The Dean's Scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year out-of-state students of the highest academic quality. Academic performance is assessed through information provided in the IU Admissions application, including high school transcript information. No additional scholarship application is needed if meeting the November 1 deadline. 

*IU is test-optional. To find out if this is the right path for you, learn more about our test-optional admissions policy.

Dean's Scholarship (IU Academic)

• Please submit all of your admission materials to IU by November 1st for consideration.
• As these are highly competitive merit-based scholarships, these have award amounts that vary.
• The awards are renewable for four years.

Learn more about academic, need-based, and country-specific scholarships.