21st Century Scholar Application Deadline Approaching

Students can apply for this program at the beginning of their seventh-grade year until June 30 of their eighth-grade year.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) - For Hoosier middle schoolers, college may seem a long way off, but there are many things you can do to prepare for the important time in your life right now.

21st Century Scholars is taking applications from eligible eighth graders until June 30.

The program led by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, 21st-century scholars is the state’s early college promise program that provides up to four years of undergraduate tuition and fees for eligible low-income students at Indiana colleges and universities.   

Students can apply for this program at the beginning of their seventh-grade year until June 30 of their eighth-grade year.

Eligible students are as follows:

• Be a resident of Indiana, both when applying and when receiving the scholarship (determined by the residency of the parent or legal guardian).
• Be one of the following:
  • U.S. citizen or U.S. national (includes natives of American Samoa or Swain’s Island)
  • U.S. permanent resident who has an I-151, I-551 or I-551C (Alien Registration Receipt Card)
• A non-citizen with one of the following designations:
  • Refugee
  • Asylum Granted
  • Indefinite Parole and/or Humanitarian Parole
  • Cuban-Haitian Entrant, Status Pending
• Be enrolled in the 7th or 8th grade at an Indiana public or private school accredited by the Indiana Department of Education.
  • Children in foster care may apply after the 8th grade.
  • Homeschooled students are not eligible for the 21st Century Scholars program.
• Be a member of a family that meets the income eligibility guidelines.
  • A student in foster care does not need to meet this requirement.

If you would like to enroll in the program you can do so here.