Emphasis will be placed on financial need and first generation students. Each applicant will be evaluated based on the application information provided and recipients will be selected by a review committee. The scholarships are funded by proceeds from the Circle City Classic® Football Game and are payable upon recipient’s full-time enrollment in a post-secondary institution.

• Must be a high school senior or an undergraduate student
• Must be an Indiana resident
• Must have demonstrated academic success with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Must enroll full-time at an accredited college, university, community or junior college, or vocational/technical program for all of the application year.
• Must demonstrate financial need and/or must be a first-generation college student (first to enroll in a post-secondary education institution in your immediate family)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident in possession of a valid Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form I-551, commonly known as a “green card”)
• Must complete a scholarship application
• May not be a family member of IBE Board of Directors or staff – which includes children, siblings, parents, uncles, aunts, first cousins, grandparents, nieces, and nephews
• Must not be placed on academic probation by the university to receive the second disbursement of the annual scholarship award