• Applicants must be a currently enrolled freshman, sophomore, junior, senior at an accredited college or university.
• Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
• Be a child or grandchild of a Scottish Rite Mason in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction OR a member of a youth organization sponsored by Masonic Fraternity OR a graduate of one of the 32 Masonic Learning Centers for Children in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.
• Applications are due by April 1st.

• Applicants must reside in the state of Illinois.
• Applicants must have a B grade point average (3.0 on a scale of 4; or a 4.0 on a scale of 5).
• Applicants must attend an accredited college or university in the state of Illinois or in a state contiguous to Illinois and be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student.
• Applicants must have one of the following relatives who is or was, if deceased, a member in good standing of an Illinois Scottish Rite Valley: father, grandfather, brother or uncle.
• The scholarship will continue for as long as the recipient is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited institution of higher learning. However, it will be terminated at the end of the semester during which the recipients grade point average is not a B or higher. It may also be terminated if the recipient changes institutions or his/her program without consent.
• The scholarship will be awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee at its June meeting.
• Applications are due by April 1st.

• Applicants must reside in the state of Illinois.
• Applicants must have a B grade point average (3.0 on a scale of 4; or a 4.0 on a scale of 5).
• Scholarships will be awarded only to full-time students (12 semester hours or more) enrolled in an accredited college or university in the state of Illinois or in a state contiguous to Illinois.
• Scholarship eligibility shall be based primarily on scholastic merit as evidenced by academic performance. Applicants shall be judged equitably without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, or handicap.
• Scholarship applicants may pursue any academic field of undergraduate or graduate study without restriction.
• Scholarships may be awarded for a maximum of 4 years.
• Scholarship applicants desiring to renew their scholarships for the ensuing year must forward a letter of intent and a transcript of grades verifying continued eligibility to the Valley Scholarship Chairman no later than April 1st.
• The scholarship will be awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee at its June meeting.
• Applications are due by April 1st.

• Applicants must reside in the state of Illinois.
• Applicants must have a B grade point average (3.0 on a scale of 4; or a 4.0 on a scale of 5).
• Applicants must attend Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, Illinois.
• Applicants must have one of the following relatives who is or was, if deceased, a member in good standing of an Illinois Scottish Rite Valley: father, grandfather, brother or uncle.
• The scholarship will continue for as long as the recipient is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at Illinois Wesleyan University. However, it will be terminated at the end of the semester during which the recipients grade point average is not a B or higher. It will also be terminated if the recipient changes institutions.
• The scholarship will be awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee at its June meeting.
• Applications are due by April 1st.

• Applicants must reside in the state of Illinois.
• Applicants must have a B grade point average (3.0 on a scale of 4; or a 4.0 on a scale of 5).
• Applicants 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.
• Applicants must attend an accredited college or university in the state of Illinois or in a state contiguous to Illinois and be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student.
• The scholarship will continue for as long as the recipient is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited institution of higher learning. However, it will be terminated at the end of the semester during which the recipients grade point average is not a B or higher. It may also be terminated if the recipient changes institutions or his/her program without consent.
• The scholarship will be awarded without regard to race, gender, religion, age, or handicap.
• The IMSRSF Scholarship will be awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee at its June meeting.
• Applications are due by April 1st.

• Applicants must reside in the state of Illinois.
• Applicants must have a B grade point average (3.0 on a scale of 4; or a 4.0 on a scale of 5).
• Applicants must have one of the following relatives who is or was, if deceased, a Master Mason in good standing: father, grandfather, brother or uncle.
• The scholarship will be granted for one year only and will continue as long as the recipient is enrolled as a full-time student (14 semester hours or more) in an accredited institution of higher learning. However, it will be terminated at the end of the semester during which the recipients average is not a B or higher. It may also be terminated if the recipient changes institutions or his/her program without notification to the Grand Lodge.
• The scholarship may be renewed provided the recipient submits a new application for the ensuing academic year.
• The scholarship will be awarded without regard to race, gender, religion, age, or handicap. The committee, however, will consider the Masonic relationship and financial need to an applicant and his/her family.
• The Grand Lodge Scholarship will be awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee at its June meeting.
• Applications are due by April 1st.

