The IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering partners with the SPAN Division to offer scholarships to qualified high school students interested in majors offered through the Luddy School. The scholarship covers 50% of the tuition cost for select Luddy courses in web design, video production, digital art, 3D modeling, data science, artificial intelligence, web programming, human-computer interaction, hospital medical billing and coding, and entrepreneurship and tech. Mandatory course fees are not discounted.
Students must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply:
- Possess a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA with demonstrated success in any computing courses taken.
- Be a current Indiana resident.
How to apply:
Complete the application below and submit it to the IU Indianapolis SPAN Division along with an official transcript and a one-page essay of 200 words or more that answers the question "How will taking courses in the Luddy School help advance your career goals?"
Below is the list of courses that scholars can take through the program:
Web Design: 9 credits
Skills: HTML, CSS, UX,UI, JavaScript
NEWM-N 115 Introduction to Multi-Device Web Development
NEWM-N 215 Intermediate Multi-Device Web Development (Must take 115 first)
NEWM-N 315 Advanced Multi-Device Web Development (Must take 215 first)
Video Production: 9 credits
Skills: DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Encore
NEWM-N 253 Introduction to Digital Video
NEWM-N 353 Intermediate Digital Video (Must take 253 first)
NEWM-N 356 Lighting and Field Production (Must take 353 first)
Digital Art: 9 credits
Skills: Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
NEWM-N 102 Digital Media Imagery
NEWM-N 203 Digital Painting
NEWM-N 238 2D Animation
3D Modeling: 12 credits
Skills: Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, UV Layout
NEWM-N 243 Introduction to 3D
NEWM-N 342 3D Animation (Must take 243 first)
NEWM-N 343 Hard Surface Modeling (Must take 243 first)
NEWM-N 345 Organic Modeling and Texturing (Must take 243 first)
Introduction to Data and Information Science: 9 credits
LIS-S 201 Foundations of Data Studies (Online option)
LIS-S 202 Data Organization and Representation (Online option)
LIS-S 301 Data Policy and Governance (Online option)
Artificial Intelligence and Software Bots: 10 credits
Skills: Python
INFO-B 210 Information Infrastructure I
INFO-I 220 Social Impact of Bots and Automation (Online option)
INFO-I 319 Cognitive Automation and Bots Development (Must take 210 & 220 first)
Programming for Artificial Intelligence & Data Science: 8 credits
Skills: Python
INFO-B 210 Information Infrastructure I
INFO-B 211 Information Infrastructure II
Web Programming: 12 credits
Skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL
INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (Online option)
INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I
INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II (Must take 210 first)
Hospital Medical Billing and Coding: 6 credits
HIM-M 108 Introduction to Health Information Management (Online option)
HIM-M 110 Computer Concepts for Health Information (Online option)
Explore Human-Computer Interaction: 9 credits
INFO-I 270 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Principles and Practices (Online option)
INFO-I 275 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Theory (Online option)
INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction (Online option)
Entrepreneurship & Tech: 3 credits
INFO-I 459 Media and Technology Entrepreneurship (Online option)