Consortiums
Attending another IU campus
IUB degree-seeking students may be approved to receive aid while enrolled in courses at another IU campus. Eligible campuses include IUPUI, IUPUI- Columbus, IU Northwest, IU South Bend, IU Kokomo, IU East, and IU Southeast. Consortiums cannot be approved for attendance at IPFW, since aid there is processed through Purdue University, rather than Indiana University.
A consortium may be approved for students in good academic standing who will graduate from IUB and are only temporarily enrolling at the other IU campus. A student may attend the other campus exclusively for the term, or may split their enrollment between IUB and the other campus. However, the minimum total enrollment in order to be considered for IUB financial aid is 6 credit hours for undergraduate students, and 4 credit hours for graduate students.
Students wishing to receive aid while attending another IU campus must submit a consortium application to our office at least three weeks before the first day of classes. More information regarding what information must be submitted may be found on the Consortium Application (Forms > Applications).
Attending an overseas study program through another university
The Office of Overseas Study will determine if a student enrolled in a non-IU overseas study program may be eligible to receive their IUB financial aid. If a student meets the eligibility requirements to receive aid, the Office of Overseas Study will enroll the student in OVST Y496. Students enrolled in Y496 must complete a consortium through the Office of Overseas Study in order to receive financial aid; enrollment in OVST Y496 alone does not render a student aid-eligible.
Students approved for an overseas study consortium will be eligible for much of the same aid they would receive if enrolled normally on campus; however, since they are not paying tuition/fees to IUB, they will not be eligible for fee remissions such as dependent child fee courtesy, or state grants such as O’Bannon, 21st Century, or CVO (Child of Certain Veterans and Public Safety Officers Supplemental Grant program).
Students considering enrolling in a non-IU overseas study program should contact the Office of Overseas Study for further information.