Scholarships

2024 Scholarship Application:

Multiple scholarship(s) will be awarded to the most eligible applicants from Memphis – Shelby County Schools (MSCS) from 2 of the 3 Award Categories (listed below):

1. a 4 Year IBS Memorial Scholarship Award to Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO (Ida’s undergraduate alma mater), and/or
2. 1st Year Book / Travel Scholarship Awards to students enrolled or accepted into planned career programs at other eligible Universities, Junior Colleges or Trade Schools, and/or

1. Perserverance Scholarship Awards to students currently enrolled into planned career programs.

Complete 2024 Scholarship Application packages must be received / postmarked by TBD.

Scholarship Application Interview Date: TBD.

Refer to the 2024 Ida Ballard Simon Scholarship Application Form for detail list of policies and procedures.

Download the 2023 Scholarship Application

About the Scholarship:

The purpose of the Ida Ballard Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund is to support graduating seniors from Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee High Schools to meet Lincoln University financial requirements.

Funds for the scholarships are generated by charitable, tax-deductible donations received from businesses and individuals designated for this scholarship.

The scholarship is administered by the 62nd and 65th Regiments Legacy Foundation, Inc. – Jefferson City, MO (formerly referred to as the Lincoln University Foundation Scholarship) and the Ida Ballard Simon Scholarship Fund – Memphis, Tennessee. Scholarship recipients are selected by scholarship committee members from the 62nd and 65th Regiments Legacy Foundation, Inc. and Friends of Ida that currently reside in Memphis, Tennessee.

Additionally, the 62nd and 65th Regiments Legacy Foundation will collaborate with the Lincoln University Registrar’s Office to confirm full-time enrollment status prior to disbursing scholarship funds.

All awardees must be graduating seniors of the Shelby County School District.  4 Year Scholarship Awardees must have a desire to be enrolled full time at Lincoln University.  Scholarship amounts will be determined each semester.

Over the past 14 years, with your help, the Ida Ballard Simon Scholarship Fund awarded 19 scholarships to assist students meet their initial educational / career goals:
3 Full Ride Scholarships, 1 Palladium Scholarship, 4 Platinum Scholarships, and 11 Book /Travel Scholarships.

In order to express the appreciation of the University to the Ida Ballard Simon Memorial Scholarship and to help attract gifts for similar purposes, it is understood that appropriate publicity in the form of announcements to news media, internal and external publications, and other suitable recognition, may be made by Lincoln University and 62nd & 65th Regiments Legacy Foundation, Inc. – Jefferson City, MO (formerly referred to as Lincoln University Foundation, Inc.)

Annually, the Foundation shall furnish on request by any donor, a record of disbursement of scholarship funds by recipients complete with addresses. All donors shall be furnished documents of donation appropriate to the United States Internal Revenue Service code by January 31 of the year following a gift to the Fund and Endowment.