The Cox Engagement Scholarship provides funding for hardworking Indiana residents who are incoming first-year students, are academically strong, have demonstrated financial need, and have a commitment to service.
The Cox Scholarship recognizes students with a passion for working hard and grants us the opportunity to pursue our education to the fullest while giving back to the Bloomington community.
Brooklyn Scheirmann, Cox Engagement Scholar
If selected as a Cox Engagement Scholar, you’ll work as an Advocate for Community Engagement (ACE) in the Bloomington community at a nonprofit organization or government office. In addition to being a full-time student, you’ll work 10 to 12 hours each week organizing and facilitating partnerships between IU Bloomington's service-learning courses (courses that have a community engagement or service requirement) and your individually assigned work site.
You will be working closely with staff members at your worksite to connect, onboard, schedule, coordinate, manage conflict, and provide the best hands-on learning experience to IU students while encouraging them to grow in their civic and community engagement.
As an ACE, you’ll gain valuable professional experience in program development and program management, grow your administrative and leadership skills, address complex community problems, and engage in social change.
To be eligible for a Cox Engagement Scholarship, you must:
Please note: NCAA athletes are not eligible for Cox Scholarships.
All newly awarded Cox Scholars are required to participate in Camp Cox, a five-day immersive leadership development experience held at Bradford Woods in late July.
If you’re selected as a Cox Engagement Scholar, you can review a comprehensive list of enrollment and academic requirements here.
The Cox Scholarship application opens in October. To apply for the Cox Engagement Scholarship, you must complete the following steps by February 15.
).Please apply early to ensure we receive all of your application materials by the application deadline.
By March 2, 2026
Finalists will receive an invitation to participate in a required 30-minute online interview.
March 2026
Finalists will be interviewed online.
By March 31, 2026
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) and entitlements from federal and state funds totaling no more than your 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 your cost of attendance for IU Bloomington.
If you’re awarded a Cox Engagement Scholarship, you can find more information about financial support here.
The Cox Engagement Scholarship is available to incoming first-year students and, once awarded, is 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 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.
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.
