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
Varies Linda Perrin Taber Pollack Scholarship
Awarded to a junior or senior journalism and mass communication major...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Mark Westerbeck Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming freshman who will be majoring in journalism and...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Nan Borreson Scholarship Fund
The fund will be used to support one or more annual scholarships to...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Nancy Henning Journalism Fund
The purpose is to provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Phil Adler Journalist Award
The award is made annually to a junior with a declared major in...
Deadline01/31/2026
$3,000.00 Phil Currie Scholarship Fund
To be awarded to a student majoring in the School of Journalism and Mass...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Philanthropy Studies Scholarship
The Philanthropy Studies Scholarship is awarded to students enrolled in...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Rita Mitra Award
This award shall be given to a top final-year undergraduate student in...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Robert and Brooks Schaal Scholarship Fund
Funds to support one or more annual scholarships to deserving students...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Roger and Dolores McLain Scholarship Fund
The fund will be used to support one or more annual scholarship to a...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Ruth Baty and Maurice Barnett Jones Scholarship Fund
Scholarship fund for worthy students procuring an education in the...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Shafer Family Trust Scholarship
The Shafer Family Trust Scholarship is to be used to provide scholarship...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies The Mark Shapiro Scholarship
Fund will be used to provide an annual scholarship to a deserving...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Thomas Yoseloff Memorial Scholarship Fund
The scholarship is to be awarded to a freshman student, based on merit...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Tom King Scholarship in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Tom King Scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior majoring...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Toni Berry Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund supports students who are active with the UI Unity Chapter of...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies W. Earl Hall and Reeves E. Hall Award
This award shall be made to journalism majors, undergraduate or...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Wilbur C. Peterson Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies William S. Maulsby Memorial Scholarship Fund
Annual scholarship to an undergraduate who plans to teach high school...
Deadline01/31/2026
Varies Adelaide Boerner Trickey and Melvin A Trickey Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an undergraduate student in the College of Liberal Arts and...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Alexander Kern Liberal Arts & Sciences Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
$1,500 a year for up to two years All-Iowa Academic Team Scholarship
This is a scholarship for new incoming transfer students who have been...
Deadline02/01/2026
Up to $1,500 Benjamin B. and Clea Mae Brom Scholarship
This scholarship is designated for students in the department of Heath...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Betty Abel McKenzie Scholarship Fund
Awarded to currently enrolled undergraduate students in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Betty and Paul Abel Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Bill and John Fenton Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Multiple awards up to $25,000 total C. Pauline Spencer Scholarship
This scholarship is for female students in Health and Human Physiology...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Christofer and Laurie Christiansen Scholarship Fund
Awarded to currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies David W. Koehser Scholarship Fund
Awarded to currently enrolled undergraduate students in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Dr. George Schulz-Behrend Fund
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Up to $700 Dr. Margaret Fox Scholarship
This scholarship is for a transfer student who demonstrates financial...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Dr. Sofi R. Boutros Scholarship Fund
To provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving undergraduate,...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Edward B. Buchanan, Jr. and Mary Louise Buchanan Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Edward Prichett Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Up to $2,000 Elizabeth Halsey Scholarship
This scholarship is designated for female students in the Health and...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Esther Walls Scholarship Fund
Awarded to currently enrolled undergraduate students in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies F.C. Denkmann Scholarship Fund
Awarded to currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Faith M. Knowler Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Faley Family First Generation Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies George S. Schaeffer Scholarship in Science
Awarded to currently enrolled undergraduate students in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Gerald O'Brien Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Henry G. Ullerich Scholarship in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Hogan Family Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Up to $500 Homewood Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is designated for students in Health and Human...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Hubert H. and Hugh M. Schultz Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
$7500 a year for up to two years or until bachelors degree is received (whichever comes first) Illinois Community College Opportunity Scholarship
This scholarship is for entering new students who transfer directly to...
Deadline02/01/2026
Award range from $500 to $8500 per academic year for up to four years Iowa Scholars Award
This is a scholarship for new incoming first-year U.S. students who are...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Isabel Navasca "Lola" Corpuz Student Success Fund
Awarded to an enrolled CLAS student majoring in humanities in the...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Jackie L Christopher Scholarship
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies James and Syndy Conger Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a currently enrolled undergraduate student in the College of...
Deadline02/01/2026