Outside Scholarships

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Last Updated: Oct 24, 2025, 11:04 AM

There are many scholarship resources beyond what you will find through your University.

High School Counselor

If you are an incoming freshman, check with your high school counselor as he/she may know of scholarship opportunities in your region. Also, check with your parents/grandparents. Their employers or organizations of which they are members may provide scholarship opportunities to children/grandchildren of employees or members.

National Scholarship Databases

In addition, there are a variety of free national scholarship search databases that can assist you in identifying additional scholarship resources. We have a list of sites that provide scholarship information. Please keep in mind that some of these websites may sell your profile information to marketing companies, but most, if not all, offer ways to ‘opt-out' of receiving unwanted solicitations.

There are also scholarship searches that will charge you a fee. Since there are plenty of online services that don't charge, we suggest that you use the free ones.

Stay alert to possible scams. Avoid submitting photos or banking information. Most organizations will mail scholarships as checks. If the guarantee or offer sounds too good to be true, you should probably avoid it.

Explore These Valuable Outside Scholarship Opportunities

Southern Illinois University does not endorse any specific website, nor is SIU responsible for the content on the various websites. We are providing the links to the right as a courtesy. 

Where do I send an outside scholarship check?

Inquiries regarding outside scholarship checks:

618-453-4628
accountingfa@siu.edu

  • Do you have a check?

    If you receive an outside scholarship, please submit the following information to the Financial Aid Office.

    • Student Name
    • Student Dawg Tag Number
    • Name of Scholarship
    • Amount of Scholarship
    • Disbursement Schedule (If not specified, the amount will be split evenly between the fall and spring semesters)
    • List of any Scholarship Requirements or Stipulations
    • Name and phone number of Scholarship Contact Person
    • Scholarship billing address
    • Scholarship checks should be made payable to Southern Illinois University.

  • Endorsing the Check

    If the check is payable to SIU and the student, the scholarship will not be posted to the student’s account until the student goes to the Financial Aid Office to endorse the check.

    Mail Scholarship Checks to:

    Financial Aid Office
    Attn: Accounting
    Student Services Building
    Mail Code 4702
    Southern Illinois University
    1263 Lincoln Drive
    Carbondale, IL 62901