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Updated: December 5, 2024 @ 6:55 pm
Keep Iowa Beautiful announced Thursday that applications are being accepted for three scholarship awards of $1,000 for Iowa high school seniors planning 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,” Keep Iowa Beautiful Executive Director Andy Frantz said. “We encourage respect for home, neighborhood, community and state. These students have a passion for improving the communities where they live and work, and we couldn’t be more excited to see where their educational journey takes them.”
These annual scholarships, the release states, honor important figures in Keep Iowa Beautiful history who have made significant contributions to Iowa communities.
The Byers Scholarship – 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. In memory of Bob Byer’s dedication to young people and environmental concerns, KIB and the Byers family established the Byers Environmental Scholarship Fund in 2009.
The Schnepf Scholarship – 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 and regional planning and volunteer management. This scholarship honors Gerry Schnepf, founding executive director of Keep Iowa Beautiful.
The Fultz Scholarship – High school seniors who plan to enroll and study communications, public relations and/or marketing are eligible to apply. This scholarship honors William J. Fultz, a founding KIB board member and artist who started an advertising agency that became the largest agriculture advertising agency in the world.
Applications due Jan. 31, 2025, are available online at https://keepiowabeautiful.org/grants-scholarships/scholarships/
Scholarship winners will be notified in April 2025.
Keep Iowa Beautiful is a charitable organization that works with citizens, neighborhoods, and communities to improve the vitality and cultural health of the state of Iowa.
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