Hoosiers are encouraged to express themselves creatively through the resources made available to them. Awards and funding are available to undergraduate students alongside numerous programs and courses in the IU Bloomington catalog.
Self expression through creative activity
Funding for creative activity
Summer Research Scholarships
IU Undergraduate Research offers Advanced Summer Research Scholarships to assist student researchers in spending their summers working on original research or creative projects.
Discover opportunitiesTravel Funding
Travel scholarships are available to undergraduate students to cover the cost of their travels in support of creative activity or to present their research at a conference.
Explore travel fundingHutton Creative Activity Grant
Hutton creative activity grants assist students who show potential and are pursuing significant artistic or creative projects outside of the classroom.
Find grantsProvost’s Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
The Provost's Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity recognizes students for outstanding achievement in research and creative activity across five broad categories.
All undergraduate students and their faculty mentors are eligible for nomination by their school's dean.
Learn more about the Provost's AwardUndergraduate Education Fine Arts Awards
Work completed by IU undergraduates on campus is recognized by Undergraduate Education through the Fine Arts Awards, with new winners every Spring. The top three submissions, judged by a panel of staff and faculty, receive a scholarship and have their art added to the IU Campus Art Collection.
To enter, students must have completed the work on the IU campus during the same academic year as the date of submission.
Learn more about the Fine Arts AwardsUndergraduate Education Fine Arts Awards Recipients
Yueyao Deng, born 2001
Major: Arts Management BSAM
Artisan Alley
Digital art on paper
Lydia Stern
Majors: Art History BA, Studio Art BFA
Living up to my Full Potential
Paint on paper
Madison Waliewski, born 2001
Major: Studio Art BFA
I Am Too Small
Naturally dyed canvas duck using plant material from Hilltop Gardens, embroidery thread
Bethany Habegger
Major: Studio Art BFA
I am not worse for wear, 2020
Oil on cotton canvas
London Heist, born 1997
Major: Studio Art BFA
I'm the Masc One, December 2019
Lampshades, recycled paint, found fabrics, steel
Annie Stout, born 1988
Major: Liberal Studies BA
In a Brown Study, December 2019
Video
Aram Bea, born 1998
Major: Studio Art BFA
No. Anybo(d)y, A Portrait, 2018
Lithograph on paper
Cheyney Rose, born 1996
Major: Studio Art BFA
Screen Play, 2019
Palladium print on paper
Aaron Sizemore, born 2000
Majors: Art History BA, Studio Art BFA
Rose Well House Ring, 2019
Copper, brass, silver
Alyssa Joyal, born 1996
Major: Studio Art BFA
A Tribute to Delacroix, 2018
Charcoal on paper
Simon McCool, born 1993
Major: Studio Art BFA
Overwhelming Powers Oppose Them, 2017
Archival inkjet print on paper
Hannah Hadley, born 1995
Majors: Art History BA, Studio Art BFA
Comfort Enigmas, Spring 2016
Natural dyed and undyed wool, floss, thread, gold leaf, silk, wooden rod
Benjamin Jaggers
I Tried to Dive as Deep as I Can but I Couldn't Hold My Breath, Fall 2015
Video performance
Hannah Grace Helton, born 1993
Benjamin Lockhart and Edward Darcin, 2014
Book, adornment
Cory Constantine, born 1990
Composition VI, 2013
Styrofoam, cement, paper, ink, metal
Benjamin Cirgin, born 1979
Major: Studio Art BFA
I Can't See the Forest, 2012
Clay, wire
Katie Hayden, born 1987
Major: Studio Art BFA
Endocarditis Blood Cell, 2012
Silver, plastic
Brooks Cashbaugh, born 1985
Majors: Political Science BA, Studio Art BFA
You Can Forget All Your Problems, Forget All Your Cares and Go to the Snows of Yesteryear, 2009
Paint on canvas
Gabrielle Chiekh, born 1988
Majors: Studio Art BFA, Art History BA
Lolly, 2010
Photo on paper