Iowa Engineering Society Central Iowa Chapter Scholarship
The Iowa Engineering Society’s (IES) Central Iowa Chapter sponsors a scholarship to high school seniors interested in pursuing a degree in engineering. IES Chapter scholarships seek applicants who have the talent and commitment to succeed in an undergraduate engineering program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens residing in the state of Iowa. Applicants must also enroll in the College of Engineering at either Iowa State University or the University of Iowa. Applicants must also possess a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and have earned an ACT composite score of 24 or higher. To complete the application, visit Mrs. Fast in the counseling office to receive a paper application form.
Due date: February 26, 2025
Animal Health Centers Legacy Scholarship
The Animal Health Center of Knoxville sponsors the Animal Health Centers Legacy Scholarship in memory of Dr. Matthew Garver. The Animal Health Centers Legacy Scholarship seeks a high school senior to receive a one-time $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must display leadership, determination, and a strong work ethic. Applicants must complete an application and submit a 1,000 word essay highlighting their leadership skills and community involvement. Applications and additional information for this scholarship can be found within the Animal Health Center of Knoxville Facebook page. Applications and essays should be emailed to hpetty@animalhealthcenteria.com.
Due date: March 1, 2025
Ducks Unlimited National Scholarship
Ducks Unlimited sponsors a national scholarship program for high school seniors. Ducks Unlimited sponsors 61 scholarships for seniors who display a passion for wetlands conservation. Ducks Unlimited offers 50 varsity scholarships worth $500, 10 conservation scholarships worth $1,000, and one national scholarship worth $10,000. Applicants must be a student member of Ducks Unlimited through a local Ducks Unlimited community chapter. Applicants must also display exceptional volunteer efforts involving wetlands conservation. Applicants must possess a cumulative high school GPA of 2.8 or better.Applicants will need to provide an official high school transcript, Ducks Unlimited member/volunteer history, a list of service and/or academic awards, and up to three letters of recommendation highlighting their Ducks Unlimited involvement and commitment to conservation. A 500-word essay is also required. To learn more and apply, visit the Ducks Unlimited National Scholarship website.
Horatio Alger Association Scholarships for High School Juniors
The Horatio Alger Association sponsors 600+ scholarships for up to $25,000 for students who display integrity, perseverance through adversity, have critical financial need, and who plan to attend college after high school. Applicants must be enrolled full-time as a high school junior and be involved in extracurricular activities and community service. Applicants must plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a college within the United States. Applicants must display a critical financial need of a required gross family income of $65,000 or less. Applicants must earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 and possess integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen. To learn more about and apply, please visit the Horatio Alger Association Scholarship website.
Foundation 649 Scholarship
The non-profit organization Foundation 649 seeks to discover and empower young, talented Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) who actively improve their communities. The Foundation 649 Scholarship seeks to award $1,000 over the course of 4 years to five Asian American and Pacific Islander high school seniors. The scholarship money may be used toward college tuition and expenses. To be considered for the Foundation 649 Scholarship, applicants must enroll full-time and seek a degree in a U.S. accredited university. Applicants must also identify as Asian American/Pacific Islander. Applicants must display evidence of community involvement and service relating to the interests of AAPI communities, causes, and/or issues. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need and be a U.S. citizen, resident, or foreign national. Applicants must provide the FAFSA SAR (student aid report) to show their EFC (expected family contribution) to be considered. Applicants must also complete a questionnaire and a short essay of 1,000 words maximum. To learn more and apply for the Foundation 649 Scholarship, visit the Foundation 649 Scholarship site.
Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education Scholarship
The Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education offers fifteen $3,000 scholarships during the spring of 2024. Applicants must plan to pursue automotive-related studies, such as technician training, body shop/collision repair, diesel, new vehicle sales, parts sales, accounting, or business administration. Applicants must write a paragraph detailing their career goals and interest in pursuing an automotive career. Applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher, school counselor, or co-worker. Applicants must also submit an unofficial high school transcript. A copy of page 1 of the applicant’s Electronic Student Aid Report (SAR) form from the FAFSA must also be submitted. Preference will be given to candidates who plan to attend an Iowa college or university. To learn more and apply, visit the Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education Scholarship site.
Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship
The Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship program will award multiple $5000 scholarships to students attending the University of Iowa. Each recipient of the Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship must be of Protestant faith, a resident of the state of Iowa, and a full-time student at the University of Iowa. At least one recipient of the scholarship must be a member of an Episcopal Church. At least one recipient must also be a young man pursuing a career in banking. All recipients must be of good character and display academic achievement. To apply for the Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship, please visit Mrs. Fast in the counseling office to receive a paper copy of the application. All applications and materials must be emailed in PDF form to SCHOLARSHIPS@MIDWESTONE.COM. or postmarked to:
The Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship Committee
MidWestOne Bank
Attn: Trust Services
P.O. Box 1700
Iowa City, IA 52244-1700
Due date: March 3, 2025
Delta Kappa Gamma Tau Chapter Grants-in-Aid
The Delta Kappa Gamma Tau Chapter of Polk County sponsors the Grants-in-Aid award program for high school senior females interested in pursuing education as a career. The Grants-in-Aid award program pays up to $3,000 per year over the course of the selected student’s three years or until the student’s college graduation (whichever is less). Applicants must successfully enroll in an accredited teacher education program at any level (early childhood education, elementary education, or secondary education). To learn more and apply, visit the Delta Kappa Gamma-Tau Chapter Grants-in-Aid Award program website.
Due date: March 12, 2025
Alice Conner Memorial Scholarship
The Alice Conner Memorial Scholarship seeks high school seniors who plan to attend any college, university, trade school, community college, or institution of higher learning within the state of Iowa. Applicants must possess a cumulative GPA of a 2.5 or higher. This is a renewable scholarship as long as the recipient maintains a 2.5 GPA for the entirety of their higher education experience. Interested high school seniors may receive a scholarship application by requesting one in writing from this address:
Alice Conner Memorial Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 16268
Des Moines, IA 50316
Due date: March 15, 2025
First Friday Breakfast Club Scholarship
The First Friday Breakfast Club (FFBC) is an educational group for LGBTQ+ persons and their allies. As part of its educational program, the FFBC awards $3,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors who are committed to reducing homophobia, promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) acceptance, and increasing educational awareness and understanding of LGBTQ+ issues. These students also display academic achievement and extracurricular involvement in their schools and/or communities. Applicants must be residents in the state of Iowa and plan to pursue a post-secondary education at any accredited institution. Scholarships are awarded without regard to gender, race, religion, creed, marital or employment status or gender/sexual orientation. Visit the First Friday Breakfast Club Scholarship site to learn more and complete an application.
Hagan Foundation Scholarship
The Hagan Scholarship Foundation sponsors the nationwide need-based merit scholarship for seniors attending a public high school. The Hagan Scholarship provides $7,500 each semester for up to 8 consecutive semesters. Scholarship recipients can also apply for a scholarship extension for up to four additional semesters to attend graduate school. The Hagan Scholarship Foundation provides scholarship recipients with free workshops, free Schwab Brokerage Accounts, and free study abroad opportunities. Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements: have a 3.50 unweighted cumulative GPA, enroll at an eligible 4-year college or university following graduation, work 240 hours from January 1 to September 1, report a gross household income not to exceed $100,000, provide the FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS), not have a felony conviction, and apply for Federal and State grants if eligible. The Hagan Scholarship seeks academically successful, driven students who display financial need. To learn more and apply, visit the Hagan Foundation Scholarship website
Ann Griffel Scholarship
The Iowa Golf Association Foundation sponsors the Ann Griffel Scholarship. The Ann Griffel Scholarships award $2,000 to high school senior girls who display a passion for golf and who plan to enroll at an Iowa college, university, or trade school after high school. To learn more and apply online, visit the Ann Griffel Scholarship site.
Due date: March 31, 2025
Herman Sani Scholarship
The Iowa Golf Association Foundation sponsors the Herman Sani Scholarship. The Herman Sani Scholarship encourages any Iowa high school senior with an interest in golf and a desire to further his/her post-secondary education to apply. Each recipient will receive a scholarship worth $8,000 (payable in increments of $2,000 per year for four years) as long as the student achieves reasonable academic progress. To learn more and apply online, visit the Herman Sani Scholarship site.
SFM Foundation Scholarship
The SFM Foundation/Kids Chance provides scholarships to students whose parents were killed or seriously injured in workplace accidents while working for Minnesota or Iowa employers. Applicants must be the natural, adopted, step-child, or full dependent of a worker who was killed or seriously injured in a work-related accident while working for a Minnesota or Iowa employer. Applicants must be an Iowa resident over the age of 16 at the time of application. Applicants must also be in good academic standing. Academic achievement, aptitude, extracurricular involvement, and community service will be considered. An applicant’s GPA will be reviewed in consideration against the number of hours the applicant works as well as the number of hours the applicant devotes to community service. Applicants must pursue post-secondary training from an accredited college, university, or vocational education and training program. Applicants must display financial need. To learn more and apply, visit the SFM Foundation Scholarship site.
