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Many other colleges award scholarships to transferring community college students. Check with the college you plan to attend to see what they have to offer.

Buena Vista Scholarships
www.bvu.edu/
Transfer students are eligible for the following:

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Carver Scholarships

For Sophomore students who are currently enrolled in a community college in Iowa, and who are intending to transfer to a participating 4 year institution. For more information click here.

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Columbia College Chicago Presidential Scholarship
April deadline
High school seniors and transfer students who have earned fewer than 13 credit hours at another college or university who plan to be full-time students are eligible. Scholarship awards are based on academic achievement in high school and demonstration of talent, ability or accomplishment in the student’s intended major. The maximum award is $2,000 per semester. Scholarships are renewable each year provided that a 3.0 GPA is maintained and full-time enrollment is not interrupted. www.colum.edu/scholarships/

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer
Scholarship
February deadline
Nominees must have at least a 3.5 GPA; have sophomore status or have graduated after May 2002 from an accredited two-year college; and plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate institution in fall. The Foundation’s selection criteria include academic excellence and unmet financial need. www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/

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C. R. Musser/ISU Agricultural Foundation Transfer Student
Scholarship
March deadline
Applicant must be an Iowa resident interested in a production agriculture related career.
Contact nhensley@iastate.edu or www.iastate.edu/

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Hispanic Scholarship
February deadline
Annually awards 200 of $1250 and $2500 to students transferring from a two-year college to a four-year institution.
Contact Hispanic Scholarship Fund for application and eligibility requirements.

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Iowa State University Community College Transfer
Scholarship
February deadline
This scholarship is for up to $2,000. No application is necessary as scholarship is based on need. Preference is given to students with 45 transferable credit hours and a 3.00 GPA at a community college, full-time, priority to those who apply for financial aid prior to February 14th and those who apply for admission prior to March 1st.
www.iastate.edu/.

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Iowa State University Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
April deadline
This is a $1,000 scholarship renewable for a second year by maintaining a 3.00 CGPA. Applicant must be a member of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, have a 3.50 GPA and have completed a minimum of 45 semester hours at a community college.
Contact ISU at Office of Admissions, Alumni Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011, (800) 262-3810, admissions@iastate.edu or www.iastate.edu/

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Iowa State University Roy J. Carver Scholarship
April deadline
Twenty awards of $5,200 will be available to Iowa State University juniors, renewable for the senior year with a minimum gpa. To be eligible, a student must be a U. S. citizen, a graduate of an accredited Iowa high school or resident of the state of Iowa for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to application, a junior classification for fall, enroll full-time (12 credits or more), have a minimum CGPA of 2.80, demonstrate financial need based on the FAFSA and present evidence of unusual social and/or other barriers to attending college full-time. Students must submit (on-line) an application, essay and two letters of reference by April 1st to be considered for this scholarship. Applicants may apply on-line at: Carver Trust (click on Scholarships and on-line application).

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Keith Kirkpatrick Transfer Scholarship in
Agriculture/ISU
Applicant must be an Iowa resident and agriculture major.
nhensley@iastate.edu or www.iastate.edu/

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Mount Mercy College Transfer Scholarships and
Awards
February deadline
Awards are for art, music, speech/drama, social work; merit award; out-of-state grant; Iowa tuition grant; Phi Theta Kappa.
Contact Mount Mercy College at 1-800-248-4504 or www.mtmercy.edu/

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Henry B. Tippie College Of Business Scholarships at
the University of Iowa
February deadline
Each year, the Tippie College of Business awards a number of scholarships to students enrolled in the college. Some of these scholarships are granted solely on the basis of academic performance. For others, extracurricular activity and financial need are also considered in making the awards.
www.biz.uiowa.edu/upo/