The University of Iowa

Education

Giacoletto Foundation (John P & Lawrence J)

The Foundation carries on the Giacoletto brothers’ devotion to education, as well as their interest in the technical and cultural aspects of life.

The foundation believes that a better-educated public will honor the lives and memories of both John and Lawrence Giacoletto.

Application Deadline 

Application address: Barbara Allen, 1195 East Post Rd Suite 2, Marion, IA 52302

Phone: (319) 365-1910

Email: Info@glacoletto.org

Submission deadline: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31

South Central Iowa Community Foundation

Our mission is to contribute to a better life for people of South Central Iowa by helping donors to carry out their charitable intent and by providing responsible stewardship of gifts for community purposes.

Application Deadline 

See website for application forms and additional information for individual counties. 

Pease (Leroy F.) Scholarship Fund

Scholarship awards to graduating seniors at Burlington High School, Iowa.

Application Deadline 

February 28, annually.

Submit the "gold form" application available to senior class students in the counseling office at Burlington High School.

Application address:
Burlington High School
Counseling Office
421 Terrace Dr.
Burlington, IA 52601-1578

Waitt Family Foundation

The foundation believes that every child and family should have the opportunity to choose their own futures and succeed in fulfilling their dreams. To that end, the foundation seeks to: Empower Communities - enhance the capacity of communities to promote positive social change supportive of...

Application Deadline 

Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. Responses to applications take about six weeks. 

BNSF Railway Foundation

The foundation supports the communities it serves and in which its employees live, work, and volunteer.

Program areas include grants for civic, cultural, health and human services, and youth organizations, and federally recognized tribal government. BNSF also has a number of scholarship...

Application Deadline 

BNSF employs an open application system. Application may be made at any time. For further information see the Programs website at http://www.bnsffoundation.org/programs/ and How to Apply at http://www.bnsffoundation.org/how-to-apply/

Guardian Scholars Foundation

To facilitate the educational of goals of young adults, who have spent time in the Foster Care System between the ages of 14 to 18 and graduated from Iowa high schools with honors, through a scholarship/mentorship program.

Application Deadline 

Application address: Thomas Wolff, 3775 EP True Parkway, Suite 254, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Email: thomas@guardianscholarsfoundation.org

Submission deadline: March 1

Iowa Grocery Industry Association

The Association works to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its members by providing educational opportunities, legislative support, networking opportunities, and philanthropic programs.

Application Deadline 

Three scholarship programs are available with the focus of supporting children of full-time employees and investing in the education of young people interested in pursing a career in the industry. See http://www.iowagrocers.com/scholarships.cfm for details.

The Build with Bags program is a grant program to aid parks and schools in purchasing products made of recycled plastic bags. The products consist of park benches, picnic tables, and other outdoor items. The program's goal is to reduce the use of plastic bags, encourage use of reusable bags, and increase the recycling of plastic bags. Awards range from $800 to $2000. See http://www.iowagrocers.com/grants.cfm for more information.

See the website for details on these opportunities.

Application address: Iowa Grocery Industry Association, 2540 106th Street, Suite 102, Urbandale, IA 50322

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