The Cox Research Scholarship is a need-based scholarship program for Indiana residents of exemplary achievement and scholarly curiosity. The program pairs high-achieving, hard-working students according to their interests with an IU faculty member who is willing to take on an inexperienced first-year scholar to teach the skills and tools required to conduct meaningful scholarly inquiry or creative activity. All Cox Research Scholars are invited to join the Hutton Honors College.
To be eligible for a Cox Research Scholarship, you must:
- Enter IU classified as an Indiana resident with a citizen status of U.S. Citizen or Naturalized Citizen.
- Be pursuing your first baccalaureate degree.
- Be a full-time student enrolled in at least 12 credit hours upon arrival and throughout your academic career at IU Bloomington.
- Have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher (4.0 scale) at the application deadline.
- Demonstrate financial need by filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with the federal government by February 1 for the upcoming academic year.
- Be willing to commit to 10 to 12 hours of work in research each week during your entire enrollment at Indiana University.
- As an incoming student, apply to Indiana University Bloomington by November 1 for Cox Scholarship consideration.
You can be interested in any academic major and are not expected to have prior research experience. However, you must exhibit academic curiosity and intellectual prowess.