If your donor requires you to, make sure to fill out an Authorization for Release of Student Information and return it to the Office of Scholarships.
Inform the donor that Scholarship checks should be made payable to Indiana University and mailed to:
IU Columbus Office of Scholarships
PO Box 6035
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6035
They should include the student's name and university ID on the memo line. Advise them to please not include the student as a co-payee as this will delay processing. Scholarships submitted before or during the fall semester for an amount more than $1,000 will be designated as two-term award (split fall/spring) unless otherwise noted.
The canceled scholarship check serves as your receipt. We strongly recommend that checks are not sent by certified mail.
If your donor has reported your scholarship to us but we haven’t yet received a check, you’ll see “Anticipated Aid” on your account. This will reduce the amount you owe until either the funds arrive or the anticipated aid expires (30 days after we send your first bill of the term). After we’ve received and processed the funds, we’ll remove the anticipated aid placeholder.
Note that our busiest times are mid-July through early October and late December through January.
If you withdraw from IU Columbus before your scholarship funds are applied to your account, we’ll use the documentation your donor submitted to do one of two things:
- Return the funds to your donor
- Apply the funds to the most recent semester in which you were enrolled
Learn more about other ways withdrawing affects you
