Circle City Classic Scholarships
Scholarship Sponsored by Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
Apply Now — 2026–2027 School Year Scholarship
This scholarship prioritizes applicants who demonstrate financial need and those who are the first in their immediate family to attend college. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee and awards will be determined from the information provided on the application. Funding for the scholarships comes from proceeds of the Circle City Classic Football Game, and award payments will be issued once recipients are enrolled full-time in an eligible post-secondary program.
Eligibility requirements
- Be a high school senior or currently enrolled undergraduate student.
- Be a resident of Indiana.
- Hold a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Plan to enroll full-time during the application year at an accredited college, university, community or junior college, or an accredited vocational/technical program.
- Demonstrate financial need and/or be a first-generation college student (the first member of your immediate family to enroll in post-secondary education).
- Be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. lawful permanent resident with a valid Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form I-551, commonly called a “green card”).
- Complete and submit the scholarship application.
- Not be a family member of any IBE Board of Directors member or staff (including children, siblings, parents, uncles, aunts, first cousins, grandparents, nieces, and nephews).
- Remain in good academic standing; students placed on academic probation by their institution will be ineligible for the second disbursement of the annual award.
Selection and award disbursement
- Applicants will be judged based on their submitted application materials by a review committee.
- Scholarship payments are made after the recipient provides proof of full-time enrollment at an accredited post-secondary institution.