How to sponsor a student

You’re helping an IU Indianapolis student go further. Find out how and when to submit sponsorship payments.

Paying a scholarship

Scholarship payment differs from making a sponsor payment

Starting the sponsorship process

To become a sponsor at Indiana University, you must be able to enroll in and use our vended sponsor portal. This portal will be used to obtain invoices and submit payments and will ensure enhanced security for our sponsors via email authentication.

Your organization (or the student you’re sponsoring) must submit a financial voucher or other documentation indicating what portion of the student’s tuition and fees should be billed to you. This voucher might be considered:

An authorization
A letter of credit
A financial guarantee

The documentation should include, at a minimum, the following information:

The sponsored student’s name and university ID
The authorized term (e.g., spring 2019) or range of dates covered by the voucher
Sponsor contact information, including name, mailing address, and phone number of the primary contact
The amount authorized or the types of charges covered by the voucher

Set up your account

You’ll need to get set up with an account before you can pay as a sponsor.

Here’s the process:

Fill out the sponsor form
We’ll set up your account
The payment portal, Nelnet, will send you an email
Follow the steps in the email to finalize your account

Set up your sponsor account

Important note for sponsors

As a sponsor, you cannot make your payment of fees conditional upon final grades, course completion, or employment status.

How to sponsor a student

Paying a scholarship

Starting the sponsorship process

Set up your account

Important note for sponsors

Sponsored student vouchers, invoices, and due dates

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