Scholarships - Independence Community College

Application Process:

Students interested in receiving an Academic, Foundation or Co-Curricular scholarship must submit an online application. ICC has partnered with AwardSpring to create a scholarship awarding process that offers fast and easy online access to our scholarship application and scholarship award information. In order to apply for scholarships, students must have a processed admissions application on file or have taken ICC class(es) in the last year. You can submit our free online application for admission HERE. After your admissions application has been processed and you have received your admissions decision, you can sign in to ICC + AwardSpring's online application using the personal email address you used on your admissions application.

ICC offers a variety of academic scholarships to students demonstrating outstanding academic achievement. Students must meet all ICC minimum scholarship requirements and policies in addition to the criteria listed herein.

Academic Excellence:

Academic Requirement- Graduating high school GPA of 4.0; or ACT Composite score 35-36 and student must enroll in 15 or more credit hours.
Award Amount- Tuition & Textbooks up to 36 credit hours per year (Fall, Spring & Summer). A value of up to $3,132* for out-of-state students, $2,880* for in-state students, and $2,664* for in-district students.
_{*award year 2024-25}
Renewal-Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher each term. Award may be renewed for a second consecutive award year.

Presidential:

Academic Requirement- Graduating high school GPA of 3.5 – 3.99; or ACT Composite score 27-34; or GED score of 680– 800, and student must enroll in 15 or more credit hours.
Award Amount- $1,800 per award year ($900 each semester)
Renewal- Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher each term. Award may be renewed for a second consecutive award year.

Vice Presidential:

Academic Requirement- Graduating high school GPA of 3.25 – 3.49; or ACT Composite score 24-26; or GED score of 660 – 679, and student must enroll in 15 or more credit hours.
Award Amount-$1,000 per award year ($500 each semester)
Renewal- Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher each term. Award may be renewed for a second consecutive award year.

Pirate Gold:

Academic Requirement- Graduating high school GPA of 3.0 – 3.24; or ACT Composite score 22-23; or GED score of 640 – 659, and student must enroll in 15 or more credit hours.
Award Amount- $750 per award year ($375 each semester)
Renewal- Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher each term. Award may be renewed for a second consecutive award year.

Captain's Excellence (On Campus Residents Only):

Academic Requirement- Graduating high school GPA or cumulative collegiate GPA of 3.0 or higher; or ACT Composite score 22-23; or GED score of 680 – 800, and student must reside in on-campus housing.
Award Amount- Tuition & Textbooks up to 36 credit hours per year (Fall, Spring & Summer). A value of up to $3,132* for out-of-state students, $2,880* for in-state students, and $2,664* for in-district students.
_{*award year 2024-25}
Renewal- Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher each term. Award may be renewed for a second consecutive award year.

NOW Transfer (formerly Concurrent Transfer):

Academic Requirement- ICC NOW GPA of 2.75 or higher in at least 12 credit hours of ICC NOW courses while enrolled in high school and student must enroll in 15 or more credit hours.
Award Amount- Tuition & Textbooks up to 36 credit hours per year (Fall, Spring & Summer). A value of up to $2,880* for in-state students and $2,664* for in-district students.
Renewal- Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher each term. Award may be renewed for a second consecutive year._{*award year 2024-25}

ICC offers a variety of co-curricular scholarships. All co-curricular scholarships are awarded by the Department/Activity in which the student participates. The student must meet ICC minimum scholarship requirements per the scholarship policies in addition to the Department/Activity’s requirements to receive the scholarship each term. The scholarship requirements include demonstrating "financial need" per ICC's scholarship policy, which you should review under the "Apply" section of this webpage. All co-curricular scholarship recipients not residing in on-campus housing shall not receive a scholarship in excess of $500 per term.

Co-Curricular Awards:

Ambassador
Athletic Training
Band
Cheer/Dance
E-Sports
First Mate (On Campus Residents Only)*
Quiz Bowl
Team Manager
Theatre (Performance and Tech)
Vocal
Writing

Veteran Scholarships**

Veteran Success Scholarship
'Thank You for Your Service' Scholarship (full-time and part-time student awards)

**Veterans should contact the Director of Veteran Success for application and awarding details.

For information about scholarship opportunities in these activities, please contact the department/activity director directly.

*First Mate Scholarship Recipients must demonstrate financial need as determined by the ICC Office of Student Financial Aid.

