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
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
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
Eligibiligy: High school seniors graduating in the class of 2026
$1,000 scholarship
Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026
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
Eligibility: For students preparing for careers in the newspaper industry.
Deadline: February 13, 2026
Eligibility: 3.5 GPA, enroll in a four-year college or university, must work 240 hours between January 1, 2026 to September 1, 2026, family adjusted gross income cannot exceed $100,000
Award Amount: $8,000/four years, $2,000 for college expenses
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Eligibility: This scholarship is for a student living in the Northern Iowa tri-county area, is of a Czech decent (25%+ Czech ethnicity), has a 3.25 GPA, and will attend a public/private university.
Award Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 12, 2025
See Mrs. Storhoff for an application
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.
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
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
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
The Farmers Win Coop will present four $500 scholarships to young adults entering ag-related higher education.
Due March 27, 2026
Eligibility:
The recipient must enroll in an out-of-state, four-year, non-religiously affiliated institution.
The scholarship will be forfeited if the recipient marries before completing their college education.
The recipient is expected to maintain a commendable academic record throughout their college years.
Due: Monday, December 1, 8:00 am