Indiana University South Bend: merit scholarships by GPA
Indiana University South Bend awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 3.5 GPA and reach $2,000 a year. Because the bands are steps rather than a slope, a hundredth of a GPA point is worth nothing inside a band and the whole step at the edge of one.
Enter a GPA below to see which band it actually lands in, what that band pays, and what the next band needs.
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Every figure is a stated maximum, and IU South Bend adds that recipients receive the highest award they qualify for "based on available funding" — so clearing a threshold is not the same as receiving the amount. The GPA is read off the file at admission and is subject to adjustment when the final transcript arrives. Students need a US high school diploma and must enrol the fall immediately after graduating, full-time. Whether the GPA is weighted is not stated.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Titan Silver Award
A maximum of $1,000 a year, up to $4,000 over four / year
About $4,000 over four years, if it renews.
IU South Bend awards this on GPA alone, so an ACT score does not change it. A higher score can still matter for admission, for honours programmes, and at other schools on the list — but not for this award.
The ACT doesn't move the money here — but it still decides admission, honours eligibility, and what they is worth at the other schools on the list, where most awards are score-keyed.
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The published IU South Bend merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Indiana University South Bend’s own pages for Fall 2026 entry. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
Titan Scholarships
Offered automatically to students admitted on or before April 1 for the fall semester. Renewable for three further years at a 2.8, with 28 credit hours a year for Gold and 26 for Silver.
A maximum of $2,000 a year, up to $8,000 over four
Titan Gold Award
No score needed · GPA 3.75
A maximum of $1,000 a year, up to $4,000 over four
Titan Silver Award
No score needed · GPA 3.50
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Gold Award | — | GPA 3.75 | A maximum of $2,000 a year, up to $8,000 over four |
| Titan Silver Award | — | GPA 3.50 | A maximum of $1,000 a year, up to $4,000 over four |
Source: Resources for high school seniors — Titan Scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does IU South Bend superscore for scholarships?
Not stated, and the Titan awards read no score.
With nothing published, plan for the stricter reading: look up your best single sitting in the grid above, work out your superscore as well, and ask IU South Bend’s financial aid office which one they read before you count on the higher band.
Comparing schools? See which colleges superscore for scholarships — 66 of 501 commit to it, 52 say they do not, and the rest never say.
IU South Bend scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Admitted by — for the fall semester | April 1, 2026 |
| Confirmation form | June 1 |
Scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive, and official reports sent to schools can take longer, so the last useful test date is several weeks before the printed deadline. Check which test dates still make it.
Where these numbers came from
Every figure on this page was read from Indiana University South Bend’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Resources for high school seniors — Titan Scholarshipsverified 2026-10-24
- Test-optional admissionverified 2026-10-24
- Every figure is a stated maximum, and awards depend on available funding.
- An Indiana high school Honors diploma substitutes for a quarter of a grade point: Titan Silver takes a 3.50, or a 3.25 with the Honors diploma.
- That diploma route is not a band here, because a band cannot ask what diploma someone holds.
- The GPA is read at admission and adjusted when the final transcript arrives, so senior-spring grades can move it either way.
- Being admitted by April 1 is the condition for the fall semester.
- Renewal asks for 28 credit hours a year at Titan Gold against 26 at Silver — the bigger award is harder to keep.
- No Titan award reads an ACT score, though IU South Bend's application-based scholarships do.
- A $750 Titan Onsite award depends on applying during a counsellor's visit to the high school, so it is not a band here.
- Students need a US high school diploma and must enrol the fall immediately after graduating.
Check before you rely on it. Grids change by entry year and schools update them without notice. This page is a reproduction with a date on it, not a guarantee, and it is not financial aid advice. ClutchACT is not affiliated with Indiana University South Bend.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at IU South Bend?
Indiana University South Bend publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is IU South Bend test-optional?
The choice is the student's, and the Titan awards do not read the score either way. For merit aid the answer is different: titan awards read GPA alone. IU South Bend's separate application-based scholarships do require a score, so the test still reaches money — just not this grid. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
How much is a 30 on the ACT worth at IU South Bend?
On IU South Bend's published grid for Fall 2026 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Titan Silver Award at $1,000 a year, about $4,000 over four years if it renews.
Does IU South Bend superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and the Titan awards read no score.
When are IU South Bend scholarship deadlines?
Admitted by — for the fall semester: April 1, 2026. Confirmation form: June 1. The application and the official score report are both due by that date, and ACT scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive — so the last useful test date is several weeks earlier than the deadline suggests.
Is this IU South Bend scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Indiana University South Bend's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-24. The sources are linked at the bottom of the page with that date. Grids change by entry year, so check the source before relying on a figure for a decision.
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