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
$2,000.00 Frank L. Mott Undergraduate Scholars Fund
This fund will provide an award to a junior or senior in the magazine...
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$2,000.00 Fred and Dorothy Pownall Scholarship Fund
This yearly scholarship will now be awarded in equal value to two senior...
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$2,000.00 Gordon L. McKenzie Scholarship
Scholarship to be awarded to an undergraduate journalism student...
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$1,000.00 Gordon Strayer Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an undergraduate student who has demonstrated leadership in...
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$1,500.00 Harriet E. Janes Journalism Scholarship Fund
This fund is to be used to provide scholarship support for students...
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$2,500.00 Harry S. Bunker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Awarded to one incoming freshman majoring in journalism and mass...
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$2,500.00 Harry S. Bunker Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund provides one or more journalism scholarships annually.
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$250.00 Howard A. Schumacher Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
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$1,000.00 Hugh M. Schultz Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
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$1,000.00 James W. Blackburn Scholarship Fund
This Scholarship is for freshman students in the School of Journalism...
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$2,000.00 Jeff Erland Memorial Scholarship
The purpose is to provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving...
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$500.00 Jerry Parker Feature Writing Award
Annual award to a senior in the School of Journalism and Mass...
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$2,500.00 Jess Gorkin Magazine Journalist Fund
This fund is used to support an annual award to a junior who shows...
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$1,000.00 Jim Zabel Scholarship Fund
The scholarship will be granted to a student majoring in journalism at...
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$1,000.00 John and Shirley Harrison Prize in Journalism
Awarded to a deserving student majoring in journalism. Preference will...
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$1,000.00 John F. Kennedy Truth-in-Journalism Fund
Annual award given to a Junior or Senior student selected on basis of...
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$750.00 Judy Klemesrud News Writing Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate student with at least a 2.75 GPA in the...
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$3,000.00 Kotok Family Scholarship
Fund is to be used to support one or more annual scholarships to...
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$250.00 Leon Barnes Community Journalism Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
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$5,000.00 Linda Perrin Taber Pollack Scholarship
Awarded to a junior or senior journalism and mass communication major...
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$1,000.00 Mark Westerbeck Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming freshman who will be majoring in journalism and...
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$1,000.00 Nan Borreson Scholarship Fund
The fund will be used to support one or more annual scholarships to...
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$3,000.00 Phil Adler Journalist Award
The award is made annually to a junior with a declared major in...
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$3,000.00 Phil Currie Scholarship Fund
Scholarship to be awarded to a declared student majoring in the School...
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Varies Philanthropy Studies Scholarship
The Philanthropy Studies Scholarship is awarded to students enrolled in...
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$3,000.00 R. Baty and M. B. Jones Scholarship Fund
Scholarship fund for worthy students procuring an education in the...
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$500.00 Rita Mitra Award
This award shall be given to a top final-year undergraduate student in...
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$2,000.00 Roger and Dolores McLain Scholarship Fund
The fund will be used to support one or more annual scholarship to a...
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$1,500.00 Ruth A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund
This award will be given to a female seeking an undergraduate degree...
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$3,500.00 Shafer Family Trust Scholarship
The Shafer Family Trust Scholarship is to be used to provide scholarship...
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$3,000.00 Thomas Yoseloff Memorial Scholarship Fund
The scholarship is to be awarded to a freshman student, based on merit...
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$1,500.00 Tom King Scholarship in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Tom King Scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior majoring...
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$1,500.00 Toni Berry Memorial Scholarship Fund
The scholarship supports individuals who serve as supervising editors of...
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$1,500.00 W. Earl Hall and Reeves E. Hall Award
This award shall be made to journalism majors, undergraduate or...
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$250.00 Wilbur C. Peterson Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
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$500.00 William S. Maulsby Memorial Scholarship Fund
Annual scholarship to an undergraduate who plans to teach high school...
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$250 Dietz Poetry Essay Prize
Elizabeth Dietz (1964-2005) was a poet and professor of Renaissance...
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Varies Helen Aicher and Kenneth Ward Nelson Scholarship Fund
Award recipients shall be English graduate students or undergraduate...
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Varies Helen K. Fairall Scholarship-English
Applicants must have been born in Iowa and educated in Iowa schools in...
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Varies Margaret Leuz / Fred Einspahr Scholarships
This award was established by John Einspahr in honor of his parents...
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$0.00 Melvin J. Blough Scholarship Fund
Original Donor Intent (include date and description of restrictions and...
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Varies Sean Wu Memorial Scholarship
This award was established in honor of Sean Wu and goes to support a...
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$250 The John C. McGalliard Prize for the Best Essay on Medieval Literature
This prize is awarded to an English major for an outstanding essay on a...
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Varies The Louise P. Herring Scholarship
This award remembers Dr. Herring who received an M.A. degree in English...
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$250 The Miriam Gilbert Prize for Shakespeare Studies
This award recognizes the best essay on Shakespeare’s drama, poetry, or...
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Varies The Scott A. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
This award remembers Scott Anderson who received his B.A. in English...
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varies 13 Fishing Business Scholarship
The 13 Fishing Business Scholarship award is available for a student in...
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$1,000 Accenture Scholarship Fund
The Accenture Scholarship is for Business Analytics and Information...
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$1,500.00 Accounting Department 1st Year (Freshman) Scholarship
$1,500 scholarship to first year (Freshman) students who are interested...
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Varies Accounting Department Second Year Scholarship
The Accounting Department awards renewals of the Accounting First Year...
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