Scholarship Program

We established a scholarship program to assist exclusively Habitat homeowners, or their children, who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs and are in good standing with Greater Indy Habitat. 

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The program is administered by Scholarship America, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team. Awards for this scholarship are granted to eligible recipients without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin. 

Read about our 2023 & 2024 scholarship recipients here. 

Click here to be notified when applications open in 2026.  

Eligibility

Applicants to the Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity Scholarship Program must:

Be a Greater Indy Habitat homeowner, or their children, who are in good standing with the affiliate and payments.

Be high school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates, who plan to enroll in part-time or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

Required Materials

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken. 

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required. 

  • One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 18, 2025, 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. 
  • Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically. 

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,000 award. Up to four (4) awards will be granted. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Awards are for undergraduate study only. All applicants will be notified in May.

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity. Payment is made in August. 

Selection Process

Scholarship recipients are selected based on:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Financial need is not considered. The selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

2024 Recipients

  • Michael Hardin

    Michael Hardin

    Indiana University Indianapolis

    Social Work

  • Keida Moore

    Keida Moore

    Capella University

    Accounting

  • Bugashane Mugoovi

    Bugashane Mugoovi

    Purdue University

    Computer Graphic Tech, UX Design, Game Development and Animation, Business and French minors

  • Ojulu Thatha

    Ojulu Thatha

    Indiana University Indianapolis

    Business IT & Computer Science

2023 Recipients

  • Bugashane Mugoovi

    Bugashane Mugoovi

    Purdue University

    Computer Graphic Tech and UX Design

  • Alexis Adams

    Alexis Adams

    Indiana University Indianapolis

    Forensic Science

  • Kali Negussie

    Kali Negussie

    Indiana University Indianapolis

    Nursing

  • Wisdom Korrie

    Wisdom Korrie

    Ivy Tech Indianapolis

    Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Technology