Scholarships & Grants
- Scholarship Listing
- Important Information
- Scholarship Application Form
- Online Scholarship Search Engines
- Grants
- Indiana State Fee Remits - more information
- External Scholarship Information
Scholarship Listing
A complete listing of scholarship opportunities available at IU Southeast can be viewed on our website though our Scholarship Listing. Along with IU Southeast scholarships the list includes private scholarships with links for more informaiton.
Important Information
IU Southeast requires an on-line scholarship application to be completed for scholarships awarded by the Financial Aid office. The online application only registers students for the scholarships awarded by the Financial Aid office. Other scholarships may be available through you’re academic division which may have additional requirements.
A complete listing of scholarship opportunities available at IU Southeast can be viewed on our website though our Scholarship Listing. A separate application is required for the following scholarships awarded by the IU Southeast Financial Aid office:
An essay and three (3) letters of recommendation are required for the following scholarships awarded by the IU Southeast Financial Aid office:
- J. & F. M. Swain Scholarship
- F.C. Richardson Scholarship
- Lee Hamilton Scholarship
- William Lowe Bryan Scholarship
Please complete the ONLINE Extra-Curricular Activity Worksheet (you will have had to complete the IU Southeast Scholarship Application BEFORE trying to complete the ONLINE ECA Worksheet) in addition to your 3 letters of recommendation.
Other Scholarship Opportunities
Several other scholarships are available if you show promise in fine arts, theatre, music, nursing, education, mathematics, or physics. These competitive scholarships are awarded through your academic division, and the amount of the award varies. Contact your academic division directly for application and deadline information.
Further information about private scholarships is available online through our website. See Online Scholarship Search Engines to find out more.
If you have additional questions regarding scholarships please don't hesitate to call the Office of Student Financial Assistance or Sara Wooden, Assoc. Director of Scholarships at 812-941-2280. The ONLINE or hard copy must be 'submitted' by February 1st, 2008.
Scholarship Application Form
The scholarship application is for the IU Southeast Office of Financial Aid Scholarships only. Some scholarships may require additional essays, resumés or letters of recommendation.
In addition to the application, we highly recommend you submit Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and an IU Southeast Admissions application by February 1st, to be considered for all IU Southeast Financial Aid scholarships. Both need-based and some merit scholarships consider demographic information provided on the FAFSA. Scholarships awarded by the IU Southeast Office of Financial Aid require a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Specific criteria is provided through the Departmental and Private Scholarship tables below.
Please contact your individual IU Southeast School of study or your high school guidance counselor for additional scholarship opportunities.
The 2008-2009 Scholarship Application Form is Closed
*Please note:
While eligibility for many of our scholarships can be determined based on successful completion of the above ONLINE application and FAFSA, some of the competitive scholarships require you to complete an additional application specific to the individual scholarship. These applications can be found on our FORMS page.
If you 'submitted' the online application, please review the requirements for existing scholarships. The Extra-Curricular Activities Worksheet is available to complete an essay and submit extra-curricular activities.
Online Scholarship Search Engines
Courtesy of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), a source of comprehensive information about many of these scholarships is available on the World Wide Web.FinAid (http://www.finaid.org), the Financial Aid Information Page provides information about scholarships, fellowships, grants and contests. Included are general scholarship and fellowship databases and databases of awards that are population-specific and academic field-specific. In addition to providing extensive information about commercial scholarship search services, including caveats and a section about scams, the FinAid Page provides links to four quality scholarship databases that students may search free of charge. Many scholarship applications are due early in the year from January to April for consideration for the fall semester. So start planning now for your future.
FastWEB (Financial Aid Search Through the WEB) (http://www.fastweb.com), a product of Student Services Inc., is the Internet's largest free scholarship search service. More than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans are in the database. New scholarships are added to the database daily and there is a wealth of financial aid information for students and parents.
SRN Express (http://www.srnexpress.com) is a free Web version of the Scholarship Resource Network (SRN) database, which contains more than 7,000 awards offered by more than 1,500 organizations. New, verified scholarship information is added continually. Scholarships, fellowships, and grants for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral education are included in the database. Fewer than 20 percent of the awards indicate financial need as a criterion.
Collegeboard Scholarship Search (http://www.collegeboard.com) is a free Web version of the College Board's FUND FINDER scholarship database. Listings of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships and other types of financial aid programs from 3,300 national, state, public and private sources are contained in the College Board's database. The database is updated annually.
CollegeNET MACH25 (http://www.mach25.com) is a database of more than 500,000 private sector awards, including school-specific awards, from 1,570 sponsors. Provided by CollegeNET, MACH25 Breaking the Tuition Barrier is a free Web version of the Wintergreen/Orchard House Scholarship Finder database. To match a student's profile against the award listings, MACH25 uses residential, personal, academic, organizational affiliation and general criteria.
Scholarship Hunter http://scholarshiphunter.com/ -The FREE & EASY Scholarship Source
Another source of private scholarships is the reference section of local municipal libraries. Numerous publications on scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans are available.
