Incoming freshmen who are selected for direct admission into the IU College of Arts and Sciences and who are residents of Indiana are automatically considered for the Indiana Scholars Award; there is no separate application process. Recipients are notified of their award by the College’s Direct Admit Program office.

The Indiana Scholars Award, which can be combined with many other IU awards, consists of $1,000 per academic year applied towards the costs of attendance at Indiana University in Bloomington. The award is applied on a $500-per-semester basis to each recipient’s bursar account, and is renewable for a total of 8 semesters. Renewal criteria include

• Full-time status at Indiana University in Bloomington or on an IU-affiliated study abroad program
• A minimum IU grade point average of 3.000

Note: Admitted freshmen who intend to major in the College of Arts and Sciences and who complete and submit the Selective Scholarship Application by Feb. 21, 2007, do not need to apply separately to the College’s Direct Admit Program.

— Discipline-specific award competitions open to all prospective Direct Admit Freshmen

• Incoming freshmen who plan to pursue a major or an area certificate in Jewish Studies at Indiana University Bloomington may apply to the Borns Jewish Studies Program for one of three freshman-year scholarships. Scholarship recipients must be full-time students at Indiana University during the 2007-2008 year and maintain a good scholarly standing as a major or area certificate student in Jewish Studies through the funded year.
• Incoming freshmen who intend to study Russian or another Slavic language for four years may apply for the Daniel Armstrong Memorial Scholarship.
• Freshman applicants for IU STARS and the Integrated Freshman Learning Experience in the Biology Department may be considered for the Gill Scholarship, which provides four years of full tuition and fees, plus a book stipend, to up to three incoming freshmen each year. Students must perform research under the guidance of IU faculty members for the 8 semesters of eligibility.