Rabeyrin Named 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar

The Montgomery County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Luc Rabeyrin has been named the 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar for Montgomery County. He is a senior at Southmont High School and the son of Anna Roth and Jean-Marie Rabeyrin.

Each Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship provides full tuition, required fees and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years. The scholarship is for undergraduate students studying on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars may also participate in the Lilly Scholars Network (LSN), which connects both current scholars and alumni with resources and opportunities to be active leaders on their campuses and in their communities. Both the scholarship program and LSN are supported by grants from Lilly Endowment to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and Indiana Humanities.

"I am highly honored to be named the 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar for Montgomery County. Even getting an interview was a huge honor, and the fact that I’ve been selected really humbles me. An opportunity like this is a once in a lifetime chance, and it opens so many doors for myself and everyone around me," Rabeyrin said. "Thinking about it all, I’m really grateful to everyone who helped me get here today, like my family, friends, teachers, coaches, and community. Despite the fact I have not yet decided where I will attend college, I’m very excited to study computer science and information technology. Again, I’m tremendously honored and humbled by this recognition and hope to return to and give back to this community which has shaped and supported me to get where I am today."

Luc has been involved in many different clubs and organizations throughout his high school career, including National Honor Society and Business Professionals of America. He has also volunteered his time at the Ladoga Public Library, his church, and regularly helps in the concession stand during sporting events.

A talented musician, Luc has many accomplishments as a four-year member of the Montgomery County United Summer Band & Guard. He was an inaugural member of the Southmont High School Jazz band, competing at ISSMA with his bandmates. When he’s not playing in a band, Luc enjoys catching a round of golf, or playing chess with friends.

To be considered for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, students must be a resident of Montgomery County, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.85 on a 4.00 scale, and be in the top 10% of their graduating class at an accredited Montgomery County high school. Luc, along with 24 other local applicants, participated in a highly selective review process that evaluated academic achievement, student activities and leadership, and two essay responses. Finalists were also required to appear before the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Community Foundation for two interviews. Concluding the process, the scholarship committee narrowed the field of applicants and submitted the finalists’ names and applications to Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) for final selection of the recipient.

The primary purposes of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program are: 1) to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana; 2) to increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communities; and 3) to encourage and support the efforts of current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the quality of life in Indiana generally and in local communities throughout the state.

Lilly Endowment created the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program for the 1998-99 school year and has supported the program every year since with grants totaling more than $505 million. More than 5,400 Indiana students have received the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship since the program’s inception.

Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based private foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr. through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. The Endowment supports community development, education, and religion with a special commitment to Indianapolis and Indiana.

Founded in 1948, Independent Colleges of Indiana serves as the collective voice for Indiana’s 29 private, nonprofit colleges and universities. ICI institutions employ over 22,000 Hoosiers and generate a local economic impact of over $5 billion annually. Students at ICI colleges have Indiana’s highest four-year graduation rates and produce 30% of Indiana’s bachelor’s degrees while enrolling 20% of its undergraduates.