Des Moines Mothers of Multiples Scholarship
The Des Moines Chapter of the Mothers of Multiples organization sponsors one $750 scholarship for Iowa’s multiple birth students pursuing enrollment at a college, university, trade, or vocational school. Applicants must be a senior in high school, a multiple birth student (twins, triplets, or higher order multiple), and a resident of the state of Iowa. Applicants must display a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and submit an official high school transcript. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation and a 300-500 word essay. Applicants must also submit a college acceptance letter they plan to attend as well as copies of birth certificates for the applicant and siblings to prove their multiple birth family status. To learn more and apply, visit the Des Moines Mothers of Multiples Scholarship site.
Due date: April 1, 2025
Incoming Iowa Pork Foundation Scholarship
The Incoming Iowa Pork Foundation Scholarship offers fifteen (15) $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors who plan to attend a two- or four-year college or university. Applicants must plan to major in an agricultural-related field with an emphasis on the swine industry. Applicants must submit an official high school transcript, an Incoming Iowa Pork Foundation Scholarship application, and two letters of recommendation. Transcripts and letters of recommendation may be emailed to hspurr@iowapork.org or by mail to:
Iowa Pork Producers Association
ATT. Hannah Spurr
P.O. Box 71009
Clive, IA 50325
Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award
The Hoover Presidential Foundation sponsors the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award for motivated and community-minded high school juniors. Fifteen (15) Iowa high school juniors will be selected. Applicants must propose a community project and then complete the project during the summer between their junior and senior years of high school. Applicants must submit a detailed project proposal as well as two letters of recommendation. The 15 finalists will receive a $1,500 award and four finalists will be chosen to receive a $10,000 award to be used at a two- or four-year trade school, college, or university of their choice. To learn more and apply for this opportunity, visit the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award site for further details.
Student-View Scholarship
Student Insights, a market research company for higher education, sponsors the Student-View Scholarship program for high school seniors. The Student-View Scholarship program offers six scholarships to high school seniors. Applicants must plan to attend a four-year college/university, a two-year community college, or a trade/vocational college. Applicants do not need to submit an ACT score or high school GPA, an essay, or a lengthy application form. Applicants will need to complete a 15-20 minute survey about colleges in their area. The scholarships will be awarded via a random drawing of all completed applications. To learn more and apply, please visit the Student-View Scholarship website.
Due date: April 23, 2025
Kit Williamson Memorial Scholarship
The Vietnam Veterans of America, chapter 490 of Des Moines, offers two $1000 scholarships for Vietnam era veteran family members to assist with the cost of tuition and/or textbooks at a post-secondary institution. Applicants must be either a Vietnam veteran or the family member of a Vietnam veteran. Applicants must also be accepted to attend an accredited college, university, or post-secondary training program. Applicants must display academic achievement, share their college entrance exam (ACT and/or SAT) scores, submit a resume, provide two recommendation letters, provide a certified copy of the related veteran’s DD Form 214 (discharge form), and complete an essay to a given prompt. To learn more and apply, visit Mrs.Fast in the counseling office for an application.
Due date: April 30, 2025
Environmental Stewardship Scholarship
The Metro Waste Authority sponsors a $1,000 scholarship for high school seniors planning to pursue a career in an environmental field. Applicants must enroll as a full-time student at an accredited community college, college, or university. To learn more and apply, visit the Metro Waste Authority Environmental Stewardship Scholarship website.
Due date: May 1, 2025
Jake Vanderslice Balanced Gentleman Scholarship
The Beta Sigma Psi Lutheran fraternity will award one $1,000 scholarship to a male Christian high school senior who will attend Iowa State University in the fall of 2025. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and display at least one extracurricular activity, part-time job, or volunteer activity. Scholarship applicants are not obligated to become Beta Sigma Psi fraternity members upon attending the Iowa State campus. To learn more and apply, visit the Jake Vanderslice Scholarship site.
Due date: July 1, 2025
Journey to Excellence Scholarship
The Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at the University of Iowa sponsors the Journey to Excellence Scholarship program for male high school seniors.The Journey to Excellence Scholarship program includes three scholarships ranging in value from $1500 to $500. The Delta Tau Delta Fraternity boasts the highest GPA at the University of Iowa and governs themselves with four core values: truth, courage, faith, and power. Male high school seniors who plan to enroll at the University of Iowa are encouraged to fill out the Journey to Excellence Scholarship application form. Scholarship applicants are not required to join the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. To learn more about the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and the Journey to Excellence Scholarship, visit the Delta Tau Delta site.
