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Scholarships
More than $200,000 in scholarships is awarded annually by the College of Technology to its students based on merit and need. Last year, 185 students benefitted from scholarships awarded by the college. To be considered, beginning and continuing students must submit a scholarship application each year of their attendance.
Scholarship Application Information
Also available to students is the Purdue University Division of Financial Aid Grants and Scholarship website: http://www.purdue.edu/DFA/sandg.htm . This site describes the types of grants and scholarships that may be available to Purdue Univeristy students.
General Criteria:
Students enrolled or who intend to enroll in any Purdue University program at Kokomo may be eligible to apply for any and/or all of the following scholarships. Minimum general qualifications for these scholarships are: (1) applicant must be a high school graduate with a "B" or above grade average; continuing students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 (A=4.0); and (2) applicant must be admitted to Purdue University. Scholarship recipients may be eligible to reapply for these scholarships three times (maximum of four years).
| SCHOLARSHIPS | SPECIAL CRITERIA | AMOUNT |
| Delphi Delco Electronics Systems Purdue Kokomo Scholarship | Full-time status | $2,000 |
| Glen & Jeanné Harland Scholarship | Full-time status | $3,000 |
| IUK General Motors Scholarship | Full-time status1) entering or continuing freshman with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0) (2) full-time status (must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours a semester) (3) open to everyone, with preference given to dependents of Delphi employees (4) must be admitted to a degree program (5) the award is need-based but is not restricted to financial need (6) past recipients and upper classmen are ineligible for the scholarship. |
$1,000 |
| John & Hilda Hingst Scholarships | Full-time status Recipients must have a minimum graduation index of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, unless they are employees of Mid America Beverage, Inc located in Kokomo, Indiana, or their children or grandchildren, in which case the requirement is a minimum of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Student must maintain full-time status (12 credit hours per semester). | $3,000 $1,500 |
| John Frederick Scholarship | Full-time OR part-time status at PUK or WL/ Participant Destination Education | Varies |
| John Milner Memorial Scholarship | Min. 6 Credit Hours per semester | $1,000 ($500 per semester) |
| Marnie Cole Renard Scholarship | U.S. or naturalized citizen, single mother, resident of Miami County, full-time status, & one page essay describing plans & ambitions in chosen field. | $1,500 ($750 per semester) |
| Purdue/Kokomo 400 Club Scholarships | Full-time and part-time status | FT=$1,000 to $4,000 PT=$500 to $1,000 (given evenly per semester) |
| Richard H. & Marian E. Blacklidge Scholarship | Full-time status | $3,000 ($1,500 per semester) |
| Security Federal Savings Bank Scholarship | Full-time status | $1,000 ($500 per semester) |
| Sycamore Recreation Association Scholarship | Full-time and part-time status | FT=$1,000 to $4,000 PT=$500 to $1,000 (given evenly per semester) |
| Thomas and Rosemary Sheehan | Must maintain 6 cr. hr. per semester, be female, at least 21 years of age | $1,000 ($500 per semester) |
Note regarding the General Motors Scholarship:
The General Motors Scholarship was established at Indiana University at Kokomo in 1982. Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo students are eligible recipients of the scholarship. The amount of the scholarship is $1000 annually, to be awarded $500 each semester. The criteria for the scholarship are as follows: (1) entering or continuing freshman with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0) (2) full-time status (must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours a semester) (3) open to everyone, with preference given to dependents of Delphi employees (4) must be admitted to a degree program (5) the award is need-based but is not restricted to financial need (6) past recipients and upper classmen are ineligible for the scholarship.
Note regarding the John & Hilda Hingst Scholarship:
Recipients must have a minimum graduation index of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, unless they are employees of Mid America Beverage, Inc located in Kokomo, Indiana, or their children or grandchildren, in which case the requirement is a minimum of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Student must maintain full-time status (12 credit hours per semester). There are two scholarships available. The first is a $3,000 scholarship and will be disbursed in the amount of $1,500 per semester. The second is a $1,500 scholarship and will be disbursed in the amount of $750 per semester.