The best time to do a manual or on-line scholarship search is one year prior to the school years for which awards are desired.
The scholarship search hardly need be restricted to incoming freshmen, nor straight "A" students. Criteria is different with each scholarship. Some have baseline criteria of 2.5 (C+) GPA and depend on one's extracurricular activities, one's career interests, work experience, ethnic orientation or gender and many other factors. So don't be discouraged if you're not a rocket scientist--the key is to persevere and plan ahead.
Grants
You'll automatically be considered for most grants and scholarships that IU offers based on your admission information and the award's selection criteria.
However, there are some awards that require you to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Grants you can get with the FAFSA
If you file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), we will automatically consider you for the following grants listed in the table below.
You don't have to do anything to accept this aid, and you don't have to pay it back if you complete your coursework. These awards do not automatically renew - you have to submit a FAFSA each year.
This list includes SSACI State grants such as the Core 40, 21st Century and Frank O'Bannon Higher Education Awards, which require the FAFSA be submitted annually and received by the Indiana state deadline of March 10th. Click here and read below for more more information about these SSACI awards.
Grants you can get with the FAFSA |
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Award |
Half-time |
Eligibility |
Amount for |
Notes |
Federal Pell Grant |
Yes |
|
Varies according to EFC and hours enrolled |
The US Government guarantees enough funds to provide a Pell Grant to every eligible student. |
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant |
Yes |
|
$500 |
Based on availability of funds.(Limited funds – awarded on a first come first served basis) |
IU Southeast University Grant |
Yes |
|
$500 |
Based on availability of funds. (Limited funds – awarded on a first come first served basis) |
IU Southeast Persistence Grant |
Yes |
|
$1,000 |
Based on availability of funds. (Limited funds – awarded on a first come first served basis) |
SSACI - Frank O'Bannon Higher Education Award, Core 40 Award |
No |
Need-based grants designed to provide access for Hoosier students to attend eligible post- secondary institutions. Full-time only. (Part-time awards granted on limited basis.) |
$200 to $5172 |
File the FAFSA by March 10th, www.in.gov/ssaci/ 317-232-2350 |
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) |
No |
|
1st Year - $750 max
|
Student must submit an official final high school transcript to the financial aid office as proof of completion of rigorous secondary school program of study |
National SMART (Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent) Grant |
No |
|
$4000 Max |
Eligible students will be identified automatically (no self-certification necessary). more info... |
Scholarships and Grants that require other applications
We process many types of aid that require other applications. Here is a sampling of the most common awards:
| Award | Half-time | Eligibility | Amount for academic year |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVO Child of Deceased Public Safety Officer Grant Program | No | Eligible children and spouses of certain IN public safety officers killed in the line of duty |
Varies, Up to 124 hours |
State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana 888-528-4719 |
| CVO Child of Veteran Grant Program | Yes | Eligible children of Ind. Veteran who are deceased, disabled or wounded; Purple Heart recipients or were POW/MIA during Vietnam; also includes certain graduates of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home | Varies | State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana 888-528-4720 |
| SSACI- 21st Century Scholar Award | No | Determined by application submitted to SSACI during 8th grade year. | $200 - $5172 | File the FAFSA by March 10th, www.in.gov/ssaci/ 888-528-4721 |
| Indiana National Guard Supplemental Grant | Must be certified by the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana and the Indiana National Guard. | 100% of certain tuition costs | State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana 888-528-4721 | |
| LaVerne Noyes Award | Yes | Undergraduate, US citizen Must complete FAFSA by March 1st |
Varies | Must submit documents verifying the veteran's WWI service and the student's relationship to the veteran to the Office of Financial Aid. See www.state.in.us/veteran/ for help in documenting veteran status. |
| Minority Teacher/Special Education Scholarship | No | Minority student seeking teacher certificate, special education teaching cert, occupational or physical therapy cert, IN resident, Full-Time Student | $1,000 | State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana 888-528-4721 |
| Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship (State of IN) | No | Min SAT 1300, ACT 31 or GED 65 | Up to $1500 | Special Application through SSACI by April 24th |
| Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship (Other States) | Varies | Varies | Varies | Check State listing at the Department of Education |
Supplemental Scholarship Applications
Indiana State Fee Remits - more information
DATES AND DEADLINES FOR STATE AWARDS (Indiana)
- March 10th - FAFSA filing deadline for Indiana state aid.
- Late April - SSACI sends out error notices to potential SSACI award recipients
- June 10th - last day to fix SSACI errors on your FAFSA to receive state aid
- Late June - SSACI sends out your estimated award notice based on 15 hrs/semester
- July - Higher Education Awards begin to show up on your account and 21st Century awards are posted
- Early August - fall bills go out - enrollment changes made after bills go out may affect actual amount due. CHECK ONESTART WEEKLY*
- 10 days before 1st day of class - refund checks and deposits are sent - enrollment drops on or after this day may require refund repayment. CHECK ONESTART WEEKLY*
- Second through fourth week of class - SSACI awards adjusted based on actual enrollment. CHECK ONESTART WEEKLY* The exact census date is set by SSACI, but, generally, enrollment changes made past the fourth week of class will not affect SSACI awards either positively or negatively.
