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 an undergraduate

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.