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.
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. 2021-2022 scholarships were $1,700.00 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.
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.
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.