Applications open for Lilly

The 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available in Jay County.

Administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana and locally through The Portland Foundation, the program is open to Jay County residents who are graduating high school in 2024, pursuing a full-time bachelor’s course at an Indiana institution in fall 2024 and have a minimum 3.5 GPA.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 1. The recipient will be notified in the winter.

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide nearly 150 scholarships in 2024. Created in 1997, the program has been supported annually with grants totaling more than $486 million.

To apply, visit portlandfoundation.org. For more information, contact Jessica Cook at (260) 726-4260.

Deadline approaching

The deadline for a Ball Brothers Foundation award is coming up.

The John W. and Janice B. Fisher Governance Award “highlights the important role board members play in strategic planning and financial oversight to achieve the organization’s mission, secure financial stability, and ensure general effectiveness of the organization,” according to a press release from the Ball Brothers Foundation. Delaware County nonprofit organizations have until 4 p.m. Aug. 15 to nominate a board member for the award, which allots a $10,000 grant to the recipient’s organization.

The award will be presented at the annual Greater Muncie Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner in October. To learn more about eligibility requirements and to submit a nomination, visit ballfdn.org/fisher- governance-award.