How to manage, save or get green.

Manage the bursar
Log on to Onestart and familiarize yourself with your bursar account. Pay attention to payment due dates. There are late fees based on the amount you owe, and the Registrar’s office will place a hold on your account if you have a past due amount. Basically, this means you’ll be ineligible to register for classes, or have important documents (like transcripts or health insurance forms) sent out or signed.

Find more scholarships and grants
Searching for scholarships doesn’t end after your senior year of high school. There are plenty of departmental scholarships given out through the University as well as numerous other spots like the IU Student Foundation, IU Alumni Association, the GLBTSSS center, the Hutton Honors College or even the IU Credit Union. Make sure you start early.

Check with the Scholarship Office for more information: www.scholarships.indiana.edu.

Many students are also unaware of grant opportunities. The Hutton Honors College gives out money for to students each semester to support furthered learning or experiences away from campus. Students who apply for the grants must have G.P.A. of 3.3 overall or a 3.7 in their major and have full-time student status.

Grants available to first-year students are:

Edward L. Hutton
Professional Experiences Grant
This grant helps students serving professional internships have the money to do so. (Many internships are unpaid.) Awards go up to $1,000 for fall and spring semesters and up to $2,500 for the summer.

Research Partnership Grant
Research Partnership Grants are intended to encourage freshmen and sophomores to become involved in research or scholarly activities. Students must commit to work between six and 10 hours per week. Awards will be for up to $750.

Deadlines to apply:
Spring grants, 5p.m. last Friday in October
Summer grants, 5 p.m. Friday before spring break
Fall grants, 5 p.m. Friday after Spring Break
Check with the Hutton Honors College for more information:
www.indiana.edu/~iubhonor/

Good places to work on campus
A part-time job is something a lot of students can fit into their schedules, no problem. Campus employers are easiest for new students who might not have a car, or need to work around a hectic class schedule. Here are some of the biggest student employers:

Residential Programs and Services
www.rps.indiana.edu

IU Libraries
www.libraries.iub.edu

SRSC
www.iurecsports.org


Bank account
Still have a savings or checking account at your local bank? This might be the right time to make a switch. Bloomington has a nice selection of national banks and credit unions with ATMs all over the city and on campus. Or, if you can’t kick your feeling that small is best, try the IU Credit Union.

Bank Locations
close to campus:

Chase Bank
(campus location)
100 S. College Ave.
331-6229

People’s State Bank
200 E. Kirkwood Ave.
333-2228

Region’s Bank
116 S. Walnut St.
323-3591

Fifth-Third Bank
3200 E. Third St.
332-2293

Key Bank
418 S. College Mall Road
331-0600

IU Credit Union
(campus locations)
510 E. 17th St. or on the lobby level
of the Indiana Memorial Union
339-2113 (17th Street location)
855-7823 (IMU location)