Pursue an academic experience that's as ambitious as you are
The Honors College offers a unique experience to undergraduate students with housing, peer mentoring, student organizations, and more benefits that will make your time at IU Indianapolis challenging, engaging, meaningful, and relevant.
As an Honors student, you'll have access to Honors coursework, personalized advising, and opportunities for research, international study, service, and experiential learning allowing you to build strong foundations inside and outside the classroom.
In order to be eligible for admission to the Honor's College, you must first be admitted to IU Indianapolis.
Indiana residents, nonresidents, and international students may apply.
The IU Indianapolis Chancellor's Scholars Program is designed for highly motivated, well-rounded incoming freshmen who have excelled in high school and are committed to academic excellence. If you are selected to receive the Chancellor's Scholarship, it will replace your admission-based Jaguar Excellence Scholarship.
Scholarship awarded
Study abroad stipend
Indiana residents
$8,000 annually for four years
$2,500 stipend
Nonresidents
$19,000 annually for four years
$2,500 stipend
Residents from our Indiana Partner Tuition states are eligible to receive $8,000 annually for four years.
Bepko, Presidential, and Plater Scholarships
While most honors scholars will be receiving the Chancellor’s Scholarship, some will receive the Bepko, Presidential, or Plater Scholarships.
These scholarships require additional application materials and have a strict application deadline of November 15. Prospective students chosen as finalists for one of these scholarships will participate in an interview in January, which will determine final award selection.
Eligible students may apply for one or more of these scholarships, but may only receive one of our four Honors College scholarships. If a student is selected to receive the Bepko, Presidential, or Plater scholarship, it will replace the Chancellor’s Scholarship.
After being admitted to IU Indianapolis, incoming freshmen with a 3.75 cumulative GPA or higher can apply for admission and competitive scholarships to the Honors College through the IU scholarship application.
Admission to the Honors College is competitive; fewer than five percent of the overall incoming freshman class will be admitted as honors scholars.
Successful applicants will likely have completed an honors curriculum as evident in their high school transcript and can demonstrate in their essays how they will contribute to the IU Indianapolis Honors College community.
August 1: IU Indianapolis application for admission opens.
September 1:IU scholarship application opensfor admitted students only.
November 1:Deadline to apply for admission to IU Indianapolis if interested in applying for the Bepko, Presidential, or Plater Scholarships.
November 15:Honors College applications due (via the IU scholarship application) for Bepko, Presidential, and Plater Scholarships.
February 15:Honors College applications due (via the IU scholarship application) for the Chancellor’s Scholarship.
May 1:IU Indianapolis Honors College decision deadline.
IU Indianapolis uses the IU scholarship application to simplify the process of applying to multiple scholarship programs. This application includes a general, shared application that is used for every scholarship. Upon accessing the IU scholarship application, you'll first be prompted to complete this general application before you begin your Honors College application.
If you haven’t already, you’ll need to create your IU Indianapolis computing account to apply for the Honors College and other competitive scholarships. You’ll need your university ID number, which is found in your letter of admission, to set up your account. Go to One.IU, search for “create my first IU account,” and select that task, then create your username and passphrase, passphrase reset questions, and email address. Be sure that the email address you create is for IU Indianapolis. This account can take up to 24 hours to fully activate.
Once that is completed, you’re ready to begin your Honors College application by completing the general application on theIU Scholarships portal. Once submitted, you’ll access the Honors College application along with many other scholarships you are eligible to apply for. Log in to One.IU and search for "scholarships" to get started!
For optimal compatibility, sign in using any of the following browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
If you have followed the steps outlined above, but do not see the Honors College application in your personal IU Scholarships application portal, and you believe that you are a strong candidate for admission, please contact us at honors.IU Indianapolis.edu. Note that only students that meet the minimum requirements foradmissionwill be able to access the Honors College application.
Admission to the IU Indianapolis Honors College is competitive, but all students selected for admission will be awarded one of our four scholarships. When applying for admission to the IU Indianapolis Honors College, you are also applying for theChancellor’s Scholarship.
When evaluating students for admission, we consider the high school transcript, the school counselor reference, the scholarship resume, the admission and Chancellor’s Scholarship essay, and a sample of academic work. We'll conduct a holistic review of each applicant.
Offers are dependent on the competitiveness of the applicant pool and admission is not guaranteed regardless of GPA. Successful applicants will likely have completed an honors curriculum as evident in their high school transcript and can demonstrate in their essays how they will contribute to the IU Indianapolis Honors College community.
Indiana residents have the option of also applying for the Bepko, Presidential, or Plater Scholarships. International students have the option of applying for the Bepko or Plater Scholarships. If a student chooses to apply for one or more of these scholarships, they do so in addition to applying for the Chancellor’s Scholarship and admission to the Honors College.
Students applying for the Bepko, Presidential, and Plater Scholarships will be required to provide an additional letter of recommendation, essay, and scholarship resume for each scholarship for which they choose to apply. These materials should showcase the focus of the specific scholarship.
The Honors College will no longer require the submission of SAT/ACT scores. If you choose to submit your standardized test scores when applying to IU Indianapolis, the Honors College will not factor them into our review of your application. Please note that while the Honors College no longer requires these scores, there may be other schools or programs that require the SAT or ACT scores for scholarship consideration. Please check with your degree-granting school directly for further information.
If you're receiving aid from multiple programs, institutional scholarships may be reduced to equal your official cost of attendance (COA) for the year. Only financial aid in the form of external scholarships or the Pell Grant may be awarded to exceed the COA.
Occasionally, due to the timing of additional scholarships being awarded, the scholarship may not be paid out in the form of cash funds (e.g., as money paid into your bursar account), but instead, may reduce already released aid, such as your student/parent loan burden or other federal, state, or institutional aid, by the amount awarded.
Key dates for Honors admission and scholarship consideration
Applying for Honors College admission and named scholarships
To be considered for admission to the Honors College and the Bepko, Presidential, or Plater Scholarships, you must:
Apply for admission to IU Indianapolis by November 1
Apply for the Bepko, Presidential, or Plater Scholarships by November 15
Applying for Honors College admission and the Chancellor's Scholarship
To be considered for admission to the Honors College and the Chancellor's Scholarships, you must:
Apply for admission to IU Indianapolis by February 1
Apply for the Chancellor's Scholarship by February 15
