Award
IU Grant Awards: Pell Promise Award
Through the Pell Promise Award, IU provides the balance of funding needed to cover the full tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduates who qualify for Federal Pell Grants. This "Pell Promise" will make IU Bloomington more accessible than ever before for Indiana residents from low- and moderate-income families.
IU PELL PROMISE AWARD DETAILS
- Freshmen: Must have a minimum SAT score of 1150 (or ACT of 26), and then maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA at IUB.
- Upperclassmen: Must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA at IU Bloomington.
- Students must be enrolled full-time.
- Students must be classified as Indiana residents, paying in-state, undergraduate tuition and fees.
- When combined with the student's Federal Pell Grant and any other gift aid, the Pell Promise Award will cover the balance of tuition and mandatory fees.
- This award amount will decrease as other gift aid are reported.
FEDERAL PELL GRANT DETAILS
- Students must be pursuing their first undergraduate degrees.
- A FAFSA must be filed.
- Students must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards.
- The Federal Pell Grant is a need-based award and thus counts towards meeting a student's overall need figure.
- Federal Pell Grants are based on the EFC (Expected Family Contribution) from the FAFSA.
- Students with an EFC range of $0 to $4617 are eligible for Federal Pell Grants.
- Eligibility is based upon the number of enrolled hours at the end of the first week of classes.
Scholars Covenant
IU Grant Awards: 21st Century Scholars Covenant
The 21st Century Scholars Program offers tuition assistance to Indiana residents who meet academic and need requirements. Students apply for the 21st Century Scholars Program in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade.
The 21st Century Scholars Covenant award is being phased in over four years beginning with the 2007-2008 new freshman cohort. Students must receive the award as a freshman to be considered for future eligibility.
The 21th Century Scholarship Covenant at IU will supplement the 21st Century Scholars state grant to cover the full cost of attendance, including books, room and board, up to the amount of a student's financial need, as defined by the FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The Covenant provides 21st Century Scholars with enough additional financial aid to the meet the full financial need, as defined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), each year the student is eligible to receive the 21st Century Scholar award to pay educational fees as a full-time bachelor's degree candidate at Indiana University Bloomington.
This award is renewable for four years (eight semesters) of study at IU as long as the student remains eligible. See the 21st Century Scholars Covenant website www.iub.edu/~covenant for more info.
21ST CENTURY SCHOLARS COVENANT DETAILS
- Students must be admitted and begin enrollment as first-time freshmen at IUB. (Transfer students will be ineligible.)
- Students must sign and mail their 21st Century scholars pledge affirmation on time.
- Apply to IU early in the fall of your senior year of high school and be accepted for admission to a bachelor's degree program at IU Bloomington.
- Students must enroll as a full-time bachelor's degree student at IU Bloomington.
- When combined with the student's 21st Century Scholars Award and other gift aid, the Covenant award will cover the balance of the student's need.
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Grant
IU Grant Awards: Incentive Grant
The IU Incentive Grant is awarded to eligible Indiana resident undergraduate students who demonstrate a commitment to degree completion and academic achievement. View the press release about the IU Incentive Grant for more information.
Details for Graduating Seniors for 2009-10 Incentive Grant Awards
- Students must be paying resident undergraduate tuition and fees
- Students must complete 12 or more credit hours during the Fall 2009 semester
- Students must have a term GPA of at least 3.0 for the Fall 2009 semester
- Students must be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree
- Students must have scheduled to graduate in May 2010 and enroll in enough credit hours during the Spring 2010 semester to meet all graduation requirements
- Students who meet the above requirements will be awarded the $300 IU Incentive Grant during the Spring 2010 semester
- Students are not required to apply for financial aid through the Office of Student Financial Assistance; no Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required.
Details for Continuing Students for 2010-11 Incentive Grant Awards
- Students must be paying resident undergraduate tuition and fees
- Students must complete 12 or more credit hours during each semester of the 2009-2010 academic year
- Students must have a term GPA of at least 3.0 for each semester of the 2009-2010 academic year
- Students must be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree
- Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours as of the Fall 2010 census date
- Students who meet the above requirements will be awarded the $300 IU Incentive Grant after the Fall 2010 census date
- Students are not required to apply for financial aid through the Office of Student Financial Assistance; no Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required.
Awards
IU Grant Awards: LaVerne Noyes Award
The LaVerne Noyes Award is a need-based award given to the direct descendants of American veterans of World War I. The award amount for the 2008-2009 academic year was $300.
DETAILS
- The student must be a direct descendant of a World War I veteran who served in the U.S. Army or Navy. The veteran must have been honorably discharged or discharged due to death. Also, one of the following criteria must have been met:
- The veteran had at least six months of military service prior to November 11, 1918,
- The veteran was on active service overseas in World War I prior to November 11, 1918, or
- The veteran died while in service during World War I.
- Students must provide documentation to the Office of Student Financial Assistance verifying the veteran's service, and the student's relationship to the World War I veteran. This documentation must be provided only once; eligible students will then automatically be considered for the award in subsequent years. Documents required include:
- Copies of birth certificates and/or marriage licenses tracing the student's origin completely and directly to the veteran. (A birth certificate for the veteran is not needed.)
- Official documentation to verify the veteran's military service, such as the honorable discharge certificate or certification letter from the Veteran's Administration.
- Students must complete the FAFSA by the March 1 priority deadline, and show at least $1000 in financial need.
- Students must be U.S. citizens.
- Students must be enrolled at least halftime in a degree-seeking undergraduate program.
- Students must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress standards.
