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Scholarships


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Scholarship Opportunities for Iowa High School Students

Keep Iowa Beautiful awards three $1,000 scholarships each year to Iowa high school seniors who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university.

“Keep Iowa Beautiful seeks to foster positive values in younger generations and reinforce them in older generations. We encourage respect for home, neighborhood, community and state,” said Andy Frantz, KIB Executive Director.

The scholarships are in honor of three pioneers in KIB’s 25-year history

Bob Byers

Educator

Through Bob’s leadership, KIB’s Litter-Free School Campus program was started in NW Iowa. His dedication to young people and environmental concerns was a driving force encouraging young people to help improve their community.

The Byers scholarship is supporting high school students who plan to enroll and study environmental science, community development, landscape architecture or architecture (historical emphasis) or community planning and sustainability.

William Fultz

KIB Founding Board Member

Bill started an advertising agency that became the largest agricultural advertising agency in the world.

The Fultz scholarship will be awarded to a senior planning on studying communications, public relations and/or marketing.

Gerald Schnepf

KIB Founding Executive Director

Gerry’s career spans 50 years of making Iowa a better place to live, work and raise a family.

The Schnepf scholarship will be awarded to a senior who has a record of community service and a desire to continue to support and contribute to the enhancement of the place they live and work. College programs could include community & regional planning and volunteer management.

The 2025 scholarships application is now closed.

Application deadline: The 2025 application is closed. Check back in November for the 2026 application.

Before you begin, click below to read the program guidelines:

Keep Iowa Beautiful Scholarship Program Guidelines and FAQs

Who is eligible to apply? Graduating Iowa high school seniors who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university are eligible to apply. Each scholarship has individual requirements regarding the students intended major and/or community service involvement:

  • Bob Byers – High school seniors who plan to enroll and study environmental science, community development, landscape architecture or architecture (historical emphasis) or community planning and sustainability are eligible to apply.
  • William Fultz – High school seniors who plan to enroll and study communications, public relations and/or marketing are eligible to apply.
  • Gerald Schnepf – High school seniors who have a record of community service and a desire to continue to support and contribute to the enhancement of the place they live and work are eligible to apply. College programs could include community & regional planning and volunteer management.

What are the dates of this program? The scholarship application is open from December 2024 through January 31st, 2025. Scholarship recipients will be notified by April 2025.

Applications are now closed. Stay tuned for next year’s announcement!

2025 Byers Environmental Scholarship Recipient

Isabelle Bolton

Parker Messerich

Hometown: Charlotte
College: University of Dubuque
Major: Environmental Science

2025 William J. Fultz Communications & Marketing Scholarship Recipient

Maranda Wood

Hometown: Baldwin
College: Iowa State University
Major: Agricultural Communications

2025 Schnepf Community Service Scholarship Recipient

Jacie Hoeg

Kelsey Hoeger

Hometown: Earlville
College: Iowa State University
Major: Agricultural Communications

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