How to apply
A faculty or staff member is required to submit the application. Please be sure to allow yourself enough time to collect all of the necessary information, such as service learning course information. You may wish to preview the application in its entirety here. Required dean, chair, or supervisor recommendations will be completed through an online form. This recommendation form can be previewed here.
Application deadlines
Applications are currently closed. Please see the below dates on when our application cycles occur.
Priority application period for each AY: February 1–March 30
General application period for each AY: May 1–June 30
Application period for each summer: November 10–January 30
*Please note: the only difference between the priority and general application periods is that those who apply during the priority period will hear back on their application sooner. Anyone may choose to apply during either of those periods.
Please contact us at csl@iupui.edu with any questions.
Types of CEA funding requests
Faculty and staff may request up to two CEAs per award period.
You will be asked to make the following choices in your application:
- Undergraduate or graduate students (or a combination of both)
- Anticipated average hours of work per week (students may not work more than 20 hours per week)
- Which semester(s) you want to award students
Please keep the following requirements in mind regarding the eligibility of students:
Undergraduate students
- Carry at least a 2.75 grade point average.
- Be eligible for employment at IUPUI.
- If students qualify for the Federal Work-Study Program, we will be able to hire them utilizing their work-study award. All students being hired will be asked to present their FAN to discuss the work-study possibility.
Graduate students
- Carry at least a 3.0 grade point average (or 3.0 undergraduate GPA if in their first semester of graduate school).
- Be eligible for employment at IUPUI.
- If students qualify for the Federal Work-Study Program, we will be able to hire them utilizing their work-study award. All students being hired will be asked to present their FAN to discuss the work-study possibility.
NOTE: If a request is approved, the faculty or staff member is responsible for verifying the students' GPA.