Undergraduate Scholarships
| Adellson Scholars Program Eligibility: Applicant must be between ages 16-25 attending or in the process of being admitted to an accredited college or university program sometime in 2007 or 2008. Apply: Scholarship application information can be found online: http://www.adellson.com/awards.htm Contact: Email: awards@adellson.com |
| Akademos / TextbookX.com Fall 2007 Scholarship Contest Eligibility: Must be an undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in good standing at an accredited college or university in the U.S. Must be a legal resident of the U.S. or an international student with a valid visa to be eligible. Applicant cannot be a relative or friend of an Akademos employee. Apply: Scholarship must be filled out online at the following website: http://www.textbookx.com/scholarship/ |
| All-Ink.com College Scholarship Program Eligibility: United States citizen or permanent resident. Must have a minimum 2.5 Grade Point Average. Graduate and Undergraduate students may apply. Apply: Applications must be done online at the following web site: http://www.all-ink.com/scholarship.aspx Contact: Email: csp@all-ink.com |
| American Business Women’s Association Scholarship (ABWA) Hawkeye Chapter Apply: Applications can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Sally Lawson, ABWA Hawkeye Chapter, 2717 Cambridge Street, Des Moines, IA 50313; Phone: (515) 243-7305 |
| Appraisal Institute Education Trust Scholarship Eligibility: Applicants must be United States Citizens. Applicants must be either Graduate or Undergraduate students majoring in real estate appraisal, land economics, real estate or allied fields. Applicants must be enrolled as Full-Time students for the academic year beginning August 2007 through June 2008 Apply: Applications can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall Contact: Phone: (312) 335-4100, Email: sdavila@appraisalinstitute.org |
| Army Emergency Relief Apply: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit www.aehrq.org |
| Army Emergency Relief Apply: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit www.aehrq.org |
| Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest Eligibility: Entrant must be enrolled in a full-time college degree program at the time of entry. Graduate and Undergraduate students may apply. Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Apply: Scholarship applications can be downloaded off of the following website: www.aynrand.org/contests/atlas.html Contact: Email: essay@aynrand.org |
| Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Program Eligibility: Applicants must be a United States citizen, resident alien or U.S. national. Any Drake University student pursuing a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering is eligible if he or she majors in mathematics, physical sciences or natural sciences. The student must currently be full-time sophomores or juniors pursuing a baccalaureate degree. The student must have a cumulative Drake G.P.A. of 3.75 or better. Students who plan to study medicine are eligible only if they plan a research career rather than a career as a medical doctor in a private practice. Strong candidates may have had the opportunity to participate in research or held internships in research facilities, either industrial or academic. Apply: Contact Dr. Mirafzal no later than October 15. Contact: Gholam A. Mirafzal, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Drake University, 213 Cline Hall, 2507 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311. Phone: (515) 271-4811 FAX: (515) 271-1928. Email: Gholam.Mirafzal@drake.edu |
| Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Eligibility: Applicants must be a citizen of the United States, permanent residents are not eligible. Applicants must be an undergraduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education located in the United States. Students may be attending a two- or four-year institution. Applicants must be receiving federal Pell Grant funding during the academic term of his/her application, the applicant is applying to or been accepted for a program of study abroad eligible for undergraduate credit by the student's home institution. Applicant must not be studying in a country that is currently under a Travel Warning issued by the United States Department of State or Cuba. (see website for more details) Apply: Applications must be done online at: http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/ Contact: Email: gilman@iie.org, Phone: (713) 621-6300, ext 25 |
| BigSun Athletics Scholarship Eligibility: All student athletes attending a post secondary institution are eligible. Apply: Send a short (500 words or less) essay describing why you should be the winner of this award. Contact: Email: athleticawards@bigsunathletics.com |
| Bridgestone Firestone Safety Scholarship Eligibility: Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, aged 16 to 21, with a valid driver�s license and who are enrolled as full-time students in an accredited secondary, college level or trade school. Apply: Scholarship applications must be done online at the following website: http://www.safetyscholars.com/ Contact: Email: webproductio@bfusa.com |
| Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Scott Mein Memorial Scholarship Contact: Deanna Dunn, Phone: (515) 327-6200, Email: deanna.dunn@adeccona.com Apply: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit www.cishrm.org |
| Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. Eligibility: Student must be a U.S. citizen or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. Student must be enrolled as a full-time college sophomore, junior or senior Contact: Email: newsfund@wsj.dowjones.com Phone: (609) 452-2820 Mail: Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc., P.O. Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300 Apply: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit http://www.newspaperfund.org |
| Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. Eligibility: Student must be a U.S. citizen or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. Student must be enrolled as a full-time college sophomore, junior or senior Contact: Email: newsfund@wsj.dowjones.com Phone: (609) 452-2820 Mail: Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc., P.O. Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300 Apply: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit http://www.newspaperfund.org |
| Frank O�Neill Memorial Scholarship Eligibility: Anyone attending a university, college, trade school, technical institute, vocational training or other post-secondary education program in the 2007-2008 academic year is eligible. To be eligible, you must not have received a full-tuition scholarship or waiver of another source. This means you can not apply if you already have 100% of your school paid for. International students are welcome to apply. Apply: Applications must be done online at the following web site: http://www.easyaid.com/scholarship_form.html Contact: Email: questions@easyaid.com |
| Get Out of Debt Scholarship (StraightForward Media) Eligibility: Must have debt and write short answer as to why you need help with your debt situation in order to attend college. Apply: Scholarship applications must be done online at the following web site: http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/debt/debt-scholarship.html |
| Government Finance Officers Association for the US and Canada Eligibility: Must be a current Full- or Part-time upper-division Undergraduate OR Graduate student in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management). Must belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian native, Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino. Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Student must not have been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. Apply: Applications can be downloaded off the website www.gfoa.org under "Student Opportunities." For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Scholarship Committee, Government Finance Officers Association, 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601-1210; Phone: (312) 977-9700 |
| Government Finance Officers Association of the US and Canada Eligibility: Must be a full-time student in an Undergraduate OR Graduate accounting program who is preparing for a career in state and local government finance. Undergraduate students must be in the process of completing at least their junior year by the time the scholarship is awarded. Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Student must not have been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada is not eligible to apply. Apply: Applications can be downloaded off the website www.gfoa.org under "Student Opportunities." For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Scholarship Committee, Government Finance Officers Association, 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601-1210; Phone: (312) 977-9700 |
| Government Finance Officers Association of the US and Canada Eligibility: Must be employed at least one year by a state, local, government or other public entity and be recommended by his/her employer. Must clearly define career goals and objectives. Must be enrolled in an undergraduate OR graduate program in public administration, finance, business administration, or related field before funds are awarded. Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Students who have been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada are not eligible to apply. Apply: Applications can be downloaded off the website www.gfoa.org under "Student Opportunities." For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Scholarship Committee, Government Finance Officers Association, 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601-1210; Phone: (312) 977-9700 |
| Glenn Miller Scholarship Competition Eligibility: Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or first year college student who intends to make music a central part of their future life. Apply: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Phone: (712) 542-2461 or Email: caldrich@clarinda.k12.ia.us Mail: Glenn Miller Birthplace Society, Scholarship Program, PO Box 61, Clarinda, IA 51632 |
| Grinnell Mutual Scholarship Program Iowa College Foundation Eligibility: Applicant must be a dependent child (natural, adopted, or step-child) of a current employee of the Company or of an affiliate mutual company. Applicant must attend an ICF member college or university in the Fall as a Full-Time student. All grade levels will be considered, but freshman status will be given preference. Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Apply: Applications can be obtained by calling the donor. Contact: Velma A. Peters, Phone: (515) 282-0473 |
| Hormel Foods Charitable Trust Iowa College Foundation Eligibility: Applicant must be a dependent child (natural, adopted, or step-child) of a full-time employee (including retired or deceased employee) of the company. Applicant must be planning to attend an ICF member college or university in the fall as a Full-Time student. Applicant must have a minimum 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Apply: Applications can be obtained by calling the donor. Contact: Velma A. Peters, Phone: (515) 282-0473 |
| Hy-Vee Foundation Scholarship Program Eligibility: Must have been employed at a Hy-Vee location (office, distribution, retail) and/or subsidiary location after June 1, 2007. Must be classifed as a full-time student in their freshman, sophomore, or junior year during time of application process. Apply: Submit scholarship application to: Hy-Vee Foundation, 5820 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266. More information is available in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall or check out www.iowagrocers.com for information on additional scholarships available. Contact: Lynn Hoskins Phone: (515) 267-2915, Email: lhoskins@hy-vee.com |
