Below are the scholarships available to Luddy students. The availability, number, and amount of these awards may vary year to year.
Scholarships for Luddy students
Undergraduate first-year scholarships
Incoming first-year Luddy students are invited to complete IU’s General Scholarship Application by February 1. The Luddy School offers scholarships to select incoming first-year students who apply to IU by the November 1st early-action non-binding deadline. Any first-year scholarships awarded are renewable if you continue to meet the scholarship requirements.
Questions? Contact Luddy's undergraduate recruitment office at luddyrec@indiana.edu.
Cecil “Corky” Richmond Jr. Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 to $2,500
Majors: Any Luddy major
GPA: N/A
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Preference or special considerations: For students who are first-year Luddy students. Preference is given to Indiana residents.
First-Year Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Majors: Any Luddy major
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Eligibility: All students who are first-year Luddy students will be considered for first-year scholarships.
FIRST® Robotics Scholarship
Amount: Up to $2,000
Majors: Any Luddy major
GPA: N/A
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Preference or special considerations: For students who are first-year Luddy students. Based on FIRST Robotics involvement and the application.
Hudson and Holland Scholars Program Matching Scholarship
Amount: $2,000
Majors: Any Luddy major
GPA: N/A
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Preference or special considerations: Hudson and Holland Scholars who are also first-year Luddy students may receive this matching scholarship from Luddy.
John R. Gibbs Scholarship for Innovation
Amount: $2,000
Majors: Any Luddy major
GPA: N/A
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Preference or special consideration: For first-year Luddy students. Preference is given to students demonstrating or expressing interest in innovation and entrepreneurship. When all other qualities are equal, preference is given to Indiana residents and students with financial need.
Luddy Scholars Program
Amount: Varies
Majors: Any Luddy major
GPA: N/A
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Preference or special considerations: Eligible Indiana high school students who are incoming first-year Luddy students will be invited to apply to this competitive scholarship opportunity. Finalists may be invited to campus for an interview weekend during the spring semester.
Project Lead The WAY (PLTW) Scholarship
Amount: Up to $2,000
Major: Any Luddy major
GPA: N/A
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Preference or special considerations: For first-year Luddy students and who enrolled in Project Lead the Way programs during high school. They must meet additional requirements, too.
Telamon Diversity Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Majors: Computer Science, Informatics
GPA: Minimum 3.5
Class standing: Incoming first-year students; renewable
Preference or special considerations: For first-year Luddy students. Special consideration is given to underrepresented populations, including financially challenged students, underrepresented genders, and/or students with diverse cultural experiences.
Graduate funding opportunities
Graduate students can learn about fellowships and other funding opportunities from your department.
Questions? Contact Luddy graduate office at goluddy@indiana.edu.
MS and PhD Cybersecurity - CyberCorps Scholarship for Service
The CyberCorps scholarship is designed to recruit and train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals to meet the needs of Federal, State, local, and tribal government. This program provides scholarships for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) education funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In return for the financial support, recipients must agree to work for the U.S. Government after graduation in a cybersecurity-related position, for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.
IU’s Office of Scholarships has information about many more IU awards you may be eligible for.