Lillian R. Greathouse Scholarship

The following criteria must be met:
1. The recipient(s) must be an incoming freshman, incoming transfer student, or senior, accepted and registered at Eastern Illinois University as a full-time student, majoring in career and technical education. Once a recipient receives the award as an incoming freshman or incoming transfer student, a senior is eligible to apply for the award again provided that the recipient still meets the criteria.
2. The freshman recipient(s) must be in the top 20% of his/her high school graduating class.
3. The recipient(s) must submit an essay addressing the following: a. characteristics that a good teacher must have, b. why I want to be a teacher, and c. why I want to teach career and technical education specifically.
4. The transfer and/or senior recipient(s) must have an overall GPA of 2.65 to continue receiving the award.

This award shall be announced in the Spring and disbursed in the Fall semester.

Donor
Lillian R. Greathouse Scholarship
Award
Varies
Department
Eastern Illinois University - General, Teaching, Learning, and Foundations
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Incoming freshman and transfer students please submit an essay addressing the following: a. Characteristics that a good teacher must have, b. why you want to be a teacher, and c. why you want to teach career and technical education specifically.
  2. Are you an incoming freshman admitted to Eastern Illinois University?
  3. Are you an incoming freshman who was in the top 20% of your high school graduating class?
  4. Are you an incoming transfer student entering Eastern Illinois University?