Grants are gift-aid, meaning that they do not have to be repaid. This list may not include all grants available at every Ivy Tech Community College campus. For lists of available financial aid opportunities at you local campus, contact the campus financial aid office.
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
Description: Federal need based grant
Eligibility: Pell grant recipient, US citizen or eligible non-citizen, completed a rigorous secondary program; degree seeking or 1-2 year certificate; at least half-time.
Application: Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA)
Contact: Ivy Tech Community College Financial Aid Office
Federal Pell Grant
Description: Federal need-based grant
Eligibility: Generally must be enrolled less than half-time per semester
Application: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
Description: Federal need-based grant
Eligibility: Extreme financial need
Application: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Frank O'Bannon Grant
Description: State need-based grant
Eligibility: Indiana resident; enrolled in 12 or more credit hours; degree-seeking student; US Citizen or eligible non-citizen, high school graduate or GED
Application: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be received by federal processor by March 10
Contact: State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana, 150 West Market Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317.232.2350
Indiana National Guard Supplemental Grant
Description: State grant for eligible members of the Indiana Air and Army National Guard
Eligibility: Certified by the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana and the Indiana National Guard
Application: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Contact: State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana, 150 West Market Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317.232.2350
Ivy Tech Grant
Description: College-funded, need-based fee remission
Eligibility: Campus-specific criteria
Application: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Contact: Local Ivy Tech Community College Financial Aid Office
Child of Veteran and Public Saftey Officer Supplemental Grant Program
Description: State non-need-based fee remission
Eligibility: Certain graduates of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home; children of Purple Heart recipient or wounded veteran; children of deceased or disabled veteran; children of POW/MIA from Vietnam War; child or spouse of a police officer, firefighter or EMT killed in the line of duty; child or spouse of an Indiana state police trooper permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty
Application: Application for CVO Fee Remission Program , Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Contact: Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs, 302 West Washington Street, Room E-120, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317.232.3910, http://www.in.gov/veteran/
Part-Time Grant
Description: State need-based grant
Eligibility: Indiana resident; enrolled in at least 3 but less than 12 credit hours; degree or certificate seeking student
Application: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Contact: State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana, 150 West Market Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317.232.2350
TEACH Grant
Ivy Tech Community College will not participate in the TEACH grant program for the 2009-2010 year.
South Bend Campus
Phone: 574-289-7001
Tues. & Wed.:
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Mon., Thurs. & Fri.:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
The office may be open later during certain times of the year. Call for more information. We do not take appointments.
Elkhart Campus
Phone: 574-293-4657
Contact the Student Affairs office for hours at the Elkhart campus.
Warsaw Campus
Phone: 574-267-5428
Please NOTE: When contacting the Financial Aid office for information via email, please include your Phone # and Social Security # to help our staff expedite your questions.