Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Most Valuable Student Scholarship
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Eligibility: Open to all high school seniors in the United States. Both merit and financial-need-based.
Award: 480 applicants will be awarded a $4,000 scholarship, while the top 20 applicants will be awarded a $30,000 scholarship.
Deadline: November 12, 2025
Legacy Award Scholarship
Legacy Award Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to all high school seniors in the United States who are the children/grandchildren of current Elks members who joined on or before April 1, 2023. Merit and Elks involvement based.
Award: 350 applicants will be awarded a $4,000 scholarship.
Deadline: February 2, 2026
Emergency Educational Grant
Emergency Educational Grant
Eligibility: Open to college students who are the child of a deceased or permanently disabled Elks member. The parent must have been a member of the Elks for at least a year prior to the death or becoming permanently disabled. Applicants must be attending a four-year university and under 24 years old.
Award: Applicants can be awarded up to $5,000 per school year. Applicants are welcome to apply up to four times. Applicants can only apply once per school year.
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Scholarship Information & Applications can be found at elks.org/Scholars
Mediacom World Class Scholarship
Mediacom World Class Scholarship
Eligibiligy: High school seniors graduating in the class of 2026
$1,000 scholarship
Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026
Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship
Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship
Eligibility - of a Protestant faith, resident of Iowa, will attend University of Iowa full-time
Award Amount: $5,000
Deadline to apply: May 1, 2026
See Mrs. Storhoff for the application
Iowa Newspaper Foundation
Iowa Newspaper Foundation
Eligibility: For students preparing for careers in the newspaper industry.
Deadline: February 13, 2026
Christina Hixson Opportunity Award
Christina Hixson Opportunity Award
Eligibility: Must be a resident of Iowa
Student must have faced challenges of personal and/or financial hardship.
Student must demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA.
Must attend Iowa State University.
Award Amount: $20,000
FAFSA Deadline: December 18 Application Deadline: January 6
Austin Helgerson, DHS's 2025 Hixson Award Winner will present information to interested DHS students on October 25.
Timberline Scholarship
Timberline Scholarship
Eligibility: The student must either have an active IEP or have exited their IEP within the past two years. They can pursue their degree at a four year university/college, community college, or trade district.
Award Amount: $2,000
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Farm Bureau Scholarships
Farm Bureau Scholarships
Eligibility: Farm Bureau scholarships are reserved for current IFBF members (and their children) who are in good standing with the organization. To be considered, a student must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average (GPA), be involved in extra-curricular activities, demonstrate leadership abilities, community involvement and volunteer efforts, and be accepted into an accredited higher education institution.
Award Amount: Multiple Scholarships with various amounts available
Deadline January 28, 2026
Farmers Union Cooperative
Farmers Union Cooperative
Eligibility: Students pursuing a two- or four-year degree in agriculture or related crop production, or closely related fields. Available only to high school seniors graduating in 2026, who are children of local Farmers Union Coop members.
Award Amount: $500
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Farmers Win Coop Scholarship
Farmers Win Coop Scholarship
The Farmers Win Coop will present four $500 scholarships to young adults entering ag-related higher education.
Due March 27, 2026
Conservation Districts of Iowa Scholarship
Conservation Districts of Iowa Scholarship
Eligibility: For students planning to major in Conservation or Agriculture. Two local scholarships for $1500 will be awarded to Winneshiek County students. Those winners will be submitted for the CDI state scholarships.
Applications from Decorah High School can be sent to:
Winneshiek SWCD, 2296 Oil Well Road, Decorah, Iowa by the deadline
Due February 6, 2026
Horatio Alger Scholarships
Horatio Alger Scholarships
Undergraduate Scholarships - Deadline February 15, 2026
Career and Technical Scholarships - Open March 15 - June 15, 2026
State of Iowa Scholarships - Deadline February 15, 2026
Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Iowa
Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Iowa
Eligibility: The principal criterion is service to school and community with special emphasis upon leadership roles in these areas. The Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Iowa is looking for those students who exhibit the greatest potential to be not only of service to their communities in the future but also leaders in these communities.
Award Amount: $2,000
Deadline: March 15, 2026
Engineering Scholarship
Engineering Scholarship
Gemini Engineering Scholarship
Up to $25,000 tuition scholarship each year for a maximum of $100,000 over four years.
Due March 1, 2026
Beta Sigma Psi
Beta Sigma Psi
Scholarships are available for men attending Iowa State in the fall of 2026.
Scholarships are available for men attending Iowa State in the fall of 2026.
Deadline: February 1, April 1, July 1, 2026 (multiple awards and applications
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