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 those 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.
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 | 3.25+ | July 31st | $500 - $1,000 |
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| Kentucky Merit (KEES Match) | 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 - Awarded to students who are currently attending or have attended an accredited institution in the past two years.
Ivy Tech Scholarship - Awarded to Ivy Tech transfer students who have completed their A.S. degree in the past two years or have more than 60 hours of Ivy Tech institutional credit, are Pell-eligible as documented on the FAFSA, and have remaining need.
Crimson Advantage Promise - Awarded to Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC), Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), and Simmons College transfer students who have completed their A.S. degree in the past two years or have more than 60 hours from JCTC/KCTCS/Simmons, are Pell-eligible as documented on the FAFSA, and have remaining need.
- 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.
