The Dual Advantage program will provide undergraduate students with various pathways that will help them earn both a bachelor degree and a master’s degree at the same time.
The funding will support the Entrepreneurship, Commercialization and Innovation Academy (ECIA), which will be run through the Roberts Impact Lab.
The grant funding will support the university’s FORGE: Foundations of Representative Government and Engagement initiative.
The commitment comes from longtime university benefactor Roland G. Parrish and is the largest contribution from an individual for a facility in the university’s history.
Beginning with the Fall 2027 semester, eligible Indiana residents will have their tuition covered entirely by the school, as well as will receive additional money to cover other educational expenses.