Student Services

A new scholarship program awarding 45 $1,000 deposits into College Savings Iowa accounts is open now.

The ISL Education Lending Scholarship is open to Iowa residents who are Iowa high school students in ninth to 12th grade, undergraduate college students, or their parents or guardians or others who hold a College Savings Iowa account to benefit those students.

How to Enter
Visit www.IowaStudentLoan.org/CollegeSavings between now and December 5, 2025, to learn more and register. To learn about free resources and tools to help with college financing and planning, review the short tips and answer the questions after registration.

Registrants also received emailed tips throughout the remainder of the registration period.

Additional Opportunities to Win
Each student may register themselves once and a parent, guardian or other adult may enter once per student.

Mark your calendar to enter again during the next registration period, which opens in January.

More Information
If you have questions or need assistance, please email scholarship@studentloan.org.

The ICAN Team

This scholarship is available to high school seniors graduating in 2026 who will be entering first-year students at Iowa State University in Fall 2026. This program will provide 100 undergraduates with a $20,000 scholarship, disbursed over eight semesters.

Selection is based on the student’s county, eligibility and potential as demonstrated through the application, letter of recommendation, and financial need analysis. Students may major in any curriculum and must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average for renewal. Recipients will be notified by April 1st.

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The Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award is a $10,000 scholarship program for Iowa high school juniors. The program is designed to attract students who are motivated and community minded. The award, which honors Herbert Hoover, an Iowa native and the 31st President of the United States, identifies approximately 15 Iowa high school juniors who propose and then accomplish projects of their own design. The projects the students propose should demonstrate the values that Herbert Hoover exemplified in his life of public service.

Grades, test scores, essays and financial need are not evaluated. Each of the 15 finalists will receive a $1,500 cash award at the completion of the program. Four of those could earn an additional $10,000 scholarship each, for a total of $11,500!

Deadline: April 1, 2026

Click here for details: UncommonStudent.org.

Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members.

Deadline: February 2, 2026

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If you are going to a 2 or 4-year college and you work or have a parent or guardian who works at a new car dealership OR if you want to be trained as an automotive technician, this scholarship is for you!

Deadline: January 18, 2026

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