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, Jesse and Beulah Cox, for providing me with a second chance to pursue my education and for hands-on opportunities to use what I am learning in my program to serve my community.
Yasmin Martinez, 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, 2023 and all required materials must be submitted by April 15, 2024.
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 19, 2024
Finalists will receive an invitation to participate in a required 30-minute online interview.
April 24, 2024
Finalists will be interviewed online.
By April 29, 2024
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) totaling no more than the official 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 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.
