The Chancellor’s Merit Scholarship is a selective application-based award for new first-year students. The Indiana Merit Scholarship is an automatic scholarship that rewards academic performance based primarily on high school GPA and is automatically awarded to new first-year students who qualify. The Kentucky Merit (KEES Match) Scholarship is an application-based scholarship that rewards academic performance based on matching KEES Scholarship Awards in Kentucky to new first-year students.
These scholarships are renewable for up to 4 years (8 consecutive fall/spring semesters) for awardees who are enrolled full time, complete 30 credit hours each academic year, maintain a 3.0 minimum grade point average, and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Eligibility Chart| Scholarship | Selection Process | High School GPA (Unweighted) | Admission Deadline | Annual Award |
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| Chancellor's Merit Scholarship | Application Required - Five Selected Per Year | 3.75+ | December 1st | $2,500 |
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| Indiana Merit Scholarship | Auto Award for Qualifying Indiana Residents | 3.75 | July 31st | $1,000 |
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| 3.25 - 3.74 | $500 |
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| Kentucky Merit (KEES Match) Scholarship | Application Required - Match to KEES Award for Qualifying Kentucky Residents | N/A | July 31st | Varies |
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To be considered for the Chancellor’s Merit Scholarship, you must be admitted to IU Southeast by December 1st for enrollment beginning in the fall semester. For consideration for the Indiana Merit and Kentucky Merit Scholarships, you must be admitted to IU Southeast by July 31st for enrollment beginning in the fall semester. Please plan to submit all admission documents 30 days prior to the deadline to allow for application processing. Visit southeast.iu.edu/apply to complete your admission application.
Additional Scholarships
In addition to the Chancellor's Merit, Indiana Merit, and Kentucky Merit scholarships, all students can be considered for additional merit-based foundation awards. Completing one scholarship application makes you eligible for over $1 million in awards. The General Scholarship Application opens by September 1 each year. We recommend completing the General Scholarship Application by March 10 each year for priority consideration.
IU Southeast Transfer Scholarship
IU Southeast offers transfer scholarships for students who are currently attending or have attended an accredited institution in the past two years. A $500 scholarship will be awarded to students with at least 12 but less than 45 credit hours and $1,000 awarded to students with 45 or more credit hours. A 2.5 cumulative GPA is required. The scholarship may cover tuition and mandatory fees and is renewable for an additional year for awardees enrolled at least 12 credit hours each semester, maintaining a 2.5 minimum grade point average, and maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress. Student must be admitted by July 31 for enrollment beginning Fall term. Previously admitted degree-seeking IU students are not eligible.
- If you do not yet have an IU computing account
- Log in to your One.iu.edu account and click start on the "Scholarships" webpage
- Complete the General Scholarship Application
- This will put you into consideration for over $1 million in awards!
- The General Scholarship Application is open September 1 through late July each year. The priority deadline is March 10.
- Be sure to complete your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the upcoming year
Please visit the IU Knowledge Base for more information about the applications (requires CAS login).
Please visit our Appeals webpage for more information.
