Submit Scholarship Application to:
Deborah J. Fox, Assistant Dean
Illinois State University
College of Arts
and Sciences
Campus Box 4100
Normal, IL 61790
Fax: 309.438.7198
The Carl D. Heldt Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The intent of the Carl D. Heldt Scholarship is to enable natural sciences students of promise who are otherwise unable to attend college to attend Illinois State University free from the costs of tuition and fees.
This scholarship is named for Carl Diederich Heldt (1913-1983). Carl Heldt was a member of the Illinois State University faculty for 22 years. During this time he served as coach for linemen on the football team and weight events on the track team, while holding academic positions within the Department of Physical Education. Although highly successful as a coach, his greatest impact was upon the young men and women whose lives he touched. He was a pillar of integrity, role model, and wise mentor to students and alumni.
Because of this impact, a group of former students have established the Carl D. Heldt Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund to foster Carl's legacy for future generations of Illinois State University students in perpetuity.
Carl Heldt was a native of Indiana and attended Purdue University, where he was captain of the football team and recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor for Academics and Athletics. After a short career in professional football, he served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant Commander in the V-12 program. Later, after two years at the University of Oregon, he came to Illinois State (Normal) University in 1949, retiring in 1971.
Candidate Qualifications
Each candidate for a Carl D. Heldt Memorial Endowed Scholarship must be or have:
a. Admitted as an incoming full-time freshman or transfer student to Illinois State University and enrolled in one of the following academic areas: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics or other natural science.
b. Demonstrated financial need and a willingness to supplement this scholarship by work while attending Illinois State University.
c. Multi-talented Illinois high school graduate who can be expected to contribute to society in meaningful and exceptional ways.
d. Two letters of recommendation (from high school or junior college faculty or administration) submitted to the Fund Administrator demonstrating the candidates' desire to excel and be an academic success.
e. Demonstrated strong academic achievement, as evidenced by an enrolling cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and continued academic success while at Illinois State University.
f. Participated in high school athletics, but this is a recommended criterion for selection and is not a requirement.
Applications are due in the College Office (Stevenson 141) by 4:00 p.m. on February 3, 2014.
