Adult and Online Scholarships
Indiana Tech offers a wide variety of scholarships, many of which have been established by our generous alumni. Most of them require no additional application forms – just apply for admission and file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid. There are also many outside scholarships available to students. Here are several that you should know about.
Institutional Scholarships
- Merit Scholarship for Community College Graduates: Students may be eligible for the Merit Scholarship, which is open to all community college graduates who have completed an associate degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher. The merit scholarship is applied towards undergraduate tuition at Indiana Tech.
In addition to the Merit Scholarship, Indiana Tech has transfer agreements with many community colleges, which help ensure a smooth transition into a bachelor’s degree program at Indiana Tech. Visit the transfer agreements page to find out if we have an agreement with your community college. - Military Scholarship: All active, guard, and reserve military members are eligible to receive the Indiana Tech Military Scholarship. This tuition restricted scholarship is also granted to spouses of active, guard, and reserve military. Civilian Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Veterans Affairs employees are also eligible. The military scholarship will not be available if tuition is covered 100% by the military or veteran benefit. To learn more about the Indiana Tech Military Scholarship, email military@indianatech.edu.
Private Scholarship Resources
The following private scholarship resources are currently available to our adult students.
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
To learn more or apply for a scholarship, please visit the CFGFW website.
Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Program
Applications are currently available for multiple scholarships under the Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Program. Applicants for these scholarships must: be Hispanic, maintain a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale), be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, currently reside in the United States or Puerto Rico, be a current or rising undergraduate attending a college or university in the fall in either the United States or Puerto Rico, and demonstrate financial need.
Scholarship programs, as well as the applications, can be found on the Hispanic College Fund website. Application receipt dates vary by scholarship.
Hispanic Leadership Coalition of Northeast Indiana Scholarship
The Hispanic Leadership Coalition of Northeast Indiana will be awarding $1,000 scholarships to high achieving Hispanic students from Northeast Indiana.
Indiana Women in Public Finance Scholarship
In support of its mission, the Indiana Women in Public Finance awards up to two $1,000 scholarships to a female college student with a Junior or Senior status by the fall of 2014 majoring in any of the following areas: finance, public finance, law, government accounting, public policy and public management, or any other closely related field.
The applicant must be a permanent resident of Indiana and provide a college transcript, a letter of recommendation by the student’s academic advisor, department chair, or faculty member with which the student completed coursework, the completed application form and essays.
The application for the scholarship is available on the Indiana Women in Public Finance website.
Indiana Women’s Education Foundation
The Indiana Women’s Education Foundation/IWEF hosts multiple scholarships for individuals with need.
Questa Contemporary Scholars/Women in Business Programs
Questa Education Foundation assists individuals attain further education beyond high school graduating with less debt, and become contributing members of Northeast Indiana’s workforce. This loan program features generous forgiveness of up to 75% for meeting certain requirements.
Society of Mechanical Engineers Education Foundation
Students pursuing two-year, four-year or graduate degrees in manufacturing or engineering are eligible for SME Education Foundation scholarships.
Wells County Foundation Scholarships
The Wells County Foundation offers scholarships for residents of Wells County and a few for Adams County.