| Iowa Horse Council Eligibility: Must be an adult, single member, in good standing, with the Iowa Horse Council Apply: Application material can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Barbara Zukowski, Phone: (641) 396-2935, Email: bluebarn@netins.net |
| Iowa Parks & Recreation Association Eligibility: Applicants must have a minimum of one semester or summer term left to complete when the scholarships are awarded. Applicants must be a member of IPRA ($28.00/year membership fee). Apply: Applications and details on the five different scholarships can be downloaded off the following website: http://www.iowaparkandrecreation.org/ Contact: Jan Herke Phone: (515) 278-3963, Email: jherke@urbandale.org |
| John Gyles Education Awards Eligibility: Applicant may be an undergraduate or graduate student. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States or Canada with a minimum GPA of 2.7. NOTE: There is a request for $8.00 on the application, which is optional (if you would like to receive other information from this organization). You do not need to send any money to be considered for this scholarship. Apply: Applications can only be found on the web at: http://www.johngyleseducationcenter.com/ Contact: R. James Cougle, Phone: (506) 459-7460 |
| Mama�s Health Scholarship Eligibility: Freshman through senior students attending a college or university in the U.S. or Canada and hold a minimum 2.3 GPA. Apply: Submissions must be done through regular mail, and will not be accepted via email. More information can be found online at: http://www.mamashealth.com/aboutus/scholarship3.asp |
| NASA MUST Scholarship Apply: Applications can be downloaded from the following website: scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications Contact: Matt Goldmark (202)296-5400; Sonya Green (703)205-7636; Gary Cruz (817)272-0776 |
| National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program Eligibility: Have GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or be within the top 5% of your class. Be U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or qualified non-citizen (eligible to work in U.S.). Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student for the 2007-2008 academic year at an accredited, 4-year undergraduate institution. Be from a disadvantaged background. Disadvantaged background means that you come from a low-income family (See website for more information). Priority is given to students who have completed at least 2 years of undergraduate course work including biology, chemistry, physics, and calculus (or are currently sophomores and/or juniors). Apply: Applications can be downloaded from the following website: http://ugsp.info.nih.gov/. Additional information can also be found in this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Phone: 1-888-352-3001, email: ugsp@nih.gov |
| Northern Association of Boating Administrators Apply: Scholarship applications can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall or visit www.nasbla.org/naba. Contact: NABA, 1500 Leestown Road, Suite 330, Lexington, KY 40511 |
| OP Loft bed Eligibility: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen. Applicant must plan to be a full or part-time student at an accredited college or university in the U.S. in the 2007-2008 school year. Must have personal mailing address in the U.S. College must also have U.S. mailing address. Applications must be done online, in the English language, and all information fields on the application must be completed. Apply: Applications must be submitted online at the following web site: http://www.oploftbed.com/scholarship/index.php |
| Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy Essay Contest Eligibility: The contest is open to students who, as of January 1, 2008, are between the ages of 18 and 24; enrolled full-time or part-time in an undergraduate program; and a citizen of the United States of America. Apply: For more information on this essay contest and guidelines for submission of the essay, please visit www.2008energyforum.org Contact: Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy, 11 West 42nd Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10036; Phone: (212) 763-2555, |
| Robert D Blue Scholarship Eligibility: The applicant must be an Iowa resident planning to attend an Iowa college/university during the upcoming school year. The applicant can be a current high school senior or someone already enrolled in a college/university. Apply: All applications must be completed online at www.rdblue.org Contact: Phone: (515) 242-5270, Email: treasurer@tos.state.ia.us |
| Sikh Coalition Diversity Essay Competition Eligibility: Must be between 14 and 19 years of age as of December 31, 2006. Apply: Essay competition applications can be downloaded off the website given below: http://www.sikhcoalition.org/essay.asp |
| The Lincoln Forum Scholarship Prize Essay Contest Eligibility: Applicant must be a full time student in a U.S. college or university during the spring 2006 semester. Applicant need not be a U.S. citizen. There is no application form for the contest. The essay and your contact information serve as your application. Apply: Scholarship information can be found at the following web site: http://www.thelincolnforum.org/essayContest.html Contact: Don McCue, Phone: (909) 798-7632, Email: archives@akspl.org |
| The Rotary Club of Des Moines Eligibility: Must have fluency in the language of the country in which study is planned. Children of present members of Rotary International are not eligible. There must be a Rotary Club in the city in which the foreign study is anticipated. Applicant must have completed at least two (2) years of college or university work. Apply: Interested applicants can obtain applications by calling the Rotary Club of Des Moines and request one. Contact: Kathy Mountain, Phone: (515) 244-6028, E-mail: info@rotaryclubofdesmoines.org, Web: http://www.rotaryclubofdesmoines.org/ |