IUB-Cox Scholarship Application
Welcome to the 2022-23 Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Scholarship Application for Indiana University Bloomington incoming first years. To be eligible for a Cox Scholarship, students must be Indiana residents and have financial need.
The Cox Scholars Program affirms and rewards the efforts of Indiana University students who have demonstrated the motivation and resourcefulness required for success through their part-time work, engagement in their community, and solid academic performance. Please complete and review this application. You are allowed to save your work and come back to finish it later. After your application has been submitted, any subsequent changes made to your application may not be reviewed by the awarding department. By completing this application, you are applying for the Cox Civic Scholarship, Cox Engagement Scholarship, Cox Exploratory Scholarship, and Cox Legacy Scholarship. You will be considered for all four of these scholarships throughout our selection process, including if you are selected for an interview. Your application is not considered complete until we have received your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Please note that the deadline for submission is February 1, 2022. For important dates pertaining to the selection process, please visit coxscholars.indiana.edu.
- Award
- Up to Cost of Attendance
- Deadline
- 02/01/2023
- Supplemental Questions
- The Cox Scholars Program affirms and rewards the efforts of Indiana University students who have demonstrated the motivation and resourcefulness required for success through their part-time work, engagement in their community, and solid academic performance. Please complete and review this application. You are allowed to save your work and come back to finish it later. After your application has been submitted, any subsequent changes made to your application may not be reviewed by the awarding department. Your application is not considered complete until we have received your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Please note that the deadline for submission is February 1, 2023. For important dates pertaining to the selection process, please visit coxscholars.indiana.edu. By completing this application, you are applying for the Cox Civic Scholarship, Cox Engagement Scholarship, Cox Exploratory Scholarship, and Cox Legacy Scholarship. You will be considered for all four of these scholarships throughout our selection process, including if you are selected for an interview. If you would like to also be considered for the Cox Research Scholarship, please complete the optional question at the end of the application. The Cox Research Scholarship has a separate interview process from the other Cox scholarships.
- Please describe why you should be considered for a Cox Scholarship. (200 words or less)
- What have you learned from your work, community service, or other involvements outside of academics? (200 words or less)
- We are looking for the hardest working students from throughout the state of Indiana. How do you demonstrate hard work in your everyday life? (200 words or less)
- What else would you like us to know about you? (200 words or less)
- Please upload your resume.
- Please upload one document that outlines the amount of gross earnings that you, the student, received in the calendar year 2022. Please include official tax forms, such as a W2, for any jobs held during 2022. Alternatively, you can upload a payroll stub from either the end of December or the last paycheck you received in 2022 that clearly shows your Year-To-Date earnings. Please be sure to black out your Social Security or banking numbers so that they are not visible when you upload this document. If you completed work for which you did not receive a W2 of paychecks, such as babysitting, working on your family farm, etc., please include a spreadsheet with detailed descriptions of the earnings you received for this type of work.
- Please enter your total wages for 2022. This amount should match the total in the documentation you provided in the previous question.
- If you would like to be considered for the Cox Research Scholarship, please tell us about your research interests and what you hope to learn while conducting research at IU. (250-400 words)
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