Health
Career Fields: Masonic relationship is not required. 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. For 2018-2019, Health care scholarships were $1,520.00 each.
Sherwood and Evelyn
Kresin: Masonic relationship is not required. 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. 2018-2019 scholarships were $1,520.00 each.
Robert
B. Perkins: 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. There is no restriction regarding
the recipient’s course of study. 2018-2019 scholarships were $1,520.00 each.
Louis L. Williams:
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. The applicant must attend
Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. There is no
restriction regarding the recipient’s
course of study. 2018-2019 scholarships were $3,040.00 each.
Abbott Scholarship: Named
for Leon M. Abbott, Sovereign Grand Commander (1921-1932). The
applicant must be a member of
or directly related (bloodline or by legal means) to a Scottish Rite Mason
in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Also eligible are members of youth organizations sponsored
by the Masonic Fraternity in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. The recipient must be either an undergraduate or
graduate student attending an accredited college or university for the upcoming academic year. While all other
scholarships require a B average, The Abbott has
a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 grade scale.
For
the 2018-2019 academic year, ABBOTT scholarships were $1,180.00 each.