The Cox Access Scholarship allows hard-working, nontraditional Indiana residents with financial need that are academically strong an opportunity to return to school to build on their academic experience and complete their degree.
Being a Cox Access scholar has given me hope by allowing me to continue my education and work in my field while still gaining knowledge about it.
Danny Ramirez, 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 10 to 12 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 and all required materials must be submitted by April 15.
To apply, you must complete the following steps.
).Please apply early to ensure we receive all of your application materials by the application deadline.
April 17, 2025
Finalists will receive an invitation to participate in a required 30-minute online interview.
April 22, 2025
Finalists will be interviewed online.
By April 30, 2025
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 Access Scholarship, you can receive gift aid from institutional funds (IU merit scholarships, grants, and fee remissions) and entitlements from federal and state funds totaling no more than your cost of attendance for Indiana University Bloomington.
Please note that Cox Access Scholarship amounts will be reduced to ensure that your individual aid package does not exceed your cost of attendance for IU Bloomington.
If you’re awarded a Cox Access Scholarship, you can find more information about financial support here.
Cox Access Scholarships are renewable for a total of four years (eight semesters).
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 package—in conjunction with any other institutional funding and/or federal or state entitlements—will total the official cost of attendance at Indiana University Bloomington.
