Scholarships in Iowa

Adult Student Scholarship

Applicant must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and be a full-time student over age 24 who did not enter Iowa State University directly from high school. Must be responsible for dependents other than spouse. Selection is based upon academic achievement and financial need.

Amount: Not Available
Deadline: February 10

All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship

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...

Amount: Not Available
Deadline: July 1 (March 1 priority)

American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Iowa Scholarship

Applicant must be an Iowa student attending or planning to attend an Iowa school.

Amount: $300 (maximum)
Deadline: June 1

Animal Health International FFA Scholarship

Applicants must be under 23 years of age and current members of FFA. Applicants must be residents of one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New...

Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
Deadline: February 8

Ann Griffel Scholarship

Applicants must plan to attend an Iowa college, university or trade school. Selection is based on academic performance, extracurricular activities and leadership qualities.

Amount: $2,000 (maximum)
Deadline: March 17

APIASF/Sara Lee Foundation

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...

Amount: $2,500 (maximum)
Deadline: January 13

August & Edna Zahatko Scholarship

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Rock Island High School who will pursue a major in engineering or nursing full-time at a college or university in Iowa or Illinois. Financial need and minimum 3.0 GPA required.

Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
Deadline: March 1

Bill and Mary Russell Healthcare Scholarship

This scholarship is for residents of the Heartland Foundation service region, which includes the following counties: In Missouri - Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Platte, Ray, and...

Amount: Varies
Deadline: Jul 1

Bill and Mary Russell Scholarship

Applicant must be accepted and enrolled in an approved nursing or health care related program. Applicant must reside within the Heartland Foundation service region which includes the following counties in Missouri: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb,...

Amount: $500 (maximum)
Deadline: July 1

BNSF Railway Company FFA Scholarship

Applicants must be current FFA members and high school seniors or college students planning to enroll or currently enrolled full-time. Students must be pursuing a four-year degree in one of the following agricultural fields: business management, economics, sales and marketing or finance. They...

Amount: $5,000 (maximum)
Deadline: February 1

Carver Scholarship

Applicant must be currently enrolled as a sophomore at a participating four-year institution or one of Iowa's community colleges. Applicant must have a minimum 2.8 GPA and be a graduate of an Iowa high school or resident of Iowa for five consecutive years prior to application who has overcome...

Amount: $5,200 (maximum)
Deadline: April 1

Charles W. and Alice P. Davies Scholarship

Applicant must be a full-time freshman or sophomore resident of Fremont or Mills counties in Iowa. Selection is based upon class rank, GPA, ACT score, and financial need.

Amount: Not Available
Deadline: March 1

Col V Thomas Considine Scholarship

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who is a member of the 185th Iowa Air National Guard, or the child or legal dependent of a currently active or retired member.

Amount: $500 (maximum)
Deadline: February 15

College Opportunity Scholarship

Applicant must be a student who is graduating from a Linn County high school and plans to pursue a degree at a college or university in Iowa. Selection based upon financial need, demonstrated career goals, and participation in extracurricular activities.

Amount: $500 (average)
Deadline: February 29

Come 2 Iowa (C2IA) Senior Scholarship

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a permanent resident and high school senior in one of the following states contiguous to Iowa: Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. Applicant must plan to attend college in the fall of the application year at an...

Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
Deadline: May 12

Corky Kress Golf Scholarship

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Davenport, Iowa, United Township, Waterloo, or Waterloo West High School who is a member of the golf team. Financial need must be demonstrated.

Amount: $500 (maximum)
Deadline: March 1

Dan Barney Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be an incoming freshman from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, North Dakota, or South Dakota. Minimum 3.0 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1650 (composite ACT score of 23) required.

Amount: $100 (maximum)
Deadline: January 1

David Arver Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must attend an accredited vocational/technical school in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin.

Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
Deadline: February 15

Donald and Shirley Hastings Scholarship

Applicant must be majoring in a welding engineering discipline and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. Preference given to applicants residing or attending school in Iowa, Ohio, or California. Financial need required.

Amount: $2,500 (maximum)
Deadline: February 15

Dorothy Klindt Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be an entering freshman student who live in Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, or Scott Counties. Preference given to females from rural areas in Scott County, Iowa. Selection is based upon academic achievement and demonstrated involvement in community, school, and/or work activities.

Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
Deadline: December 1