Scholarships and Financial Aid

Helping you pay for school and other learning opportunities

The College of Human Sciences and its programs offer more than $500,000 in scholarships each year.

List of scholarships offered

Apply for CHS scholarships:

• Scholarships for students in grades 6, 7, 8
• Scholarships for incoming freshmen
• Scholarships for incoming transfer students
• Scholarships for students who study abroad
• Scholarships for undergraduate students who present at national/international professional conferences
• Scholarships for current undergraduate students
• Scholarships for graduate students

These are college level scholarships only. Completing this application will not submit you for University-level financial aid or Departmental scholarships. Please apply separately for those scholarships below.

Other ISU resources for financial aid:

University-level financial aid:

• ISU Office of Student Financial Aid

Departmental scholarships for specific undergraduate majors:

• Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Production
• Child, Adult, and Family Services
• Dietetics
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education & Studies
• Family Finance, Housing, and Policy
• Food Science
• Hotel, Restaurant, & Institution Management
• Kinesiology
• Nutritional Science
• Pre-Diet & Exercise
• Teacher Education

Undergraduate Research Presentation Travel Support

• Policy and application form
• Publicity Release

**Note that if you would like to be considered for College, University, and Departmental Scholarships, please apply for those scholarships separately.

Scholarship resources available outside of ISU:

Des Moines Women's Club

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Steele County Home Economics Association For any individual majoring in Home Economics, Family Consumer Sciences, or related fields. To be eligible: student must have completed 2 years of study in their major and must be a resident of Steele County, including the towns of Owatonna (55060), Blooming Prairie (55917), Ellendale (56026) and Medford (55049).

State of Iowa resources for financial aid

Iowa Teacher Shortage Forgivable Loan Program (University Teacher Education Program web site)

Federal resources for financial aid

Free application for federal student financial aid (FAFSA)

Federal loan/scholarship cancellation/deferment options for teachers (University Teacher Education Program web site)