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You Can. Go Back.

Are you an adult planning your path back to college? The Adult Student Grant is designed to help you finish what you started by providing a $2,000 grant that may be used toward tuition and fees.

You Can. Go Back. is a statewide campaign that aims to help Hoosier adults with some college experience but no degree finish what they started. It is possible with the help of the Adult Student Grant offered on a first come, first serve basis for qualifying students. The Adult Student Grant is designed to meet the unique needs of working adults starting or completing an associate degree, bachelor's degree or certificate by providing a $2,000 grant that may be used toward tuition and fees.

Qualifications

  • Indiana resident 
  • U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
  • Be financially independent as determined by the FAFSA and demonstrate financial need
  • Be enrolled, or plan to enroll, in a course of study leading to an associate or first bachelor's degree, or a certificate at Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University
  • Be enrolled in at least six credit hours in any academic term
  • Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by your institution
  • Complete at least eighteen credit hours per year to renew the next year