* SSACI awards are initially posted based on a 12-credit hour enrollment and are then adjusted up and down based on actual enrollment. Awards may go up for 13, 14 or 15+ hours and are cancelled for less than 12 hours. This is NOT automatic - it is done manually. Therefore, if you receive a refund but have since then dropped classes your adjustment may not happen for 2-3 weeks and you may need to repay some or all of that refund. If your aid will increase, that also may take 2-3 weeks.
HOW TO GET YOUR STATE GRANT FUNDS
- Live in Indiana. Sorry, but out-of-state residents cannot receive state grant awards at IU Southeast, just as Indiana residents cannot receive state grants in Kentucky or any other state. KEES and CAP grants are for Kentucky schools only. 529 savings plans such as Kentucky's KAPT or KESPT or Indiana'sCollege Choice plan , however, can be used at IU Southeast.
- File your FAFSA every year by the deadline. Indiana's deadline is March 10th and if the Department of Education hasn't received your FAFSA by then you will lose your state award for that year (although you can still get your federal aid). CVO recipients can miss the deadline and still receive their award (Child of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran or Officer), but they do have to file the FAFSA every year.
- List IU Southeast as your first choice school on the FAFSA. Our code is 001817. Only the first-choice school receives award information from the state. If you need to change your first choice school don't change your FAFSA, unless you haven't listed IU Southeast at all and need to add us to the FAFSA. Instead, go to the SSACI website and change your school choice there.
- Make FAFSA corrections by the deadline. Indiana's correction deadline is June 10th. Log in to the SSACI website to see if you need to fix anything and if so get it done before this date.
- Enroll in at least 12 credit hours. The Higher Education Frank O'Bannon grants and 21st Century state grants require full-time enrollment. They look at your enrolled hours as of about 28 days into the semester and awards are cancelled or adjusted based on those credit hours. The exact date fluctuates a little. CVO recipients do not have to be full-time. if your award is cancelled or reduced mid-semester you will owe this amount to the school.
- Meet minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements. State award recipients must meet the school's requirements to qualify for their grant.
- Stay in a degree-seeking program. Recipients must be working on their first bachelor's or associates degree to receive this award.
More State Grant Fund Information
- You will receive an award notice from SSACI mid-summer. This award notification is an estimate, based on 15 credit hours per semester, and assumes your FAFSA information will not change. If your FAFSA information is adjusted because of verification or error correction your state aid could also be adjusted. Your actual award is calculated by the IU Southeast financial aid office and is listed first as an estimate until certain enrollment dates have passed. After that we post it to your account and then adjust it if your enrollment changes or if your FAFSA data changes.
- SSACI also sends out error correction notices, but the best way to make sure you receive your award is to manage your own account by logging in to the SSACI website and reading the messages there.
- Indiana pays up to 8 semesters of the Higher Education Award and 21st Century grant. If you sit out a year you can still receive the grant when you return to school provided you continue to file your FAFSA every year. You have 10 years after the first semester you use the award to use the remaining 7 semesters. For more information about the specific rules for these awards visit the SSACI website.
- If you qualify for both awards, the state adjusts them so that the two combined awards do not exceed your tuition and mandatory fees (activity and technology fees) for the semester. You can never get a refund from a state grant.
- If you have other grants or fee remissions that must be used for tuition, such as CVO, employer fee remits, vocational rehabilitation or certain scholarships, your state grant or the other awards must be reduced so that the combined amount does not exceed tuition and fees.
- HEA and 21st Century grants do not cover summer courses, 2nd bachelor's degrees or professional degrees or certificates.
- CVO benefits cover 124 hours of any type of college credit, so if you also qualify for the HEA or 21st Century grants you might want to save your CVO for future coursework, including 2nd bachelor's and/or master's or doctoral credits, or for summer courses.
- The Summer Gear Up State grant is a summer award for 21st Century scholarship students who have less than 26 credits going into the summer semester. Students must apply for this limited fund scholarship.
- The National Guard grant must be recertified by the recipient's commander every semester.
- Nursing scholarships and minority teaching/special education grants are also available through the state.
- Part-time grants are available under limited circumstances and are generally awarded after the 8th week of the semester.
- If the state is denying you your state grant benefits and you feel you have extraordinary circumstances that led to missing a deadline or other uncorrectable error you must appeal directly to SSACI in writing. Phone or e-mail appeals will not be accepted. The IU Southeast Financial Aid office has no control over this decision but when asked we will provide any documentation we can to the commission in order to assist you.
Do you have more questions about your Indiana state grant that haven't been answered here or on the SSACI website? Call the IU Southeast Office of Financial Aid.
