Indiana residents from low- and moderate-income families who signed a pledge of good citizenship and responsible behavior in the 8th grade with the State of Indiana, in exchange for up to 8 semesters of state-funded tuition scholarships to be used at an Indiana college.

This is a scholarship for which students will be considered "automatically," based only on the information from their application for admission (for students new to IU) or their college transcripts (for current IU students). Preference is given to students who apply for admission for the following academic year by November 1, and are admi [..]

For the purposes of the Scholarship Search Service service, an award is a scholarship, fellowship, or other form of financial aid.

A notice for students that lists financial aid awarded by the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) and tells students what to do next to receive funding from that office. Only prospective freshmen packaged with aid prior to June will receive paper notifications by mail. All other students will receive a notification by email.

For the purposes of the Scholarship Search Service service, this refers to whether recipients for a particular scholarship or fellowship are selected on the basis of their financial need, their personal merit characteristics, or both financial need and personal merit.

Three programs administered by the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) and funded by the federal government. They include Federal Perkins Loans, need-based Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants for undergraduates, and Federal Work-Study.

The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)’s estimate of the price for a student to attend IU for one academic year. This estimate includes standard costs for tuition, mandatory fees, room, board (food), books, local transportation, and reasonable personal costs (e.g. for doing laundry).

The per-hour or flat-fee amount charged to students for their enrollment in most IU courses. Does not include special course-related fees that are associated with some classes, such as lab science classes. Same as tuition.

Most students under 24 years of age are considered dependent for financial aid purposes. The parents' income of a dependent student is included when calculating a student’s financial need from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This helps determine a student’s eligibility for scholarships, grants, and loans that are based on [..]

An educational expense is one of several standard costs of education, as defined by the federal government, including standard costs for tuition, mandatory fees, room, board (food), books, local transportation, and reasonable personal costs (e.g. for doing laundry). In some cases, the Office of Student Financial Assistance can determine that depend [..]