Due date: No deadline at this time
Mike Rowe Works Foundation Work Ethic Scholarship
The Mike Rowe Works Foundation sponsors the Work Ethic Scholarship for those individuals who display a strong work ethic, personal responsibility, delayed gratification, and a positive attitude.The Work Ethic Scholarship program does not consider test scores or grades when selecting scholarship recipients. Applicants must plan to or be enrolled in an approved trades program. (Please see scholarship website for the complete list of qualifying trades.) Applicants will also have to submit a short video, an essay, an official high school transcript, financial information, two references/recommendations, and a few other pieces of information. Visit the Mike Rowe Works Foundation Worth Ethic Scholarship site for further information and application details.
WikiLawn Grass for Class Scholarship
The WikiLawn Grass for Class Scholarship seeks entrepreneurial high school seniors and college students who own and operate a lawn care service while attending school. WikiLawn will offer a semi-annual $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must display a passionate entrepreneurial spirit and plan to pursue any major at a two-year, four-year, or graduate level college program. Applicants must submit a transcript, a resume, and a 500-700 word essay. To learn more and apply, visit the WikiLawn Grass for Class Scholarship.
Due date: Fall semester deadline is May 1 – August 20. Spring semester deadline is August 31 – December 31.
The KidGuard for Education Scholarship is open to all high school students in grades 9-12. The KidGuard for Education Scholarship hopes to bring awareness and create solutions to issues such as cyberbullying, online predators, teen suicide, and childhood depression in the age of technology. Multiple scholarships are available ranging in amounts from $500-$1,000. Applicants must submit an essay response to one of the prompts given. To learn more and submit an application, visit the KidGuard for Education Scholarship site.
Due date: Ongoing annual contest. Essay responses due every October 31st at 11:59 PM (Pacific time)
RoverPass Outdoor Entrepreneurship Scholarship
RoverPass seeks high school seniors with a passion for the outdoors. The Outdoor Entrepreneurship Scholarship seeks applicants who have a sense of adventure and an entrepreneurial spirit. Applicants have the opportunity to be awarded $1,000 to fund their outdoor entrepreneurial ideas. Applicants should be passionate and ambitious. They are also encouraged to be a part of an outdoor organization or plan to start their own business upon graduation. Applicants must send an update resume, an official high school transcript, and their 500-700 word essay response to RoverPass to be considered for this scholarship. Visit the RoverPass Outdoor Entrepreneurship Scholarship site to learn more and apply.
Due date: Fall application period: May 1-August 20. Spring application period: August 31-December 31
Redfin Scholarship
The Redfin Real Estate Brokerage offers a $2,500 scholarship to high school seniors. Applicants must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA and be willing to write a 300-500 word essay in response to this question: “The place (or places) where we are raised often have a profound effect on who we become as adults. What effect has the community that you were raised in had on who you are today?” To learn more and apply for the Redfin Scholarship, check out the Redfin Scholarship site.
Due date: Spring application period: November 1-January 31 | Fall application period: May 1-July 31
Press Cleaners Scholarship
Press Cleaners is offering a $1,000 scholarship opportunity to aspiring entrepreneurs. Press Cleaners seeks applicants willing to write a 500-800 word essay about a proposed business idea and what problem that business intends to solve. To learn more about this scholarship opportunity, visit the Press Cleaners Scholarship site.
Due date: Varies by semester. See scholarship site for details.
Iowa FFA Scholarships
The Iowa FFA Association has provided a list of scholarship opportunities for FFA members. Check out the Iowa FFA Association website to learn more and apply for these various scholarship opportunities.
Due dates: Varies by scholarship
Scholarships for Military Children
The federal government provides financial assistance through grants, loans, student aid, and scholarships for the children of military personnel. If you are interested in learning more about the financial assistance available to the children of military parents, please visit the Military One Source site for further information.
Due dates vary by scholarship opportunity.
Varsity Tutors’ Monthly $1,000 Scholarship Contest
Varsity Tutors hosts a monthly $1,000 college scholarship contest where students write an essay in response to a monthly prompt. Visitors to the Varsity Tutors scholarship webpage vote via social media for submitted entries. The top five entries with the most votes are reviewed by Varsity Tutors at the end of the month. One winner is then chosen to receive the $1,000 college scholarship. To learn more about this monthly scholarship contest, visit the Varsity Tutors Monthly College Scholarship Contest.
Due date: Monthly essay contest open from the 1st of the month until the 15th of the month
Weird Scholarships
The Weird Scholarships website connects high school students with a variety of unique and interesting scholarship opportunities. Check out the Weird Scholarships site to search and apply for scholarships that fit you!
Due date: Check individual scholarship for due date
