Scholarships

The Scottish Rite has scholarships to help people become better through their pursuit of knowledge.

The scholarship may be granted and may continue for as long as the recipient is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited college or university. However, it will be terminated at the end of the semester during which the recipient’s cumulative grade point average is not a B or higher. It may also be terminated if the recipient changes institutions or his/her program without consent.

A scholarship recipient desiring to renew his/her scholarship for the ensuing year must forward to the scholarship chairman a letter of intent declaring his/her desire to continue as a scholarship recipient. This information must be submitted by April 1st and must be accompanied by the most recent transcript available.

Scholarship awarded will be forwarded to the student’s college or university to be credited to his/her account.

This application, official high school or college transcript, and letters of recommendation must be received by April 1st of the year in which the application is made. The aforementioned documents will become the property of the Scottish Rite.

The following application covers four scholarships. Each has unique qualifications. On the next page select the one(s) being sought. The completed application, official transcript(s) and letters of recommendation should be forwarded to the address at the bottom of the page.

Health Career Fields: The recipient must intend to enter the field of health care. Health care includes (but is not limited to) nursing, physical or occupational therapy, radiology, anesthesiology, etc. Masonic relationship is not required.

Sherwood and Evelyn Kresin: This scholarship has an exception for the undergraduate only restriction. The recipient may be in an undergraduate or a graduate course of study. There is no restriction regarding the recipient’s course of study. Masonic relationship is not required.

Robert B. Perkins: There is no restriction regarding the recipient’s course of study. Masonic relationship is required. The applicant must have a father, grandfather, brother, or uncle who is (or was, if deceased) a member in good standing of an Illinois Scottish Rite Valley.

Louis L. Williams: The applicant must attend Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. There is no restriction regarding the recipient’s course of study. Masonic relationship is required. The applicant must have a father, grandfather, brother, or uncle who is (or was, if deceased) a member in good standing of an Illinois Scottish Rite Valley.