Apply for a scholarship

This scholarship is available for incoming freshman students who are enrolled or attending Ivy Tech Community College.

Apply by contacting Therese Copeland at 812-350-5712 or Mollie Knoch at 812-374-5847

Note: The Ivy Tech Community College Scholarship recipient who completes their Ivy Tech Degree Program is eligible to continue the scholarship if they enroll at Indiana University Columbus.

The following scholarships are available for students who are enrolled or attending Indiana University Columbus:

• IUPUC African American Foundation of Bartholomew County

• IUPUC Division of Education Minority Scholarship

• IUPUC Division of Education Minority Endowed Scholarship

• IUPUC Taylor Bros. Scholarship

• IUPUC Summerville Family Scholarship

Apply here: https://students.iupuc.edu/paying-for-college/scholarships/donor-funded/index.html

Annually, the Columbus/Bartholomew branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awards scholarships for high school students and scholarships for continuing education students residing in Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings, and Jefferson counties. The scholarships are presented to the selected recipients at the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King event.

High School Award applicants must be a graduating high school senior and have an acceptance letter from a qualifying institution. Continuing Education Award applicants must be a current or returning college student, or entering college not directly from high school, and must be currently enrolled or have acceptance letters from a qualifying institution.

Qualifying institutions:

• Ivy Tech Community College

• Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus

• Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

• Indiana University Bloomington

For more information, email the Columbus/Bartholomew NAACP at naacp.barth3071@gmail.com