The Cox Engagement Scholarship provides for hardworking Indiana residents who are incoming freshmen, are academically strong, have demonstrated financial need, and have a commitment to service.
As a Cox Engagement Scholar... you definitely learn more than you could ever imagine about time-management, open communication, and organization.
Alex Dowland, Cox Engagement Scholar
If selected as a Cox Engagement Scholar, you’ll work as an Advocate for Community Engagement (ACE) on the IU Bloomington campus and in the Bloomington community. You’ll work eight to ten hours each week (in addition to being a full-time student) organizing and facilitating service learning partnerships between local nonprofit agencies and students in service learning courses offered at IU Bloomington.
You’ll gain valuable experience in program development and management, addressing complex community problems, and engaging in social change.
To be eligible for a Cox Engagement Scholarship, you must:
If you’re selected as a Cox Engagement Scholar, you can review a comprehensive list of enrollment and academic requirements here.
Please note: NCAA athletes are not eligible for Cox Scholarships.
The Cox Scholarship application opens on October 1, 2019. To apply for the Cox Engagement Scholarship, you must complete the following steps by February 5, 2020.
).Please note: The Cox Scholarship Application requires two letters of recommendation. It is your responsibility to ensure we receive your recommendation letters by the application deadline. We recommended that you apply early to give your recommenders ample time to complete and submit your recommendation letters.
By Friday, February 14, 2020
Finalists will receive an invitation to attend a required 30-minute interview on the IU Bloomington campus.
February 26-27 & March 3-6, 2020
Finalists will visit campus for their interviews.
By Friday, March 13, 2020
All interviewees will be notified of their status.
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 Engagement Scholarship, you can find more information about financial support here.
The Cox Engagement Scholarship is available to students as incoming freshmen and, once awarded, is renewable for a total of four years (eight semesters) of undergraduate study, not including summer sessions.
If you’re the recipient of a Cox Engagement Scholarship and you choose to attend another college or university (including an IU campus other than Bloomington), or withdraw from IU, the scholarship is forfeited. In order to renew your scholarships, you must meet the following requirements:
Your scholarship and wage package—in conjunction with any other institutional funding you receive—will total the official cost of attendance at Indiana University.
