Awards, Grants & Fellowships for Students
Below is a listing of grants and awards available to students. The Office of Student Financial Assistance lists assistance opportunities.
Campus Awards
- Herman B Wells Senior Recognition Award
- Elvis J. Stahr Distinguished Senior Awards
- Ken Gros Louis Scholarship
- Beryl Showers Holland Fellowships and the Susan Butler and Clara Jovan Goodbody scholarships
- Commission on Multicultural Understanding Awards
- Research Stipends in Practical Ethics
College of Arts & Sciences
- Scholarships and Awards
- Undergraduate Departmental Awards
- Graduate Awards for Continuing Students
- Intensive Writing Prize (sponsored with the Campus Writing Program)
Kelley School of Business
IU Libraries
Campus Awards
- Herman
B Wells Senior Recognition Award
Selection coordinated and award administered by the Indiana Memorial Union Board, 855-4682. Nominations solicited by faculty mailing. - Elvis
J. Stahr Distinguished Senior Awards
Selection coordinated by the Indiana Memorial Union Board 855-4682; award administered by the Student Alumni Association, 855-7221. Nominations solicited by faculty mailing. - Ken Gros Louis Scholarship
$5,000 award to a student for use during their senior year on the IUB campus. Administered by Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs, 855-8187. Deadline in spring. - Beryl Showers Holland Fellowships and the Susan Butler and Clara Jovan Goodbody scholarships. Values of the awards vary from $1000 to $3000. Administered by Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs, 855-8187.
- Commission on Multicultural Understanding Awards
The purpose of the annual awards, presented by the Commission on Multicultural Understanding (COMU), 855-4463, is to honor individuals who actively support, participate in, or encourage the exploration of cultural diversity in and around the Indiana University campus. There are undergraduate and graduate student categories. Deadline in spring. - Research
Stipends in Practical Ethics for Undergraduates
The stipends of up to $200 each will be awarded to as many as ten undergraduates for use in research in the area of practical ethics. Projects should address theoretical and applied dimensions of a moral issue in public life.
The College of Arts & Sciences
- Scholarships
and Awards
Descriptions, eligibility criteria, application information, and deadlines for awards granted to students in various college disciplines. - Undergraduate
Departmental Awards
Some awards available to students in the College of Arts and Sciences are managed by the chair of the academic department or research center most closely related to the scholarship criteria. These departments sometimes have their own applications or rely on faculty nominations. Such awards typically require a history of academic excellence in the department’s major courses, are for juniors or seniors, and emphasize merit over need. - Graduate
Awards for Continuing Students
The College Graduate Office administers five such awards. - Intensive
Writing Prize (sponsored with the Campus
Writing Program)
The College of Arts and Sciences/Campus Writing Program Intensive Writing Essay Prizes have been established to recognize the work and excellence of students writing for IU Bloomington courses that fulfill the College’s Intensive Writing requirement.
Kelley School of Business
- Scholarships
and Awards for Current Undergraduates
These scholarships are competitive, and the majority are awarded to juniors and seniors. Kelley students are encouraged to apply annually because the selection criteria vary widely—any student could be the best match for the specific criteria of a particular scholarship. - Business
Undergraduate Scholarship List
Some awards in the Business Undergraduate Scholarship List are managed by the chair of the academic department or research center most closely related to the scholarship criteria. These departments sometimes have their own applications or rely on faculty nominations. Such awards typically require a history of academic excellence in the department’s major courses, are for juniors or seniors, and emphasize merit over need.
IU Libraries
- Sam Burgess Undergraduate
Research Awards
This award recognizes excellence in undergraduate research projects. Winning projects will incorporate extraordinary skill and creativity in the application of the services and collections of the IUB Libraries. Awards of $1,000 and $500. Application deadline is March 1.
