Honors Program Scholarship

Procedures & Guidelines

Honors Students are eligible for the Honors Program Scholarship. The award amount is $3,000 annually for in-state (Indiana) students and $4,000 annually for out-of-state students. (Exceptions: international students are not eligible for the Honors Scholarship; dependents of Purdue faculty/staff are limited to $1,000 annually; Chancellor's Scholars are eligible for limited funds to be used for textbook purchases.)

Procedures and deadlines for applying for the Honors Program Scholarship, and the method and timing of distributing the award will depend on the category into which the Honors Student falls. Scholarship funds are to be used for tuition, books and fees only.

DEFINITIONS:

NEW HONORS STUDENT: One who is admitted to the Honors Program and takes HONR 100 during the fall or spring semester of a given year:

• Entering student in FALL semester (taking HONR 100 in Fall)

or

• Entering student in SPRING semester (taking HONR 100 in Spring)

CONTINUING HONORS STUDENT: One who enters a fall semester having already completed HONR 100.

FOR NEW HONORS STUDENTS - Entering FALL semester

• Must take HONR 100 in the fall semester;

• Students automatically receive half of the annual scholarship amount ($1,500 or $2,000 depending on state of residence);

• Students applying to the Honors Program by the July 15 priority deadline will have the amount credited to their student accounts prior to the start of the semester;
• Students applying after the priority deadline will receive a credit to their student account 6-8 weeks after the fall semester has begun.

• In order to receive the second half of the scholarship amount ($1,500 or $2,000 depending on state of residence), to be distributed after the spring semester ends in May, students must meet the following requirements:

• At least a 3.5 cumulative GPA as of the end of each (fall and spring) semester;
• Completion of HONR 100 in the fall with a grade of A or B;
• Satisfactory completion of an HONR course in the spring semester;
• Completion of at least 10 volunteer hours by April 30;
• At least 100 program participation points earned during the preceding year.

• New Honors students who are incoming freshmen are eligible for this scholarship for a maximum of four years; new Honors Students who enter the program already having completed their freshmen or sophomore years are eligible for a maximum of three or two years, respectively.

• These students will become "Continuing" students beginning the following fall semester.

FOR NEW HONORS STUDENTS - Entering SPRING semester

• Must take HONR 100 in the spring semester;

• Students automatically receive half of the annual scholarship amount ($1,500 or $2,000 depending on state of residence);

• Students applying to the Honors Program by the November 15 priority deadline will have the amount credited to their student accounts prior to the start of the semester;
• Students applying after the priority deadline will receive a credit to their student account 6-8 weeks after the fall semester has begun.

• New Honors students who are incoming freshmen are eligible for this scholarship for a maximum of four years; new Honors Students who enter the program already having completed their freshmen or sophomore years are eligible for a maximum for three or two years, respectively.

• These students will become "Continuing" students beginning the following fall semester.

FOR CONTINUING HONORS STUDENTS

• Application Deadline: April 15 - for award that applies to the current academic year (August-May).

• Distribution of Award: By credit to student account; half the scholarship amount ($1,500 or $2,000 depending on state of residence) shortly after December 15 (once fall semester grades have been posted) and the other half shortly after May 15 (once spring semester grades have been posted).

• The number of years for which continuing Honors students are eligible for the award will depend on the year in college in which they entered the Honors Program and the number of years they have already received either this scholarship or the Vice Chancellors Scholarship.

• Requirements (for additional information and details, consult the Honors Program website or contact the Honors Program Director or Faculty Advisor):

• At least two HONR courses taken during the academic year including courses contracted for honors credit (unless the 21-credit hour Honors Program requirement has been met);
• At least a 3.5 cumulative GPA at the end of each (fall and spring) semester;
• At least 15 credit hours taken during each semester (fall and spring) of the academic year;
• At least 10 volunteer hours officially recorded during the year (May 1 - April 30), regardless of whether the total 50-hour program requirement has been met;
• At least 100 program participation points earned during the year (May 1 - April 30);
• Completed Essay.

 

SCHOLARSHIP PROBATION

Students failing to maintain at least a 3.5 GPA at the end of a fall semester will be placed on scholarship probation for the ensuing spring semester. Students failing to maintain at least a 3.5 GPA, or failing to meet any other requirements, at the end of a spring semester will be placed on scholarship probation for the ensuing fall semester. Scholarship money will not be awarded during the semester on probation. In order to renew the scholarship status, all requirements including elevation of GPA to at least 3.5 must be satisfied by the end of the ensuing semester. A second probation at any point will result in permanent forfeiture of the Honors Scholarship. Being on scholarship probation does not prevent the student from continuing in the Honors Program and completing it. However, the student must meet the minimum guidelines of remaining in the Honors Program.