Creative Activity

Self expression through creative activity

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.

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.

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Travel 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.

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Hutton Creative Activity Grant

Hutton creative activity grants assist students who show potential and are pursuing significant artistic or creative projects outside of the classroom.

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Provost’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 Award

Undergraduate 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 Awards