Please join us in letting students know that time is running out to apply for LLCC Foundation scholarships and to keep an eye out for “You Know” messages, which will help keep them in the loop on important dates, events and services available to them as LLCC students.

The deadline for students to apply for scholarships is Feb. 15. Students are awarded an average of $1,000. The LLCC Writing Center and LLCC Foundation will help students with their scholarship personal essays.

The LLCC Foundation scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching on Feb. 15! We would like to ask all LLCC staff and faculty members to please check your “junk” and “other” folders daily to look for potential emails from Michelle Burger, scholarship program coordinator, asking for you to serve as a reference. Thank you for your time and help serving as references to LLCC students!

Do your students need help with their scholarship personal essays or applications?

Let them know to stop by A. Lincoln Commons on Jan. 24 and 25 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for free onsite help from the LLCC Writing Center and LLCC Foundation!

The LLCC Foundation scholarship application is available NOW through Feb. 15. Only one application form is needed to apply for all scholarships.

There is still time to apply for LLCC Foundation scholarships for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year, but the March 1 deadline is rapidly approaching! Please encourage students to complete our one online application for all available scholarships, and to check out our FAQs as well as personal essay and reference resources.

Need more scholarship info to share with information on when to apply, where and how? Check out and share our Scholarships 101 presentation.

Questions? Contact Michelle.Burger@llcc.edu, 217-786-2206.

The LLCC Foundation helps students get in the game! Please send students our way for scholarship application information as our deadline to apply is coming up soon: March 1, 2022.

Students can’t make the event? They can visit the LLCC Foundation Scholarships webpage to access the application and great resources, or contact Michelle Burger, scholarship program coordinator directly at Michelle.Burger@llcc.edu or 217-786-2206.

The LLCC Foundation has announced the recipients of over 250 scholarships totaling more than $444,000 for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Foundation awards scholarships every year thanks to the support and generosity of individuals, community businesses and organizations.

View a list of scholarship recipients listed alphabetically in hometown order followed by the scholarship they received.

For the 2022-2023 academic year, the application period for LLCC Foundation scholarships will be Dec. 1-March 1. For the online application, frequently asked questions, helpful scholarship resources and more, visit https://llccfoundation.org/scholarships.

Former Sangamon County Sheriff Neil Williamson has established a scholarship for students studying criminal justice at LLCC. The scholarship will award $1,000 to a student each academic year.

An LLCC alum, Williamson says, “I don’t think I would have gone to college if I didn’t have the opportunity to attend LLCC. I didn’t feel fully prepared to go away to college and wasn’t sure I would fit in. My experience at LLCC gave me the confidence to go on to earn a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement and pursue my dream of becoming a police officer. I want to help give students the same opportunity.”

The importance of education was evident throughout Williamson’s career. As a police officer in Springfield, he was the coordinator of Crime Stoppers and spent much of his time educating the public about crime fighting and prevention. As the Sangamon County sheriff, he increased the minimum education requirements for deputies to at least two years of college and eventually required deputies to have four years of college or an equivalent. Williamson also served on the LLCC Foundation Board from 2015-2018, helping improve educational opportunities for students through tools, technology and resources.

The LLCC Foundation is currently accepting scholarship applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. Students considering or planning to attend LLCC beginning in fall 2021 are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2021.

LLCC Foundation scholarships are available for first-time and continuing students who will be enrolled full or part time at LLCC. Many of the scholarships are open to students in any program of study, with the average award being approximately $1,000 per academic year. Only one application form is needed to apply for all scholarships. Students submitting a complete application are considered for all available scholarships for which they are eligible.

The online application is available at www.llccfoundation.org/scholarships. An active LLCC email address is needed to apply for these scholarships. Prospective students should first complete a college admission application at www.llcc.edu (click on the blue “Apply” icon) to receive this email address.

For more information, contact Michelle Burger, LLCC scholarship program and alumni services coordinator, at michelle.burger@llcc.edu or 217-786-4502.

The LLCC Foundation is currently accepting scholarship applications for the 2020-2021 academic year. Please encourage students considering or planning to attend LLCC beginning in fall 2020 to apply. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2020.

LLCC Foundation scholarships are available for first-time and continuing students who will be enrolled full or part time at LLCC. Many of the scholarships are open to students in any program of study, with the average award being approximately $1,000 per academic year. Only one application form is needed to apply for all scholarships. Students submitting a complete application are considered for all available scholarships for which they are eligible.

The online application is available at www.llccfoundation.org/scholarships. An active LLCC email address is needed to apply for these scholarships. Prospective students should first complete a college admission application at www.llcc.edu (click on the blue “Apply” icon) to receive this email address.

For more information, contact Michelle Burger, LLCC scholarship program and alumni services coordinator, at michelle.burger@llcc.edu or 786-4502.