A scholarship is a form of financial aid you don’t have to repay. Student Central doesn’t administer scholarships or select scholarship recipients.
Awards may be adjusted in accordance with federal financial aid guidelines. In accordance with Title IV rules, we include the scholarships you receive when we calculate your need-based aid eligibility. Additionally, if you are receiving aid from multiple programs/sources, institutional scholarships may be reduced to equal your official cost of attendance (COA) for the year. Only financial aid in the form of external scholarships or the Pell Grant may be awarded to exceed COA. Occasionally, due to the timing of additional scholarships being awarded, the scholarship may not be paid out in the form of cash funds (i.e., as money paid into your Bursar account), but instead may reduce already released aid, such as your student/parent loan burden or other federal, state, or institutional aid, by the amount awarded.
We don’t recommend using paid scholarship search sites. You can learn about common scholarship scams at the , the , or .
Search for scholarships below.
Please note: All scholarships are reviewed on an annual basis and may change from year to year. The information below is applicable for the 2026-2027 academic year (Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 terms only).
The Chancellor’s Scholarship is a selective application-based award for new first-year students. The Indiana Merit Scholarship is an automatic scholarship that rewards academic performance based primarily on high school GPA. The Kentucky Merit (KEES Match) Scholarship is an application-based scholarship that rewards academic performance based on matching KEES Scholarship Awards in Kentucky.
These scholarships are renewable for up to 4 years (8 consecutive fall/spring semesters) for awardees who are enrolled full time, complete 30 credit hours each academic year, maintain a 3.0 minimum grade point average, and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Eligibility Chart
Scholarship
Selection Process
High School GPA (Unweighted)
Admission Deadline
Annual Award
Chancellor's Gold Scholarship
Selection--5 per year
3.75+
December 1st
$2,500
Indiana Merit Scholarship
Auto Award, Indiana Residents
3.25+
July 31st
$500 - $1,000
Kentucky Merit (KEES Match)
Application-based on KEES Award for Kentucky Residents
Match to KEES Award
July 31st
Varies
To be considered for the Chancellor’s Scholarships, you must be admitted to ³Ô¹Ïtv by December 1st for enrollment beginning in the fall semester. For consideration for the Indiana Merit and Kentucky Merit Scholarships, you must be admitted to ³Ô¹Ïtv by July 31st for enrollment beginning in the fall semester. Please plan to submit all admission documents 30 days prior to the deadline to allow for application processing. Visit southeast.iu.edu/apply to complete your admission application.
Additional Scholarships
In addition to the Chancellor's, Indiana Merit, and Kentucky Merit scholarships, all students can be considered for additional merit-based foundation awards. Completing one scholarship application makes you eligible for over $1 million in awards. The General Scholarship Application opens by September 1 each year. We recommend completing the by March 10 each year for priority consideration.
³Ô¹Ïtv Transfer Scholarship - Awarded to students who are currently attending or have attended an accredited institution in the past two years.
Ivy Tech Scholarship - Awarded to Ivy Tech transfer students who have completed their A.S. degree in the past two years or have more than 60 hours of Ivy Tech institutional credit, are Pell-eligible as documented on the FAFSA, and have remaining need.
Crimson Advantage Promise - Awarded to Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC), Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), and Simmons College transfer students who have completed their A.S. degree in the past two years or have more than 60 hours from JCTC/KCTCS/Simmons, are Pell-eligible as documented on the FAFSA, and have remaining need.
If you do not yet have an IU computing account
Go to the to get started
Log in to your account and click start on the
Complete the General Scholarship Application
This will put you into consideration for over $1 million in awards!
The General Scholarship Application is open September 1 through late July each year. The priority deadline is March 10.
Be sure to complete your for the upcoming year
Please visit the for more information about the applications (requires CAS login).
Please visit our Appeals webpage for more information.
