About Our Program

The Hudson & Holland Scholars Program (HHSP) is a scholarship and academic support program for high achieving underrepresented minorities. HHSP is the largest merit-based scholarship program at Indiana University with over 2,200 students currently enrolled.

The program provides a scholarship as well as a variety of support services to address the holistic needs of student participants in the program. HHSP students are some of the best and brightest students at IU whose presence and contributions enrich the campus learning environment by living the HHSP motto: Leadership, Engagement, Academics, and Diversity.

Mission Statement

Program Mission

The mission of the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program is to promote Indiana University's efforts to create a community of educational diversity and inclusion. The program is committed to the recruitment, support, and retention of students who embody the program's core values of leadership, engagement, academics, and diversity. HHSP is an inclusive program with a particular focus on serving underrepresented minorities or those with a history of discrimination.

Program Goals

To increase the number of high achieving students with a commitment to social justice and leadership to the Bloomington campus and into the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program through active and purposeful recruitment.

To continue to increase the overall program graduation rate of scholars through educational, personal, and professional development.

To continue training and preparing all scholars for successful post-baccalaureate placement in a professional vocation, graduate, or professional school.