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Scholarship Information

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Scholarship Name Amount Deadline Qualifications Application

Wendy's High School Heisman Award Program N/A October 1, 2009 Must have at least a B average and must participate in at least one school sponsored sport. Graduating 2009 senior athlete who exhibits excellence in the classroom, on the field, and within their community. Wendy's Heisman Scholarship

University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration Freshman Scholarship Day $500 - $5,000 October 14, 2009 Participation by invitations only. Multiple requirements and obligations. UNI Financial Aid

Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship $10,000 - $20,000 October 31, 2009 Academic Achievement, leadership in school, Civil and other extracurricular activities, and employment. Coca-Cola Scholarships, enter CEEB Code: 161110

American Legion 2nd District of Iowa $300 November 3, 2009 Senior resides in American Legion 2nd District of Iowa. Complete Application, send in transcript, attend college in the state of Iowa, send recommendation and personal letter. Guidance Office

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (F.I.R.E.) $1000- $5000 November 6, 2009 High school senior. Must write an essay explaining why free speech and the 1st Amendment are crucial in higher education. Essay should be 700 1200 words. Send to: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Attn: Essay Scholarship Contest 601 Walnut Street, Suite 510 Philadelphia, PA 19106

University of Northern Iowa Theatre at UNI Scholarship $750- $2000 November 20, 2009 Theatre major, upper 1/3 of the class. Must be admitted to UNI by April 1. Send an application and resume of production experiences, transcript and two letters of recommendation, audition and interview held on December 7, 2009. UNI Theatre Dept

Ashford University Presidents Scholarship Full Tuition- RENEWABLE November 23, 2009 Preference will be given to students based on GPA. Students have to apply for and send transcript. Ashford Opportunity Grant

University of Iowa Presidential Scholarship $10,000 a year for 4 years December 11, 2009 Top 5% of class, GPA of 3.9 or above. Attend the University of Iowa, submit application and transcripts. U of I Admissions

AXA Achievement Scholarship $500 Postmarked by December 15, 2009 Enrolled or planning to enroll in a full time two or four year accredited College, university or vocational- technical school. Guidance office

Young Entrepreneur Foundation Scholarship $1,000 December 31, 2009 High School senior entering freshman year at an accredited two or four year university, college, or technical institute. Show initiative by having started his or her own business and participate in organizations such as DECA, FBLA, or Junior Achivement. Young Entrepreneur Foundation

Stone Opportunity Scholarship (Scott Community College) $3,317 January 2, 2010 Must rank in the upper quarter (25%) of your class or have an ACT of 23 or higher. Participate in early advising session. Guaidance office

US J.C.I Senate $1,000 January 6, 2010 Five letters of reference, Transcript, Personal Statement of 100-300 words, all submissions must be typed or written in print. Guidance Office

The Strayer-Rairden Scholarship in Physics Full Tuition- RENEWABLE up to 5 years January 11, 2010 Apply Early. Include bullets on attached sheet. Must have a nominator and a recommender. GMSP.ORG

Quad City Engineering and Science $1,000- $3,000 January 27, 2010 Highschool senior, or college sophomore/freshman. Major in Engineering and attend a 4- year college or university. Guidance Office or Quad City Engineering and Science

The Strayer-Rairden Scholarship in Physics $1,000 January 30, 2010 Be a resident of Iowa. Must attend the University of Iowa and major in physics or astronomy. Must have taken the Drake Physics Prize Examination. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit. U of I Physics Dept

H.L. Taylor Scholarship (Iowa PTA) $500 February 1, 2010 H.S. Senior, average or above average record. There must be an active PTA in your school district. Must attend an accredited Iowa School, no special career interest required. Guidance Office

Edwin R. Adland & Ruth H. Adland Scholarship N/A February 1, 2010 Senior from Counties- Jackson, Clinton, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, Carroll, Whiteside, Henry, Knox, Mercer, or Rock Island Must attend Augustana, Iowa State, or University of Northern Iowa. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Great River Bend Cyclone Award Scholarship $500 February 1, 2010 Must attend Iowa State University, GPA, school, community and work experience. Complete application. Guidance office or CFGRB.ORG