Students residing in Montgomery County may receive a Pirate Scholarship cost to cover the cost of Tuition & Textbooks at ICC.

To qualify students must:

Reside in Montgomery County
Maintain a minimum cumulative collegtiate GPA of 2.0
Have a balance due for the cost of tuition
- Students already receiving an ICC Tuition & Textbooks scholarship are not otherwise eligible for the Pirate Scholarship
- Students whose Tuition & Textbook cost is paid for by a Federal Pell Grant or private/outside scholarships are not eligible for the Pirate Scholarship

Student do not have to apply for this scholarship. The Office of Student Financial Aid automatically evaluates all enrolled students and issues the award to qualifying students' billing account. If you have questions about your eligiblity, please reach out to our office.

For students who have recently moved to Montgomery County, you should contact the ICC Registrar at registrar@indycc.edu to update your residency.

Scholarship Policies:

Scholarship applications are good for one award year (August-July). Scholarships DO NOT automatically renew. A new scholarship application must be submitted every award year.
All scholarship recipients must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
High school and official college transcripts must be on file with ICC before the add/drop date each semester. It is the student's responsibility to ensure official transcripts have been sent to ICC. All records submitted become the property of ICC and will not be returned to the student.
Awards offered without official transcripts submitted to ICC will be tentative. Final awards will be based on final cumulative GPA after transcripts are on file.
ICC Scholarships are non-refundable and all other grant aid is applied first before an ICC scholarship shall be disbursed. Students not residing in ICC Dorms (Captain's Quarters or Bricks) shall not receive a scholarship in excess of $500 per term; such scholarship is not refundable to the student. ICC reserves the right to modify scholarship awards in the event a student receives other grant aid after ICC has awarded the student a scholarship.
The cumulative, academic Grade Point Average (GPA) of all Academic & Co-curricular scholarship recipients will be evaluated each semester using the progress policy established by Academics. Recipients not meeting the campus-wide minimum GPA of 2.0 will forfeit their scholarships.
Academic scholarships are offered and awarded through the Office of Student Financial Aid. Scholarships are awarded based on the applicants academic GPA, ACT scores, SAT scores, GED test scores, or other approved high school equivalency exam. Applicants who wish to apply for an academic scholarship must submit a scholarship application. A tentative award will be offered to High School seniors based on 6th or 7th semester high school transcripts.
Students awarded an academic, athletic, or co-curricular scholarship who reside outside of a 50- mile radius of the institution, will be required to live in the residence halls and purchase room and board plan. Students wishing to be exempted from this policy must receive advance approval from the Vice President of Student Affairs. Approved requests will receive the original scholarship award. If request is not approved, and student chooses to live off campus, the scholarship award will be reduced to $500 per semester. International students who reside with host families are exempt from the 50-mile radius rule
International students are eligible for the out-of-state portion of the student’s tuition. Scholarships do not cover the full international amount of tuition. An exception is for International athletic students whose international amounts may be covered by the Athletic Department.
Scholarships offered by a Certificate award are redeemed by submitting the original certificate to the Office of Student Financial Aid, completing the scholarship application, and FAFSA. If the student would like to retain the original certificate, it will be marked “Redeemed” with the date it was redeemed. A photocopy will be maintained in the Office of Student Financial Aid and the original will be returned to the student.
All tuition scholarships include the use of textbooks. Textbooks do not include software access codes, workbooks, lab books and other "consumable" items.
All scholarships may only be used toward the cost of tuition or ICC room and board. Tuition scholarships DO NOT cover fees.
Institutional scholarships are not available for students currently holding a Bachelor’s Degree or higher. Students who have received Academic Renewal at ICC are not eligible for academic scholarships. Students who have defaulted on student loans are not eligible for scholarships.
First time award recipients in the Summer must maintain at least 6 credit hours, unless the student was Full-time in the Fall and Spring Semesters and received a scholarship. Full-Time Fall and Spring Students may use balance of the 36 credit hours and will be waived the 6-credit hour minimum.
Academic Scholarships, except Academic Excellence, are not available in the summer.
The Montgomery County "Pirate" Scholarship cannot be applied along with a Federal Pell Grant to generate a refund for the student.
New scholarships are requested through the Office of Student Financial Aid and approved by the President.

ICC Scholarships

Students residing in Montgomery County may receive a Pirate Scholarship cost to cover the cost of Tuition & Textbooks at ICC.

Scholarship Policies:

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