Scholarships
Photographer: William Benson of Carroll, IA
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 20-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 spanned 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.
Applications are now closed. Applications for 2025 scholarships will open in November 2024.
2024 Byers Environmental Scholarship Recipient
Isabelle Bolton
Hometown: Camanche
College: Iowa State University
Major: Environmental Science and Global Resource Systems
2024 William J. Fultz Communications & Marketing Scholarship Recipient
Chloe Zittergruen
Hometown: Keswick
College: Iowa State University
Major: Agricultural Communications and Horticulture
2024 Schnepf Community Service Scholarship Recipient
Jacie Hoeg
Hometown: Wapello
College: Iowa State University
Major: Human Resource Management and Agricultural Studies
