Our goal at OVPDEI is to provide students with the academic support, financial resources, and community enrichment programs they need to explore their full potential and prepare for success at Indiana University, in our communities, and beyond.
Scholar Programs for Underrepresented and Minority Students
Having the Groups Scholars Program there to support me made IU feel like a home away from home.
Keon Brown
Scholar Programs
21st Century Scholars Program
The 21st Century Scholars Program provides students with a wide array of support activities and services, including academic tutoring, peer mentoring, and workshops on financial aid and overseas study.
Become a ScholarGroups Scholars Program
The Groups Scholars Program provides first-generation and low-income students with the information, support, and guidance necessary to achieve personal growth and academic success.
Become a Groups ScholarHerbert Presidential Scholars Program
The Adam W. Herbert Presidential Scholars Program offers Indiana’s top high school graduates four-year renewable scholarships to attend any of IU’s eight campuses throughout the state. Funded by the Lilly Endowment, this scholars program supports up to 40 incoming Indiana University freshmen who are designated Herbert Presidential Scholars each year.
Become a Herbert ScholarHudson and Holland Scholars Program
The Hudson and Holland Scholars Program recruits, retains, and prepares students with outstanding records of academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to social justice. These students enhance the diversity and excellence of IU.
Become a Hudson and Holland ScholarOVPDEI’s Study Abroad Program
The Study Abroad Program from OVPDEI assists students in covering some of the costs associated with international study. Students in any of these groups are eligible to apply: 21st Century Scholars, Groups Scholars, Hudson and Holland Scholars, OVPDEI-funded tutors in the Academic Support Center, and mentors in the Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development.
Study Abroad