Louis F. Bulechek Memorial Foundation N/A February 1, 2010 Must have at least a 2.00 GPA and have financial need. Merit evaluated by school and personal activities, community and work experience. Must file FAFSA. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Morency Foster Youth Scholarship Fund $1,000 February 1, 2010 Must be a foster child and must have been in the foster care system for the consecutive 12 months prior to their 18th birthday. Must be enrolled or accepted in college. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Mariah Becker Memorial Scholarship N/A February 1, 2010 Must be a senior at Davenport Central High School with a 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale. Shows enthusiasm for life and shown through school involvement and the extracurricular activities with school, church and community. Must be a full time college student. Personal interview with scholarship committee. Guidance office - only applications received directly from the school will be accepted.

Central High School Scholarship for Teacher Education $3,500 per year February 1, 2010 Must graduate from Central High School. Must have a 2.0 GPA or higher. Must intend on receiving a major in education. Preference will be given to students interested in becoming a Physical Education Teacher. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Mike Condon Memorial Scholarship $450- RENEWABLE February 1, 2010 Needs to go into building trade of the field of involvement in Habitat for Humanity, or Construction would be good. Minimum 2.5 GPA. Getting a 4 year degree. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Bill and Hilda Maccomber and the Alta Kahl Scholarship $1250- RENEWABLE February 1, 2010 Must maintain a 2.5 on a 4.0 GPA scale in college,. Must live in Blue Grass or Buffalo. Must attend a techical school in Iowa. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Dr. & Mrs. Yang Ho Rhee Scholarship Varies February 1, 2010 Student must be of korean decent and have a 3.0 GPA or higher. Must complete the FAFSA Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Don E. & Charlotte Williams Scholarship $75 per semester hour; $2,500 February 1, 2010 Resident of the service area of the community foundation of the great river bend. Shows evidence of leadership & character. Education is conductive toward reaching enabling the application to achieve gainful employement in the applicants chosen career. Applicants demonstrates academic achievement and appears determined to achieve his/her educational goals. Keep a college GPA of at least a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Jane & Clem Werner Scholarship N/A February 1, 2010 3.0 GPA. Graduated from Davenport Central, North West, Bettendorf or Rivermont. Full time college student earning credits for Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Christina Hixson Opportunity Award $10,000 ($2,500 per year for 4 years) February 1, 2010 Posses the potential to succeed. Demonstrate financial eligibility. Be admissible to Iowa State University. Faced challenges of personal and/or financial hardship. Must be a resident of Iowa. Iowa State

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship $1,500 February 1, 2010 Graduating Senior, Accepted to college, Min 3.5 GPA, ACT 28 or SAT 1,240, Top 10% of your class. Iowa College Aid

Grand Lodge of Iowa Masonic Scholarship $2,000 February 1, 2010 Recipients are selected after completing a comprehensive written application and a in-depth personal interview. Guidance office or Scholarships of the Grand Lodge

KFC Colonel's Scholars Program $5000 per year February 10, 2010 Seniors with a 2.75 GPA or higher. Must attend a public in-state institution to pursue a Bachelor's degree. Must demonstrate financial need. KFC or 1-866-KFC-7240

Hy-Vee Foundation Scholarship $1,000 February 10, 2010 Must be a high school senior and must have been employeed at Hy- Vee or subsidairy associate for at least 6 months before 9/15/09. Iowa College Aid

Iowa Newspaper Foundations Scholarship Program $500- $1,000 February 12, 2010 Good academic record, student preparing for a career in the nwspaper industry. Guidance Office or Iowa News Foundation

National Commission for Cooperative Education Scholarship Varies February 15, 2010 Must have a comulative GPA of 3.6 or better on a 4.0 scale. Students must be accepted and complete all the required admission materials at one of the 8 NCCE partner college/ universities listed below. Colleges/ Universities: Drexel Universtiy, Johnson & Wales University, Kettering University, Pace University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Universtiy of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, Wentworth Institute of Technology. CO-OP Education

