be citizens of the United States and a blood descendent
(grandchild/great-grandchild) of World War I Veteran whose service was
terminated by death or honorable discharge.
Application
Mary Davis McKnight Trust Scholarship
Applicants for this award
must be residents of Knox County, Illinois. Applicants must be
considered an orphan, i.e. at least one parent deceased.
Application
Aileen and Cully Bryant Memorial Scholarship
This endowed scholarship will be awarded to students who have graduated
from the former Yorkwood, IL High School now known as United School
District and who wish to pursue a degree in Education.
Application
Eyler Family Scholarship
This endowed scholarship will be awarded to an incoming new student who
enters college with a B average and who demonstrates financial need.
Application
Virgil S. Boucher '32 Scholarship
The award will be given to Monmouth College students that have graduated
from Peoria Woodruff High School, Peoria, Illinois.
Application
Allen and Alex McGehee Scholarship
The endowed scholarship will be awarded to a prospective Monmouth
College student from United Township High School District with a
preference give to students from Silvis.
Application
Arminta McKelvey Sheats Scholarship
This award will be given to a student coming from Mercer or
Henderson Counties in Illinois and who has graduated from the Aledo High
School.
Application
Jordon Nichols Memorial Scholarship
This endowment will provide an award to a worthy incoming Monmouth
College freshman from Illinois with preference given to students from
Cerro Gordo High School.
Application
Roy S. Anderson Scholarship
This award will be given each year to a new student at Monmouth College
coming from the Lincoln Community High School in Lincoln, Illinois.
Application
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships
Awards are offered to students who have been active members of the
PTK at their community college prior to transferring to Monmouth College
and who have maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Monmouth College Departmental Awards and Endowed Scholarships
These awards are provided to returning students each year during the
annual Honors Convocation. Students are selected as recipients and no
application process is needed.
Local Community or Private Scholarships
Our Financial Aid Office staff at Monmouth College is continually
announcing scholarship opportunities via the electronic bulletin board
on campus. Students are encouraged to monitor the bulletin board on a
regular basis and pursue scholarships often. In addition you may choose
to seek scholarships through your church, your hometown/civic
organizations or newspapers. The best time of year to seek private
scholarships is October – February. Most
scholarship deadlines are during March and April each year.
Searching the Web for Scholarships
As students begin their college search, many will conduct an
"outside" scholarship search as well. An important thing to note is that
Monmouth College accepts 100 percent of outside scholarships without
reducing the "Monmouth Plan" dollars.
Instead, we reduce the student’s self-help portion of their Financial
Aid package (the amount you pay, the amount you borrow, or the amount
you work through the work-study programs). This is an unusual advantage
to students as most colleges and universities will reduce their own
institutional dollars to students when outside scholarships are
received.
There are many websites that will allow you to conduct online
searches for available scholarships. Here are a couple of things to keep
in mind as you do this……1) do not pay for a search service, 2) steer
clear from websites that ask you for several key personal identifiers
including name, address, social security numbers, driver’s license
numbers, dates of birth.
Here are a few websites that our students have used and have been
successful:
