SENIOR ACADEMY RETURNING-STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

The Returning Student Scholarship sponsored by IU Indianapolis' Senior Academy helps returning students complete their first undergraduate degree.

The award helps fund tuition and books for students who have not enrolled in college courses for at least three years after beginning a degree, but did not finish, and are now planning to re-enroll, or are currently re-enrolled at IU Indianapolis.

Amount: up to $3,000 for the academic year

Deadline: May 15

Apply through the IU Indianapolis Scholarship Office. 

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Recent Recipients

Josh Pruett is completing his bachelor's degree this fall at IU Indianapolis, 23 years after first attending college at IUPUC.  During his time away from college, he developed broad experience in information technology, and currently works as the Network Team Supervisor for the United States District Court of Southern Indiana.  His decision to return to the classroom stems from a desire to advance his career in IT, despite the challenges associated with balancing work, family, and academic pursuits.  Josh believes in the power of education and community service to effect positive change in the world.

2023 Corey Johnson

2023 Corey Johnson

2022 Jacqueline Cooper

Jacqueline Cooper

Jacqueline Cooper is from Indianapolis and currently works full-time as an acquisitions assistant at the Ruth Lilly Law Library in the IU Indianapolis Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she is learning to copy catalog, as one of her responsibilities. She has pursued her love of books for some time as reflected in her four years in the Carmel Clay Public Library. While working there, she obtained an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree and discovered her interest in cataloging.

She is very excited to have the opportunity to return to school, taking the first steps toward pursuing her long-term professional goal of obtaining a master’s degree in library science and becoming a full-fledged cataloger.