Resources and Initiatives

Resources

Looking for funding, trainings, and resources available to regional campus and online students? Explore more below!

ICHE, HLC, and all IU Academic Approval Processes. The Academic Leadership Council (ALC) fosters academic quality assurance and faculty support as campus academic administrators.

ALC

Any Indiana University student, faculty, staff, or unit are invited to share your ideas with the IU Black Philanthropy Circle by submitting a BPC grant application. Your application should specifically focus on the ways in which the Black community at IU will be supported by your project. We are looking for proposals that aim to make IU a more equitable, welcoming, and accessible university for the Black community. Applications for the annual grant cycle are available between November 1st and February 1st for the following academic year. Projects ranging from $2,000-$7,000 have been previously awarded. (Funds from the Queer Philanthropy Circle and/or the Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council are requested on the same application.)

BPC Grants

As a partner of CEA, all IU campuses are eligible for exclusive funding for projects, research, and collaboration in community engagement for civic engagement, MLK Day of Service, election engagement, and community dialogues.

CEA

The Association for College and University Educators (ACUE) training supports student success through exceptional teaching practices.  The goal is to drastically lower DFW rates (students who finish a course with a D, F or withdrew), higher grades overall and reduced achievement gaps for all students. The training is funded through the IU Regional Campuses’ participation in the AASCU SSEI project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

ACUE Module titles:

  • Fostering a Culture of Belonging (faculty/staff)
  • Promoting Active Learning (faculty)
  • Designing Learner Centered and Equitable Courses (faculty)

The ACUE campus contacts to sign up for IU Regional Campus faculty and staff are listed below. There will be spring, summer, and fall cohorts in 2025.

IUE: Michelle Malott, mimalott@iu.edu

IUK: Julie Saam, jsaam@iu.edu

IUN: Kate Gustafson, kategust@iu.edu

IUSB: Kory Vitangeli, kvitange@iu.edu

IUSE: Greg Kordsmeier, gkordsme@iu.edu

All IU campuses are eligible for internal funding to support development of your research and creative activities from $3,000-$50,000+.

Internal Funding

All IU campuses may request funding from OVPDEI to support high impact programs/projects that foster inclusion and welcoming environments. Submit applications that directly addresses issues of diversity and inclusion by the 25th of each month. Submissions will be reviewed on mission alignment, goals, narrative, and planning.

OVPDEI

The  Regional Campus Graduate Fellowship is an initiative designed to enhance the recruitment and retention of graduate students in research-oriented Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines across Indiana University’s regional campuses. This fellowship promotes equitable access to graduate education, helping to attract top talent and ensuring that we continue to offer enriching educational experiences in the humanities and social sciences at our regional campuses.

Regional campuses are particularly vulnerable to recent historic shifts in demographics, an evolving and challenging fiscal environment, and public perceptions about the value of higher education. This fellowship takes a crucial step in helping us support and grow our graduate programs, ensuring that our regional campuses remain competitive with other institutions in their geographical areas.

  • Financial Assistance: Provides crucial financial support to both full-time and part-time graduate students in regional academic programs.
  • Enhanced Recruitment: Helps departments attract and retain talented students who might otherwise choose larger campuses with more substantial funding packages.

Application Process

Applications Due: June 1, 2025 (by 4 pm Eastern time)

The Regional Graduate Fellowship enhances recruitment and retention within our regional campus graduate academic programs. Fellowships are non-renewable and will offer $4,000 for full-time or $2,000 for part-time graduate students, split evenly between the fall and spring semesters of the academic year.

Applications should include the following materials in PDF format:

  1. Application Letter: This letter should describe your merit as an applicant. Describe your program of study; your research objectives; previous academic accomplishments; or other features that help to promote your candidacy for this fellowship.
  2. Letter of Support (2-3 paragraphs) from a member of the faculty or graduate admissions committee, (sent under separate cover to vprcoe@iu.edu<mailto:vprcoe@iu.edu>). This letter should affirm and clearly articulate the applicant’s academic qualifications and the strength of their application.
  3. Transcripts (optional)

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Fellowships are for incoming or continuing students enrolled full-time or part-time in graduate programs in the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines at any Indiana University regional campus (East, Kokomo, Northwest, South Bend, or Southeast). Students must have been admitted to their graduate program on or before May 1.
  2. IU Online applicants are eligible, provided that their primary campus of enrollment is a regional campus.
  3. Applicants must have earned, by the time of enrollment, a baccalaureate degree granted by an accredited U.S. college or university.
  4. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. International students are not eligible.
  5. Applicants should have outstanding academic backgrounds and excellent chances of obtaining their master’s degree. An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 is strongly recommended, but postbaccalaureate coursework and other relevant experience will be considered.

Deadlines

Applications for the Regional Campus Graduate Fellowship must be submitted via email to vprcoe@iu.edu<mailto:vprcoe@iu.edu> no later than 4 p.m. on June 1, 2025. For additional questions, please contact Dr. Sarah Heath ( saeheath@iu.edu).

Applications will be reviewed and selections made by mid-June.

CONFIDENTIALITY – Each nomination is confidential and will only be viewed by the selection committee and by professional staff who administer the awards.

Looking Ahead

We are actively working to expand the fellowship’s impact across multiple disciplines, including exploring opportunities for additional funding to support more student applicants.

 

Study abroad and matching scholarships ($275-$2,500) are available to students enrolled at IU regional campuses for all IU-administered programs. Financial need and academic performance are considered.

Scholarships

Study Abroad

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