• Click here to view a short video on the 32º Children's Learning Centers

For over ten years, the Scottish Rite Masons, Northern Jurisdiction, have been national leaders in the effort to help children and their families overcome the painful obstacles of dyslexia. At Learning Centers in 15 states, the Children's Learning Centers tackle the challenge of dyslexia head-on, both by providing free tutoring for children with dyslexia and by training a growing cadre of highly skilled and dedicated tutors.

In the years that the Children's Learning Centers have been actively engaged in helping children overcome the obstacles of dyslexia, thousands of dyslexic children have received free one-on-one multisensory reading and written language tutoring, and hundreds of school teachers and other individuals interested in becoming certified tutors have received training at no cost. Additionally, the Children's Learning Centers continue to support clinical research programs that focus on dyslexia.

In 1994, the Scottish Rite Masons joined forces with the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital to launch a major endeavor to help ease the life-long burdens of dyslexia. Until the Children's Learning Centers were launched in the 15 states of this organization's Northern Jurisdiction, no other national charity had adopted this critical need as a major concern. Although studies revealed the existence of remarkably effective programs for treating dyslexia, no one was addressing the issue and its cost to individuals and society in a systematic way.

The initial goal was to open 55 Learning Centers in 15 states. At that time, the Masons made the following philanthropic pledges:

• To help children with dyslexia learn to read and to reach their full potential;
• To help their families end the frustration, guilt, and disruption caused by dyslexia;
• To help communities by building Learning Centers to help youngsters succeed in and out of school; and
• To fully fund this endeavor.

Additionally the Scottish Rite Masons Southern Jurisdiction runs 165 RiteCare clinics, centers and special programs for children with speech, language, hearing, and learning disorders.

The curriculum used as the basis for tutoring and tutor training at all Children's Learning Centers integrates principles of two of the leading Orton-Gillingham approaches. The Orton-Gillingham approach, developed in the 1920's, uses a sequential, multisensory phonetic approach. Thus, a variety of sensory data is used to help children understand the written word.

School teachers receive training and continuing education credits to become certified Children's Learning Center tutors. Children are tutored one-on-one twice a week after regular school hours. This allows for the curriculum to be tailored to each individual child as necessary, and progress is made in small, readily quantifiable steps. Services provided by the Learning Centers equip children with the skills and the confidence they need to approach learning with eagerness and without fear.

The National Heritage Museum is an American history museum founded and supported by 32 Scottish Rite Freemasons in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America.

A visit to the National Heritage Museum is truly an experience in the American spirit. Our exhibitions tell thrilling stories of patriotism, adventure, invention, community and dissent-all aspects of how we as a people have worked, and played, struggled and achieved. And because our exhibitions change regularly, you always experience something new.

The Danville window, as it is called is the first thing a visitor will notice upon entering the museum building. The name was given to this window because of the efforts of the Brethren in the Valley during the fund raising efforts to create the window. Each Valley in the Northern Jurisdiction was established a goal for fund rasing, which the Brethren of the Valley of Danville far exceeded.

In 1934, the Scottish Rite Supreme Council appropriated funds for research into the causes and potential cures for schizophrenia. At the time, the disease was known as demen ecox. The funds were directed through the National Committee for Mental Hygiene and later through the National Association for Mental Health.

In 1970, administrative duties for the Scottish Rite Schizophrenia Research Program were handled by a Supreme Council committee. A professional advisory committee reviewed annually a substantial number of proposals and recommended the recipients of the research grants. By 1998, the emphasis shifted to fellowships presented to postgraduate students preparing dissertations in fields pertinent to discovering a cure for schizophrenia. A select group of universities throughout the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction choose the recipients.

Each year, we award as many as 15 fellowships of up to $15,000 each through selected universities throughout the northeastern U.S., enabling exceptional medical students who are working in schizophrenia or related fields to pursue their doctoral dissertation.

Program-sponsored research has resulted in major discoveries, including the role of genetic factors in the disorder, and the chemical action of antipsychotic drugs.