Grants Available to IUPUI Students

The State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI)

Indiana National Guard Supplemental Grant

Indiana National Guard Supplemental Grants award amount varies each year based on funding levels and the number of eligible students. The grant amount is up to 100% of the student’s tuition and mandatory fees for eligible members of the Indiana Air and Army National Guard. Eligibility requires certification by both SSACI and the Indiana National Guard.

To qualify for state grant consideration the applicant must:

• Be an Indiana resident;
• Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible noncitizen
• Be a high school graduate or hold a GED
• Attend, or plan to attend, an eligible college or university
• Be enrolled, or plan to enroll, in a course of study leading to an associates or first bachelors degree;
• Be a full-time student, or plan to enroll as a full-time student. (The state grant defines full-time as at least 12 credit hours per term); and
• File an application (FAFSA) - receive by March 10 of the year preceding the academic year the applicant plans to enroll.

If the student is determined by FAFSA to be a dependent student, the student’s parents must be residents of Indiana since at least December 31st of the previous year. If the student is determined to be an independent student, the student must be a resident since at least December 31st of the previous year.

Additionally, Indiana National Guard Supplemental Grant eligibility must be certified by the Indiana National Guard at the unit command level through the headquarters or airbase education office for final approval before the start of classes for each semester. This certification is the responsibility of the student. Since forms and process differ for the branches, students should begin by contacting their unit commander.

Indiana National Guard (ING) Certification includes:

• The student must be in active drilling status. The unit commander is the sole determiner of this status. This applies to each academic term.
• The student cannot have been AWOL at any time during the 12 months prior to their enrollment in college for any academic term. The unit commander is the sole determiner of this status. This applies to each academic term.
• The student must complete all the required ING paperwork and must have all the paperwork approved by the appropriate ING education office before the start of classes. This applies to each academic term. Forms and process differ by ING branch, Air and Army. Students should contact their unit commander for details.
• The student's name and other pertinent data as required by SSACI must be on an official list submitted to SSACI by the appropriate Air or Army education offices of the ING, usually before classes start each term the student is enrolled.

The Indiana National Guard reserves the right, in cooperation with SSACI, to revoke for cause the Indiana National Guard Supplemental Grant at any time.

The SSACI award eligibility period is limited to eight semesters within a maximum of ten years. A student must be full-time (12 semester hours) on the SSACI census date (the end of the fourth week of the semester). If a student has dropped below full-time, SSACI awards are cancelled and the student’s bursar account will reflect an amount due that is equal to the cancelled SSACI award.