Student Opportunities

Scholarships are one means of providing financial aid to students concerned about how to finance their education. They are awarded based on merit and/or financial need. Academic requirements vary and some scholarships require application forms and deadlines by which you must apply.

There are numerous resources in the financial aid office that provide detailed information on the available aid programs, application processes, eligibility requirements, and student responsibilities. The financial aid office also provides an overview of scholarship and grants available to IPFW students. Contact the financial aid office by email or phone (260-481-4159) for further assistance.

IPFW Scholarship Overview

• Majors A-D Scholarships: Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, and Communication Science & Disorders
• Majors E-M Scholarships: English and Linguistics, French, Geosciences, History, German, Journalism, and Mathematical Sciences
• Majors P-W Scholarships: Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish Women's Studies

Contact your major's department for more scholarship information as well. You can find a list of all COAS departments on the drop-down menu on the home page.

The following research opportunities are available to students:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Psychology

The following organizations are available to COAS students. Visit the IPFW Student Life website for a full listing of all the student organizations on our campus.

• Agriculture and Pre-Vet Club
• Alpha Kappa Delta Honors Society (Sociology)
• Anthropology Club
• ASL PAH! Club (CSD)
• Autism Speaks U (CSD)
• Beta Beta Beta Honor Society (Biology)
• Biology Club
• Cercle Français (French Club) 
• Chemistry Club
• Chinese Corner
• Geoscience Club
• Kaffeeklatsch (German Club)
• Philosophy Club
• Pi Math Club
• Pi Mu Epsilon Honor Society (Mathematics)
• Pre-Pharmacy Club
• Psi Chi Honor Society (Psychology)
• Psychology Club
• Society of Physics Students
• Sociology Student Association
• Spanish Table
• Speech and Hearing Club
• Women of the World (Women's Studies)

Few students on campus seem aware of the marvelous possibilities for study abroad that their university affiliation presents them. Indiana University and Purdue University together offer over 400 overseas study programs. Some of these require language study and language prerequisites; others are entirely in English. So whether you are a polyglot or not, you should be able to find a program suited to your major and personal interests.

Would you like to soak up the Bohemian atmosphere of Montmartre while sitting at a café on a summer evening? Or how about hiking the Alps in the fall amidst brilliant foliage and snow-capped peaks?  Perhaps visiting the pyramids and Sphinx in Egypt is your long-cherished dream, or maybe it’s seeing the Incan ruins of Peru. Maybe you would like to witness the modern-day transformation of China firsthand, or perhaps take a jeep ride through the Australian outback. These kinds of opportunities and many others await IPFW students who dare to take advantage of them. 

See Indiana University's offerings on their Overseas Study website.
See Purdue University's offerings on their Study Abroad site.

If you find the possibilities here enticing and want to explore further, contact Ashley Simmons at 260-481-6494 at the Office of International Programs in Kettler Hall, Room 269.

To view current job openings for students, please visit the Jobs at IPFW website or the IPFW JobZone website.