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 Ina Loewenberg Scholarship
Awarded to an entering first-year student majoring in a liberal arts and...
Varies Jeffery Keith Jones Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a first-time, first-year undergraduate student in the College...
Varies Larry and Bryan Joens Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an entering first-year student undergraduate student in the...
Varies Maureen Medberry Snell CLAS Award
Awarded to entering first-year students in the College of Liberal Arts &...
Varies Ralph K. and Maxine J. Hibbs Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a first-time, first-year undergraduate student in the College...
Varies Shoemaker-Strickler Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry
This scholarship is open to newly admitted students who will begin their...
Varies Shoemaker-Strickler Memorial Scholarship in Physics
This scholarship is open to newly admitted students who will begin their...
Varies Sujit and Karen Reisdorff Dhar Scholarship
Awarded to an entering first-time, first-year undergraduate student in...
Varies William and Effa McMeans Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an entering first-year, first-year student undergraduate...
Varies Michael Senich Scholarship
Awarded to entering first-year undergraduate students in the College of...
Varies A. W. Lee Scholarship Fund
Full-time students who are at least in their fifth semester of study...
Varies Ben Silver Broadcast Journalism Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated an interest in broadcast...
Varies Bernard Hurwitz/Ethel Adler Hurwitz Fund
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Varies Bruce and Jean Harrison Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a deserving sophomore or junior journalism and mass...
Varies Burrows Family Scholarship
Scholarship is to support undergraduate major student(s) in the...
Varies Conger Reynolds Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Varies Darwin and Kathleen Paustian Esq. Journalism Fund
Provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving junior or senior...
Varies Dean and Gerrie Buresh Excellence in Strategic Communication Fund
Awarded to undergraduate students who plan careers in strategic...
Varies Donald K. Woolley Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an undergraduate journalism student with an interest in...
Varies Dorothy Moeller Writing Prize
Awarded to incoming freshman in the School of Journalism and Mass...
Varies Dorothy Rubenstein Journalism Award
Awarded to a worthy incoming journalism and mass communication student,...
Varies E. Jack & Ailene Liechty Scholarship Fund in the School of Journalism
Awarded to deserving full-time journalism and mass communication junior...
Varies First Generation Scholarship
Awarded to First Generation College Students in the School of Journalism...
Varies Florence Ruebush Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Florence Ruebush Endowed Scholarship Fund is to provide financial...
Varies Frank L. Mott Undergraduate Scholars Fund
This fund will provide an award to a junior or senior in the magazine...
Varies Gordon L. McKenzie Scholarship
Scholarship to be awarded to an undergraduate journalism student...
Varies Gordon Strayer Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an undergraduate student who has demonstrated leadership in...
Varies Harriet E. Janes Journalism Scholarship Fund
This fund is to be used to provide scholarship support for students...
Varies Harry S. Bunker Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund provides one or more journalism scholarships annually.
Varies Harry S. Bunker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Awarded to one incoming freshman majoring in journalism and mass...
Varies Howard A. Schumacher Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Varies Hugh M. Schultz Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Varies James W. Blackburn Scholarship Fund
This Scholarship is for freshman students in the School of Journalism...
Varies Jeff Erland Memorial Scholarship
The purpose is to provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving...
Varies Jerry Parker Feature Writing Award
Annual award to a senior in the School of Journalism and Mass...
Varies Jess Gorkin Magazine Journalist Fund
This fund is used to support an annual award to a junior who shows...
Varies Jim Zabel Scholarship Fund
The scholarship will be granted to a student majoring in journalism at...
Varies John and Shirley Harrison Prize in Journalism
Awarded to a deserving student majoring in journalism, taking into...
Varies Judy Klemesrud News Writing Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate student with at least a 2.75 GPA in the...
Varies Leon Barnes Community Journalism Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving journalism and mass communication student.
Varies Linda Perrin Taber Pollack Scholarship
Awarded to a junior or senior journalism and mass communication major...
Varies Mark Westerbeck Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming freshman who will be majoring in journalism and...
Varies Nan Borreson Scholarship Fund
The fund will be used to support one or more annual scholarships to...
Varies Nancy Henning Journalism Fund
The purpose is to provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving...
Varies Phil Adler Journalist Award
The award is made annually to a junior with a declared major in...
Varies Philanthropy Studies Scholarship
The Philanthropy Studies Scholarship is awarded to students enrolled in...
Varies Rita Mitra Award
This award shall be given to a top final-year undergraduate student in...
Varies Robert and Brooks Schaal Scholarship Fund
Funds to support one or more annual scholarships to deserving students...
Varies Roger and Dolores McLain Scholarship Fund
The fund will be used to support one or more annual scholarship to a...
Varies Ruth Baty and Maurice Barnett Jones Scholarship Fund
Scholarship fund for worthy students procuring an education in the...