The General Scholarship Application is utilized to determine a student's eligibility for a diverse range of IU Bloomington scholarship opportunities such as general IU scholarships and departmental scholarships specific to the student's academic program. This application includes a series of questions and an essay that should take less than 60 minutes to complete.The General Scholarship Application is open to all students, incoming and current, and is encouraged to be submitted each year for continued scholarship consideration.
This application ensures that students have equitable access to scholarship opportunities, emphasizing Indiana University's commitment to supporting student success. Please utilize the FAQs listed below for additional information and instruction regarding the General Scholarship Application.
Things to know when accessing the application:
Applicants (incoming and current students) should be logging in to the Applicants and Administrators tab, not the References and Reviewers tab. *See instructions below
For incoming students, students must create their IU computing account before they will be able to log in to the IU Scholarships task for accessing the General Scholarship Application.
Students can update their application after their initial submission by logging back into the IU Scholarships task, navigating to the "My Applications" tab, finding the General Application box, and selecting "Update".
Steps to Access the General Scholarship Application
You will need your 10-digit ID number provided in your admission email to create this account. Please note that it may take up to 48 hours to activate your newly created computing account.
Go to One.IU and search "scholarships" in the search bar. Select the IU Scholarships task.
After you have created your IU computing account and this account is activated (again, this can take up to 48 hours), you will go to One.IU and search for "scholarships" in the search bar. You will select the IU Scholarships task.
Log in to the IU Scholarships task (Blackbaud Award Management) under the Applicants and Administrators tab with your IU computing account (CAS Credentials).
Once you have selected the IU Scholarships task, you will log in to the Applicants and Administrators tab through selecting the "Sign in with your CAS Credentials" option. Your "CAS Credentials" are the username and passphrase set by the student when creating their IU computing account.
You should not be attempting to log in under the References and Reviewers tab and should not be creating a Blackbaud ID.
Complete the General Scholarship Application - listed as "General Application" in the IU Scholarships task.
The General Application is used to determine eligibility for many scholarships at IU. The application includes a series of questions and an essay, which should take less than 60 minutes to complete. Fill out the application and click "Finish and Submit."
Complete any additional applications.
Once you submit the General Scholarship Application, select "Other Recommended Opportunities" to see any additional scholarship opportunities you might be eligible for. You may need to complete additional applications to be considered for certain scholarships.
Updating your General Scholarship Application after your initial submission.
Should you need to update your application after submitting, you will need to log back into the IU Scholarships task and navigate to the "My Applications" tab. Once there, scroll to the General Application and select "Update". If you update your application, please ensure you click "Finish and Submit" after making updates as the application will not automatically resubmit.
FAQs for Incoming Students
Once a student has receive their official admission to IU Bloomington, they are then eligible to submit the General Scholarship Application. Students should follow the steps listed below for accessing and submitting the application:
Create your IU computing account, if you have not already done so. You will need your 10-digit university ID number provided in your admission email to create this account. Please note that it may take up to 24 hours to activate your account.
Log in to the IU Scholarships task in One.IU using your IU computing account (IU credentials). Do not log in using your guest account. Once logged in, select the General Application to start filling out your General Application.
Complete the General Application. The General Application is used to determine eligibility for many scholarships at IU. The application includes a series of questions and an essay, which should take less than 60 minutes to complete. Fill out the application and click "Finish and Submit." Please ensure that you answer all questions thoroughly.
Complete any additional applications. Once you submit the General Scholarship Application, select "Other Recommended Opportunities" to see any additional scholarship opportunities you might be eligible for. You may need to complete additional applications to be considered for certain scholarships.
No. Newly admitted, incoming students do not need to submit their Intent to Enroll to be able to access and submit the General Scholarship Application.
The General Scholarship Application has a deadline of February 1st by 11:59 p.m. EST for all incoming students.
While you are technically able to submit the General Scholarship Application after the February 1st deadline, any applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
Unfortunately, if a student does not receive their admission decision prior to the General Scholarship Application's deadline of February 1st, they will not be able to submit this application. While they would not be able to submit this application for scholarship consideration during their first year, all continuing students are able to, and are encouraged to, submit the General Scholarship Application each year for continued scholarship consideration.
While it is true that Early Action applicants will be considered for a selection of merit-based scholarship opportunities, all incoming student should also submit their General Scholarship Application if they wish to be considered for additional IU scholarship funding.
While most of the scholarship opportunities included in the "Recommended Opportunities" section are tailored to each student, there are some opportunities that have eligibility criteria that is not accounted for in the General Scholarship Application and must be self-reported.
When you submit the General Scholarship Application, you're automatically considered for various scholarships from different awarding departments across the Bloomington campus. Which scholarships you are considered for depends on if you meet the scholarship’s eligibility criteria. Each awarding department manages its own scholarship opportunities, so the review of your application will be completed internally. This means that your application could be reviewed by multiple departments depending on what scholarships you qualify for
To upload any required documents, you must follow the instructions below:
Your file must be either a .pdf or .docx form.
Your file’s name cannot include the following: Commas, apostrophes, and non-alphanumeric characters outside of a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
If your file contains any prohibited characters, your file will be rejected for uploading.
Once you have ensured that your file type and name meet the above requirements, you will be able to upload your file and submit your application.
FAQs for Current/Returning Students
Current students should follow the steps listed below for accessing and submitting the General Scholarship Application each year:
Log in to the IU Scholarships task in One.IU using your IU computing account (IU credentials). Do not log in using your guest account. Once logged in, select the General Application to start filling out your General Application.
Complete the General Application. The General Application is used to determine eligibility for many scholarships at IU. The application includes a series of questions and an essay, which should take less than 60 minutes to complete. Fill out the application and click "Finish and Submit." Please ensure that you answer all questions thoroughly.
Complete any additional applications. Once you submit the General Scholarship Application, select "Other Recommended Opportunities" to see any additional scholarship opportunities you might be eligible for. You may need to complete additional applications to be considered for certain scholarships.
Yes. Students are encouraged to continue to submit their General Scholarship Application each year that they are an IU Bloomington student. This is to ensure that the student is continuing to be reviewed and considered for additional IU scholarship opportunities.
There is not a set deadline for current students, so we encourage students to submit the General Scholarship Application as early as possible to ensure maximum scholarship consideration.
When you submit the General Scholarship Application, you're automatically considered for various scholarships from different awarding departments across the Bloomington campus. Which scholarships you are considered for depends on if you meet the scholarship’s eligibility criteria. Each awarding department manages its own scholarship opportunities, so the review of your application will be completed internally. This means that your application could be reviewed by multiple departments depending on what scholarships you qualify for
While most of the scholarship opportunities included in the "Recommended Opportunities" section are tailored to each student, there are some opportunities that have eligibility criteria that is not accounted for in the General Scholarship Application and must be self-reported.
To upload any required documents, you must follow the instructions below:
Your file must be either a .pdf or .docx form.
Your file’s name cannot include the following: Commas, apostrophes, and non-alphanumeric characters outside of a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
If your file contains any prohibited characters, your file will be rejected for uploading.
Once you have ensured that your file type and name meet the above requirements, you will be able to upload your file and submit your application.
