IUAA to name 33 student scholars

The IU Alumni Association announced Jan. 28 that it will be giving out 33 $1,000 scholarships through the IUAA Scholars program this year.

The scholarships are open to undergraduate students who have a parent who is a member of the IU Alumni Association.

Financial need and academic achievement will also be considered when the Office of Student Enrollment Services chooses the recipients.

Scholarships will be given to two people at each of the IU campuses, and the additional 17 will be given to students at any IU location.

“Preference will be given to students who have not received a scholarship in prior years,” according to a press release.

The money for these scholarships was made possible through revenue from the IU Collegiate License Plate Program.

The IUAA Scholars program has been around for 18 years, and during those years it has awarded $278,000, IUAA Deputy Executive Director Deborah Lemon said.

“When IU Collegiate License Plate Program was established in 1991, the IU Alumni Association wished to expand its offerings of scholarships,” Lemon said. “We felt that by using a portion of the funding from the sales of IU license plates for scholarships, we were aligning the support of IU through license plates purchases with additional scholarship opportunities for IU students around the state.”

The Association offers more than one hundred different scholarships.

Lemon said between 2009 and 2010 the IUAA gave more than $200,000 in scholarships.

“We encourage students to not only apply for our IUAA Scholars program but visit our website and find a wide array of other scholarship offerings that are supported by our volunteers and members,” Lemon said.

Students can check the IUAA membership status of their parents by calling membership assistant Lisa Howell at 800-824-3044. Applications for the scholarship are due April 1. The applications can be found online at alumni.indiana.edu/services/scholarships/iuaascholars.