Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Iowa Scholarship Portal for Undergraduate Students!

The University of Iowa has hundreds of scholarship opportunities available. Opportunities can be a combination of general scholarships (open to all students) and departmental scholarships (restricted to students within a specific major or field of study). Scholarships may be recommended to you at different times throughout the year as applications become available, so we suggest visiting the Iowa Scholarship Portal often.

NOTE: The scholarships listed below have not been matched to you. Rather, this section lists scholarships available regardless of eligibility. To see applications/opportunities matched or recommended specifically to you (the student), you must log in and complete the General Application.

To be considered for scholarships that require financial need, you must have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file. Additional information on filing a FAFSA is available from the Office of Student Financial Aid’s website.

Please take a moment to review the University of Iowa Scholarship and Grant Policies.

If you have any questions concerning the scholarship application process, please email adm-scholarship@uiowa.edu. You may also visit our website for additional instructions and helpful information.

Admitted and currently enrolled students: Sign in using your Hawk ID and password to begin the scholarship application process. Once logged in, the system will automatically direct you to required applications.

*Automatch — If this term is noted under “Actions” below, students are automatically matched to be considered for these opportunities, if eligible, after completing their General Application and college or department level applications. College and department level applications are automatically made available to students after completing their General Application. Not all departments have additional applications, so depending on a student’s program of study, they may or may not have one presented to them.
Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Up to $1200 Richard J. Tyner Scholarship for Continuing (Second Year) French or Italian Majors
Awarded to deserving College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students upon...
Deadline11/17/2024
Up to $500 Richard J. Tyner Scholarship for First Year French or Italian Majors
Awarded to deserving College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students, who...
Deadline11/17/2024
$1,000.00 Distance and Online Education Scholarship
Distance and Online Education (DOE) offers a limited number of...
Deadline12/01/2024
Varies David L. McCoid Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming first-year undergraduate student in the College...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Dean Gerhard Loewenberg Scholarship
Awarded to an entering first-year student majoring in a liberal arts and...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Elmer J. Steuck Memorial Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an entering first-year student majoring in a liberal arts...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Ina Loewenberg Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an entering first-year student majoring in a liberal arts and...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Larry and Bryan Joens Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an entering first-year student undergraduate student in the...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Luvella Burnett Scholarship
Awarded to an entering first-year student majoring in a liberal arts...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Michael Senich Scholarship
Awarded to entering first-year undergraduate students in the College of...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Prescott Family Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an entering first-year student undergraduate student in the...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Shoemaker-Strickler Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry
This scholarship is open to newly admitted students who will begin their...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Shoemaker-Strickler Memorial Scholarship in Physics
This scholarship is open to newly admitted students who will begin their...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies Step to the Future Scholarship
Awarded to an enrolled CLAS student, seeking their first undergraduate...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies William and Effa McMeans Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an entering first-year student undergraduate student in the...
Deadline12/13/2024
$1,500.00 Dr. Michelene Pesantubbee Religion and Social Justice Award
The Dr. Michelene Pesantubbee Religion and Social Justice award is an...
Deadline12/31/2024
$1,000.00 Strayer-Rairden Scholarship
Awarded to to an incoming student in the fall who has declared a physics...
Deadline01/31/2025
Up to 10 awards annually in the amount of unmet need but not to exceed the cost of education. Storm Lake Scholars Program
This is a need-based scholarship for first-year, first-generation...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies A. W. Lee Scholarship Fund
Full-time students who are at least in their fifth semester of study...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Ben Silver Broadcast Journalism Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated an interest in broadcast...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Bernard Hurwitz/Ethel Adler Hurwitz Fund
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Bob Miller Broadcast Scholarship Fund
The purpose is to provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Bruce and Jean Harrison Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a deserving sophomore or junior journalism and mass...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Burrows Family Scholarship
Scholarship is to support undergraduate major student(s) in the...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Conger Reynolds Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Darwin and Kathleen Paustian Scholarship
Provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving junior or senior...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Dean and Gerrie Buresh Excellence in Strategic Communication Fund
Awarded to undergraduate students who plan careers in strategic...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Donald K. Woolley Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an undergraduate journalism student with an interest in...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Dorothy Moeller Writing Prize
Awarded to incoming freshman in the School of Journalism and Mass...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Dorothy Rubenstein Journalism Award
Awarded to a worthy incoming journalism and mass communication student,...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies E. Jack & Ailene Liechty Scholarship Fund in the School of Journalism
Awarded to deserving full-time journalism and mass communication junior...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies First Generation Scholarship
Awarded to First Generation College Students majoring in Journalism and...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Florence Ruebush Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Florence Ruebush Endowed Scholarship Fund is to provide financial...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Frank L. Mott Undergraduate Scholars Fund
This fund will provide an award to a junior or senior in the magazine...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Gordon L. McKenzie Scholarship
Scholarship to be awarded to an undergraduate journalism student...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Gordon Strayer Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an undergraduate student who has demonstrated leadership in...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Harriet E. Janes Journalism Scholarship Fund
This fund is to be used to provide scholarship support for students...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Harry S. Bunker Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund provides one or more journalism scholarships annually.
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Harry S. Bunker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Awarded to one incoming freshman majoring in journalism and mass...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Howard A. Schumacher Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Hugh M. Schultz Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies James W. Blackburn Scholarship Fund
This Scholarship is for freshman students in the School of Journalism...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Jeff Erland Memorial Scholarship
The purpose is to provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Jerry Parker Feature Writing Award
Annual award to a senior in the School of Journalism and Mass...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Jess Gorkin Magazine Journalist Fund
This fund is used to support an annual award to a junior who shows...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Jim Zabel Scholarship Fund
The scholarship will be granted to a student majoring in journalism at...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies John and Shirley Harrison Prize in Journalism
Awarded to a deserving student majoring in journalism, taking into...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Judy Klemesrud News Writing Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate student with at least a 2.75 GPA in the...
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Leon Barnes Community Journalism Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Deadline02/07/2025
Varies Linda Perrin Taber Pollack Scholarship
Awarded to a junior or senior journalism and mass communication major...
Deadline02/07/2025