Additional Freshmen Scholarships
Freshmen Scholarships Listed by Geographical Location
The Office of Student Financial Aid awards the following scholarships to first-year incoming freshmen. No scholarship application is required; however, for those scholarships that require financial need, students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submit all required documents by April 1 prior to their freshmen year. The notification process begins in mid-May and continues through August.
State of Iowa
Donna R. Wollenberg Scholarship--Awarded to first-year Iowa students. Must demonstrate financial need and have a minimum 2.5 grade point average. May be renewed depending upon available funding.
Counties in Iowa
Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Marshall, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Tama, and Washington
University of Iowa Community Credit Union (UICCU) Scholarship--To entering first-year students with preference given to those who are UICCU members and residents of the following Iowa counties: Johnson, Linn, Washington, Muscatine, Iowa, Louisa, Cedar, Poweshiek, Benton, Tama, Jasper, Marshall, Keokuk and Mahaska. This scholarship is based on financial need and students will be selected from the University of Iowa Old Gold Scholarship pool. This scholarship is not renewable. Ten scholarships are awarded annually. At least three of the ten scholarships will be awarded to students to help fulfill the UI commitment to diversity.
Clinton
Donald and Ethel Hamdorf Scholarship--To provide support to first-year students from Clinton County, Iowa, who demonstrate financial need. One $1000 scholarship awarded annually. This scholarship is non-renewable.
Otto H. & Ethel Bohart Henningsen--Awarded to a worthy University of Iowa student from Clinton County. Academic merit is the primary factor and financial need is secondary.
Johnson
Ruth Ann Daly Scholarship--To freshmen students from Johnson County who demonstrate financial need by filing the FAFSA.
Linn
Dr. Carl E. and Edna Liabo Scholarship--To an entering freshman with preference given to students from Linn County. Students must show financial need. The scholarship may be renewable for up to three additional years as long as the recipient remains in good standing at The University of Iowa and continues to show financial need by filing the FAFSA each year.
Webster
Terry and Pam Hopper Fund--To provide support to needy first-year students from Webster County. This scholarship is renewable, depending upon funding availability and academics.
Iowa Town/City
Maquoketa
Scott German Scholarship--To selected entering first-year students from Maquoketa, Iowa. Financial need, determined by filing the FAFSA, is considered.
Wilton (or within a 25-mile radius)
Harry H. & Nellie B. Griffith Fund--To entering first-year students from Wilton, Iowa, or any town within a 25-mile radius of Wilton, Iowa. Students must be enrolled full-time. May be renewed up to three years, if full-time enrollment status and 2.00 UI cumulative grade-point average are maintained.
County in Illinois
Rock Island
Willard A. Peterson Scholarship--To students from Rock Island County, Illinois, preparing for a career in public health.