Criteria Specific Scholarships

The following scholarships are awarded by the Hawkeye Foundation. To apply for these scholarships, submit a Hawkeye Scholarship application. You only need to submit one application to apply for all Hawkeye Scholarships.

Born Outside the United States

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Dare to Dream $500 Fall February 1

Dependent of a Young Plumbing and Heating Employee

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Young Plumbing and Heating $750 Fall February 1

GED / HiSET and/or ELL Graduates

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Billy K. Owens $250 Spring October 1

Goodwin Honor Scholarship

$500 Fall February 1
Linda Rater Memorial Varies Fall February 1
Waggoner ELL Scholarship Varies Fall February 1
We Believe in You Varies Fall February 1

HPEA Dependent

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
HPEA $500 Spring October 1

Hawkeye Pride Organization Active Member

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Active member of Hawkeye Pride Organization $500 Fall February 1

Students Involved in Campus Life

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Student Activities Scholarship $1,000 Fall February 1

Students from a Certain County

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Buchanan County Friends in Education Varies Fall & Spring February 1 & October 1

Students from a Certain School District

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Denver Cyclone $500 Fall February 1
Tripoli Community School Alumni $500 Fall & Spring February 1 & October 1

Students with Disabilities

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
Cedar Valley Civitan $250 Fall & Spring February 1 & October 1
Jimmy Robinson $300 Fall & Spring February 1 & October 1
Travis Wittmayer Scholarship for the Profoundly Deaf $300 Fall & Spring February 1 & October 1

Veteran Students

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline
American Legion of Iowa $1,000 Fall February 1
David Crowe Memorial Veteran Scholarship $500 Spring October 1
Richard Brian Gienau Memorial $500 Fall & Spring February 1 & October 1

Waterloo Schools Graduate

Scholarship Amount Awarded Application Deadline

Don Duncan Memorial Scholarship

Full Tuition Spring October 1
Tommy Burns Scholarship $1,000 Fall February 1

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Contact Information

Hawkeye Foundation

Hawkeye Center 224
319-296-4002
319-296-2874 (fax)
Email the Foundation

Regular Hours — Spring 2024

January 3 – May 10, 2024
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

If campus is closed, the Foundation Office is also closed. This includes weather-related closings. See the Academic Calendar for scheduled college closings.

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