AXA Achievement Community Scholarship $2,000 February 15, 2010 Must be a high school senior who is planning to enroll in an accredited 2 or 4 year college or University. Be ambitious and motivated in school, community and work activities. Must be recommended by an unrelated adult who can attest to the student's achievement. Guidance Office or AXA Achievement
Edwin & Rupert Kautz $2,500 February 28, 2010 3.0 GPA, upper half of graduating class, needs base (FAFSA); for students who will be attending St. Ambrose University. Guidance office or Community Foundation Great River Bend

Thelma V. and John T. McColm Scholarship $1,000- RENEWABLE March 1, 2010 Open to freshman entering Iowa State University. Must file for FAFSA and complete the application form. Guidance Office

Keith Lucier Scholarship Tuition March 1, 2010 Must plan to attend the University of Iowa. Must maintain a 2.5 GPA in order to receive the second disbursement. Summer internship with the Quad City River Bandits. Guidance Office

MCEC Technical Scholarship- Grand Lodge of Iowa, A.F. & A.M. $1,000 March 1, 2010 Must plan to enroll in a mechanical or trade course at an accredited Iowa Community College. Guidance Office

Dorthy Klindt Memorial Scholarship $1,000 March 1, 2010 Must be an entering freshman at Iowa State who is enrolled in the college of Human Sciences. Selection is based on academic work and demonstrated leadership and community involvement. Guidance Office

Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative Scholarship Program 15 - $1,000 & 5 - $500 Must be postmarked or deliver by March 15, 2010 Must be a high school senior. Student’s parents or guardians must be members of Eastern Iowa Light & Power Cooperative. Application forms will be available by mail, from the Web site or at any Cooperative service center after January 1, 2010.

Mediacom Scholarship $1,000 March 15, 2010 Applicants must intend to pursue a course of study at a qualified post secondary institution. Guidance Office or Media.Com

The Uncommon Student Award $5,000 March 31, 2010 With your application for you send in a proposal for a project, which you can accomplish, that demonstrates the talent Herbert Hoover showed in problem solving & organization skills. The project can focus on an issue in your school, church or community. The project must be realistic so that you can show accomplishment. The scholarship committee recognizes the broad scope of this project definition and sees it as a challenge for the uncommon student. Guidance Office or Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association

US Bank Internet Scholarship $1,000 March 31, 2010 Must be planning to attend an accredited 2 or 4 year college full time. It will be a random drawing. US Bank

Ayn Rand Essay Contest $50- $10,000 April 25, 2010 N/A Ayn Rand Contest

Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship $400 May 1, 2010 Protestant faith. Must be a full time student at the Universtiy of Iowa. Iowa resident. Must be of good character and scholastic record. Submit personal statement and letter of reference. Guidance Office

Robert D. Blue Scholarship $500- $1000 May 10, 2010 Attend an Iowa college, high involvement in school activities, spent majority of your life in Iowa and demonstrates literacy and scholastic ablity. Iowa College Aid

Big Sun Scholarship $500 June 24, 2010 Senior student who is involved with sports. Write an essay on how your participation in sports has affected the person you are becoming. Submit to: Big Sun Athletics

Al Neuharth Free Scholarship Award 2 will receive $50,000; 100 will receive $1,000 October 15, 2010 High school seniors interested in pursuing a career in Journalism and who demonstrate qualities of a "free spirit." Al Neuharth

Abbott and Fenner Business Scholarship $1,000 varies All high school students in an accredted school. Write an essay on the following topic: "What do you see as the long term impact of our current recession on the average family? How might it affect their future decisions?" Abbott and Fenner

Youth Activity Scholarship Varies Call (563) 324-3236 Call to make an appointment. You need to fill out an application in the office. You will need to bring proof of income for everyone who lives in your house, and registration information for the activity of your chioice. Households must meet income guidelines to be elegible for scholarships. Call 563-324-3236