Scholarships

Looking for scholarships?

A scholarship is a form of financial aid you don’t have to repay. Student Central doesn’t administer scholarships or select scholarship recipients. Go to the Office of Scholarships to learn about scholarships that are available to you.

In accordance with Title IV rules, we include the scholarships you receive when we calculate how much need-based aid you’re eligible for. As long as we’ve received your scholarship funds by the deadline, any adjustments to your financial aid will be made before your bill is due.

By the way, we don’t recommend using paid scholarship search sites. You can learn about common scholarship scams at the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, or FinAid.

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Are you a scholarship donor?

Find out what you need to do to make sure your student receives their scholarship funds.

Complete the General Scholarship Application to be considered for eligible IU scholarships. Search for IU Scholarships in One.IU to start the application.

What to know if you have an external scholarship

You may be coming to IU Bloomington with a scholarship from a civic or service organization, a private foundation, the military, or a church, just to name a few. If so, there are a few things you need to know.

If your donor requires you to, make sure to fill out an Authorization for Release of Student Information form.

If you are expecting an external scholarship, advise your donor to send the check as soon as possible. Your scholarship will not be reflected on your account until we receive the scholarship check. Your donor may also want to review helpful information on when to submit funds.

Note that our busiest times are mid-July through early October and late December through January.

If you withdraw from IU Bloomington before your scholarship funds are applied to your account, we’ll use the documentation your donor submitted to do one of two things:

Return the funds to your donor
Apply the funds to the most recent semester in which you were enrolled

Learn about other ways withdrawing affects you

You can mail checks directly to the Office of the Bursar. Make checks payable to Indiana University and mail with a completed External Scholarship Donor Form to:

Indiana University - Office of the Bursar

P.O. Box 6448

Bloomington, IN 47407

If your scholarship check hasn’t arrived by your bill due date, contact us as soon as possible to discuss payment options.

Scholarships

Looking for scholarships?

Are you a scholarship donor?

What to know if you have an external scholarship

Make sure your donor has the information they need.

Find out when your scholarship funds will be processed.

Find out what happens if you withdraw from IU.

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