Hutton Honors College

Hutton Honors College Initiates Capstone Partnership Awards with the School of Fine Arts and the Individualized Major Program
Research Partnership Awards for Freshmen and Sophomores Also Begun
All Available This Semester

Beginning this semester the Hutton Honors College Undergraduate Grant Program will offer three new grants to eligible IUB undergraduates. Graduating seniors will be eligible for two new capstone awards and freshmen and sophomores will have access to a new research grant.

In addition to the ongoing Hutton Honors College Thesis Awards, which reward students who are completing honors theses in any school or department that offers an honors degree, the HHC will now offer awards to graduating students completing BFA degrees in the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, and to students in the Individualized Major Program (IMP) who are completing their IMP projects. In order to qualify for the new capstone awards students must have an overall 3.3 GPA and a 3.7 GPA in their major.

"The new Hutton Honors College/School of Fine Arts BFA Capstone Award affirms Indiana University's tradition of valuing creativity in the academic community," says Georgia Strange, Director, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts. "This highly selective award initiated by the Hutton Honors College is a marvelous response to the importance of creative activity in the visual arts. I thank the Hutton Honors College for giving our students opportunities to excel at what they do."

The School of Fine Arts graduates approximately three dozen BFA students every year.

"It's extremely generous of the Hutton Honors College to extend these awards to deserving students in the Individualized Major Program," says IMP Director Ray Hedin. "This is a wonderful way for the Hutton Honors College to demonstrate its connections to the whole university community as well as to recognize the effort and imagination that go into an Individualized Major. This is a huge boost for our students, and I know they will be grateful," Hedin concludes.

The IMP currently has 126 active majors. Thirty-five students graduated from the program last year and approximately 40 will probably graduate this year.

Applications for Hutton Honors College/School of Fine Arts BFA Capstone Awards and for Hutton Honors College/IMP Capstone Awards are available at the HHC Advising House at 326 N. Jordan or may be downloaded here. The submission deadline for May graduates will be 5 p.m. on February 18. Awards will be for up to $500.

Unlike the HHC's long-established Research Grants which help support juniors and seniors pursuing specific research or scholarly projects, Research Partnership Awards are intended to encourage freshmen and sophomores to become involved in research or scholarly activities in disciplines that match their interests. Freshmen and sophomores who apply for Research Partnership Awards must have 3.3 GPAs overall to qualify for consideration.

Applications for Hutton Honors College Research Partnership Awards are available at the HHC Advising House at 326 N. Jordan or online. The submission deadline for this semester will be 5 p.m. on February 18. Awards will be for up to $600.

Click here for further information about the Hutton Honors College Undergraduate Grant Program.