Scholarships in Iowa

All Iowa Opportunity Foster Care Grant

Award: $8,368, Deadline: July 1 (March 1 priority)

Applicant must be a student who has aged out of the Iowa foster care system, aged out of the state training schools, or who was adopted after the age of 16.

 

Iowa Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an Iowa student attending Regent Universities, independent colleges and universities, and community colleges throughout Iowa. Priority is given to students with the greatest financial need.

 

Iowa Tuition Grant

Award: $4,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be an Iowa resident enrolled at one of Iowa's eligible private colleges/universities.

 

Iowa Vocational-Technical Tuition Grant

Award: $1,200, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be an Iowa resident enrolled in a vocational-technical or career option program at an Iowa community college. FAFSA is required.

 

Iowa National Guard Educational Assistance Grant (NGEAP)

Award: -, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be an Iowa resident who is a member of an Iowa Army or Air National Guard unit for each term looking to receive benefits and who has satisfactorily completed required Guard training/maintained satisfactory performance of Guard duty. Applicant must pursue a certificate or undergraduate degree at an eligible Iowa college or university (students with B.A. degrees are not eligible to participate) and maintain satisfactory academic progress.

 

Iowa Barber and Cosmetology Arts and Sciences Tuition Grant

Award: $1,200, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be an Iowa resident who is attending a participating barber and cosmetology college in Iowa.

 

Education & Training Voucher (ETV) Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: July 1 (March 1 priority)

Applicant must be a student who has aged out of foster care or a student who was adopted after age 16.

 

All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: July 1 (March 1 priority)

Applicant must be a high school senior who graduated in 2013 or will graduate with the class of 2014. Applicant must be an Iowa resident who beings initial enrollment at an eligible Iowa college/university within two academic years of graduating from high school and enroll for at least three semester hours in a program leading to an undergraduate degree. FAFSA must be filed by July 1.

 

Out of State Grant

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a full-time student and one of the following: a United States citizen who is a non-Florida resident living in the United States or a United States territory or an eligible non-citizen (permanent resident).

 

Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: January 20

Applicant must work in the Midwest region of the United States. Award will allow recipient to choose a curriculum of choice from the John T. Riordan School for Professional Development.

 

APIASF/Sara Lee Foundation

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a female U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is from Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Wisconsin, and will be enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required (or GED).

 

Ralph & Gladys Borden Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must reside in the boundaries of the former New Market School District.

 

Robert & Irene Renshaw Education Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Clarinda High School who will pursue an advanced degree in education.

 

Robert & Irene Renshaw Vocational Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Clarinda High School who will pursue post-secondary education in a vocational field. Minimum 2.0 GPA required.

 

Darrell & Mary Hutchinson Vocational Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Clarinda High School who will pursue post-secondary education in a vocational field. Minimum 2.0 GPA required.

 

Dorothy J. Salomon Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior or post-graduate from Clarinda or New Market High School who is pursuing post-secondary education at an accredited college or university.

 

Vernon J. Baker Educators' Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Clarinda High School who will pursue a degree in education at an accredited college or university. Minimum 3.25 GPA required.

 

CHS Class of 1954 Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Clarinda High School who will pursue post-secondary education at a four-year college or university.

 

Beverly Shaw Nursing/Medical Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Fremont, Montgomery, Page or Taylor County, IA who will pursue post-secondary education in a medical-related field.

 

Mary Montgomery Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a female member of or affiliated with the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Clarinda, IA who will pursue post-secondary education at an accredited college or university.

 

Class of 1979 Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Maquoketa High School who had at least one parent graduate from Maquoketa High School. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Travis Gerardy Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Maquoketa High School who is involved in athletics.

 

Gibson Family Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Preston High School who is involved in extracurricular activities.

 

Norm & Fern Hinke Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Maquoketa High School .

 

James Hughes Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Northeast High School who is involved in church and the community.

 

Olive Kendall Opportunity Award

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Maquoketa High School. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

W. John and Elvira Koski Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Maquoketa or Preston High School. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Maquoketa Area Piano Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must have participated in the Maquoketa Area Piano Festival. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

Verda Mclendon Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Delwood or Maquoketa High School. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Penrose Family Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Maquoketa area high school. Financial need and minimum 3.0 GPA required.