IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
Grants Available to IUPUI Students
Academic Competitiveness (AC) Grant
Academic Competitiveness (AC) Grant was established in 2006 to encourage students to complete a rigorous program of high school study that research has demonstrated increases student retention and graduation from the university. The maximum AC Grant is $750 for eligible freshman and $1,300 for eligible sophomore students.
To be eligible, you must:
- Apply by submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the appropriate aid year and meet federal student aid programs requirements
- Be a US Citizen and/or an eligible non-citizen
- Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient
- Be enrolled in a two-year or four-year degree seeking program of study
- Be enrolled at least half-time (6 semester hours or more)
- Be enrolled in the 1st academic year (0 to 25 semester hours completed) or 2nd academic year (26 to 55 semester hours completed) of a two or four-year degree program
First-year students must have graduated from high school on or after January 1, 2006
Second-year students must have graduated from high school on or after January 1, 2005
For a second year AC Grant, you must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.0 scale
You must have completed:
- A rigorous high school program of study as designated by your state (Indiana = Academic Honors or Core 40 diploma); or
- A high school course of study with at least:
- Four years of high school English
- Three years of high school math, including Algebra I and another higher level math course
- Three years of high school science, that must include at least two years of any combination of biology or chemistry or physics
- Three years of high school social studies
- One year of high school foreign language, or
- Taken and passed the tests for at least two Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses.
You may be required to provide documentation to verify the rigorous secondary school program of student that you completed to qualify for the AC Grant.
