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As a Cox Scholar, you will receive funding up to your Cost of Attendance, minus any other grants or scholarships. You will have the opportunity to participate in at least three special events each academic year, celebrating your fellow scholars and contributing to the Cox legacy:

• Fall: Welcome and induction ceremony for new Cox Scholars.
• Service Event: A Day of Service in partnership with our Bloomington counterparts, volunteering at Coxhall Gardens.
• Spring: Graduation celebration honoring our graduating scholars.

The scholarship is renewable for up to four years, depending on when you first receive it. If you are awarded the scholarship as a second-year student, you are eligible for up to three years of funding. To maintain your scholarship, you must meet specific eligibility requirements.

First year admitted students - Application requirements 

To apply for the Cox Scholars Program as a newly admitted student, you must:

• Plan to enroll as a full-time undergraduate student (12 or more credit hours) at IU Indianapolis.
• Be pursuing your first undergraduate degree.
• Demonstrate a commitment to funding your education by either:
  • Contributing at least 25% of your annual Cost of Attendance through work, or
  • Completing at least 300 work hours within a tax year.
• Be a resident of Indiana.

Current IU students - Application requirements

To apply for the Cox Scholars Program as a current IU student, you must:

• Be enrolled full-time (12 or more credit hours) at IU Indianapolis.
• Be pursuing your first undergraduate degree.
• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Be a resident of Indiana.
• Show a commitment to funding your education by either:
  • Contributing at least 25% of the standard Cost of Attendance through work, or
  • Working at least 300 total hours per year.
• Note: Physical Education majors are not eligible for Cox funding.

First year admitted students – Application process

• Submit your by 2/1.
• Complete all questions on the “General Application,” then click “Finish and Submit.” 
  • This should be completed before applying for a Cox Scholarship.
• Select “Other Recommended Opportunities.”
• Search for “Cox.”
• Select the “IU Indianapolis-Jesse H. & Beulah Chanley Cox Scholarship” and complete the application with all required documents to apply.
• File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the Cox Scholarship application deadline.
  • Financial need is a strong preference for Cox scholars. While it is not required that you have financial need to be a Cox scholar, we will review and award all applicants with financial need, as determined by their FAFSA, prior to reviewing any candidates without a FAFSA.

Current students - Application process

• Submit your by 4/15.
• Complete all questions on the “General Application,” then click “Finish and Submit.”
  • This should be completed before applying for a Cox Scholarship.
• Select “Other Recommended Opportunities.”
• Search for “Cox.”
• Select the “IU Indianapolis-Jesse H. & Beulah Chanley Cox Scholarship” and complete the application with all required documents to apply.
• File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the Cox Scholarship application deadline.
  • Financial need is a strong preference for Cox scholars. While it is not required that you have financial need to be a Cox scholar, we will review and award all applicants with financial need, as determined by their FAFSA, prior to reviewing any candidates without a FAFSA.

Timeline

• 9/1: IU Scholarships opens.
  • Submit your General Application and the Cox Scholar program application.
• 2/1: Deadline for First Year Admitted students to submit their General Applications and Cox Scholar program applications.
• 3/15: First Year Admitted students will begin to hear about status of their applications.
• 4/15: Deadline for Current IU students to submit their General Applications and Cox Scholar program applications.
• 7/1: Current IU students will begin to hear about status of their applications.
  • We are unable to review applications for current IU students until spring grades are finalized.
• 7/15: Renewal awards will be placed for current Cox Scholars.
  • We are unable to review eligibility for current Cox Scholars until spring grades are finalized.

In order to maintain your status as a Cox Scholar, with its attendant funding, you must:

• Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
• Enroll in 12 credit hours every term.
• Demonstrate your commitment to funding your own education by working to contribute at least 25% of the standard cost of attendance OR showing 300 total worked hours a year.
  • This will be demonstrated by providing information on your employment for the prior tax year.