The Cox Access Scholarship allows hard-working, nontraditional Indiana residents who are academically strong an opportunity to return to school to build on their academic experience and complete their degree.
Thank you so very much to Jesse and Beulah Cox for investing in me and giving students like me the chance to succeed!
Betelhem Bekele, Cox Access Scholar
If selected as a Cox Access Scholar, you’ll engage in a meaningful work experience with a department, office, or faculty member at IU Bloomington. You’ll develop invaluable personal and professional development skills by working eight to ten hours each week of the fall and spring semesters.
You’ll also participate in the following:
To be eligible for the Cox Access Scholarship, you must:
Please note: NCAA athletes are not eligible for the Cox Scholarships.
If you're selected as a Cox Access Scholar, you can review a comprehensive list of enrollment and academic requirements here.
The Cox Access Scholarship application opens on October 30, 2020 and all required materials must be submitted by April 15, 2021.
To apply, you must complete the following steps.
).Due to challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cox Scholars Program will not be interviewing applicants this year. Scholarships will be awarded based on information provided by students in their Cox Scholars Program applications to make the process easier for students during this difficult time.
Students selected to receive Cox Scholarships will be invited to events in the spring to learn more about the Cox Scholars Program and to meet their fellow Cox Scholars and program staff.
April 15, 2021
Deadline to submit your Cox Access Scholars Program application and FAFSA.
April 15-30, 2021
Application review.
By April 30, 2021
All applicants will be notified of their status.
Dates are subject to change. Please check back for the most up to date schedule.
If you’re awarded a Cox Scholarship, you can receive gift aid from institutional funds (IU merit scholarships, grants, and fee remissions) totaling no more than the official cost of attendance for Indiana University Bloomington.
Please note that Cox Scholarship amounts will be reduced to ensure that your individual aid package does not exceed the official cost of attendance for IU Bloomington. External scholarships and entitlements from federal and state funds can be awarded regardless of your total aid package.
If you’re awarded a Cox Access Scholarship, you can find more information about financial support here.
Cox Access Scholarships that are awarded to students as incoming freshmen are renewable for a total of four years (eight semesters) of undergraduate study, not including summer sessions, or until the student earns their first baccalaureate degree.
Cox Access Scholarships that are awarded to current students at IU Bloomington are renewable for a total of three years (six semesters of undergraduate study), not including summer sessions, or until the student earns their first baccalaureate degree.
In order to renew your scholarships, you must meet the following requirements:
If you’re the recipient of a Cox Access Scholarship and you choose to attend another college or university (including an IU campus other than Bloomington), the scholarship is forfeited.
Your scholarship and wage package—in conjunction with any other institutional funding you receive—will total the official cost of attendance at Indiana University.
