Check Out These Scholarships
You can find a variety of scholarships listed below. Before you choose to apply to any of the scholarships, there are a few things that you should keep in mind:
1. Deadlines for applications are crucial. Late applications are usually not even considered!
2. Scholarships are available based on need and ability (academic, athletic, leadership, artistic talents). Community involvement can be included in the selection. Some scholarships merely require completing an application; others ask for an essay, recommendation letters, or presentation of talent.
3. Completing the scholarship application accurately, completely and neatly is extremely important.
4. Type the information whenever possible.
5. When references or recommendation letters are required, be sure to contact the person writing the letter early. Ask the principal, counselor or teacher two or three weeks prior to the deadline, so they have time to do a quality job. Provide a stamped, addressed envelope when necessary. Make sure you thank them for taking the time to support you.
Finally, once you have received a scholarship, it is important to send a letter of acceptance and appreciation.
Local Scholarships
1. Missouri River Energy Services Scholarship
- College/Undergrad Scholarships Deadline: March 14, 2025
- Criteria:
- must be pursuing courses of study related to the electric industry: electrical technician, engineering, mathematics, science, energy management, accounting, communications, economics and more
- must live in a home powered by the MRES member utility
- must be planning to attend an accredited two or four year college university or technical school
- apply HERE
- Criteria:
- Lineworker/Powerline Scholarships Deadline: March 14, 2025
- Criteria:
- must be enrollilng in a full-time electrical lineworker or powerline program next fall at one of the following schools
- Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
- Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
- MN West College, Granite Falls, Jackson, or Wadena MN
- Mitchell Technical College, Mitchell, SD
- Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, IA
- apply HERE
- must be enrollilng in a full-time electrical lineworker or powerline program next fall at one of the following schools
- Criteria:
2. Lyon County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Criteria:
- must be planning to attend college majoring in agriculture
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: February 7, 2025
3. Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital Association
- Criteria:
- must be a Lyon County resident who is entering the healthcare field following high school graduation.
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: March 14, 2025
4. Northwest Iowa 4-H Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must reside in northwest Iowa counties of....Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Woodbury, Ida, Sac or Calhoun.
- must be planning on attending a post secondary school in any of those counties, UNI, ISU or Iowa
- more information can be found HERE
Deadline: March 1, 2025
5. Iowa Bankers Association-Northwest Region
- Criteria:
- must be a 4-H member that plans to attend any two or four year public or private college or university in the state of Iowa.
- must reside in one of the following counties: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux or Woodbury
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 1, 2025
6. Iowa 4-H Scholarships
- Various scholarships can be found HERE
7. Boyle Nursing Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a graduating senior from Rock Rapids
- must be planning to study nursing
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: February 1, 2025
8. Cooperative Energy Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be planning to pursue a 2 or 4 year degree in one of these areas:
- business management
- accounting
- administrative office management
- auto/diesel tech/transportation
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
- must be planning to pursue a 2 or 4 year degree in one of these areas:
Deadline: April 14, 2025
9. Three Rivers Pheasants Forever Scholarship
- Criteria
- graduating senior with a minimum of 2.0 GPA
- must be a member or have a parent, grandparent or guardian that is a member of Three Rivers PF
- Preference given to students pursuing a career in conservation, agriculture, biology or a related field at an accredited institution of higher education
- demonstration of leadership skill, motivation to participate in extra curricular activities and a passion for conservation and improvement of wildlife habitat is helpful
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: March 21, 2025
10. Murray Trust
- Criteria
- must be a central lyon graduate
- applications can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 15, 2025
11. Central Lyon Student Council Scholarship
- Criteria:
- 2 year student council member
- current student council member
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
12. PEO Golden Star Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a female graduating from Central Lyon in 2025
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
13. Nick and Betty Roach Family Scholarship
- Criteria:
- Central Lyon senior
- must be attending Iowa State University
- must be planning to study Education, Agriculture, Business or Journalism
- must have a minimum GPA of 2.0
- must show financial need for this award
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
14. Dr. Cody and Jennifer Hoefert: Future of Healthcare Scholarship
- Criteria:
- Central Lyon senior
- must be attending a post-secondary institution following graduation
- must be pursuing an education in a healthcare related field
- minimum GPA of 2.0
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
15. Dwayne and Sharon Postma Central Lyon Agriculture Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a Central Lyon senior
- must be enrolled in a post-secondary school
- must be majoring in some form of agriculture
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 30, 2025
16. Rock Rapids Firefighter's Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a Central Lyon student
- must have a parent, grandparent, guardian who is or was in the past a volunteer in EMS or Fire and Rescue
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: March 15, 2025
17. Frank Boon Trust Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a current Central Lyon senior who is planning to attend a post-secondary institution following graduation
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
18. Collins Trust
- Criteria:
- Your legal last name (exact spelling) must be in the Manhattan, New York phone book.
- Check with US Bank in Rock Rapids for eligibility
Deadline: May 1, 2025
19. CLEA/Van Roekel Memorial Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be in their 2nd year of college
- must show proof of acceptance or enrollment in the school of education
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
20. Senora Payne-Groves Memorial Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must have completed at least two years of foreign language studies
- must demonstrate as least one of the following:
- financial need
- conduct and character that demonstrate respect and appreciation for other people or cultures-ideally centered on inclusion, diversity or equality
- must have a 3.0 GPA or higher
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
21. Lions Pride Scholarships
Scholarship Name Number Amount
Central Lyon Foundation, Inc. 5 $1500
Must be a Central Lyon graduating senior. 10 $1000
Every senior that applies will be awarded at least $500 TBD $500
DeBerg Brothers 2 $500
Graduating senior with preference to students with good grades, a great involvement in diverse school activities and enrolled at Iowa State, University of Iowa, or University of Northern Iowa.
Ellen O Johnson 1 $400
Preference given to students enrolled in an education field.
Glascock 2 $1000
Preference given to students going into pharmacy or some type of Health Care.
Mary Ellen Roach Sinclair 4-H 1 $200
Graduating senior 4-H’er. Letter of recommendation from 4-H leader required.
Stewart Family 1 $450
Graduating senior enrolling in trade, vo-tech or specialized school. Will be awarded upon successful completion of 1 semester in post-secondary institution.
Marion C. Soehl Family Scholarship 1 $300
Preference given to a student enrolled in education or veterinary medicine.
Central Lyon Superintendents Scholarship 1 $500
Must be a graduating senior.
Rock Rapids Business Women 1 $500
Must be a graduating senior. Male or Female
Appel Family Scholarship 1 $500
Preference given to a student majoring in journalism, business or sustainable agriculture.
Harding Family Scholarship 4-6 approx. $1000
Preference given to an agricultural related field of study…based on need or merit
Lions Pride Scholarship 2 $500
Must be a Central Lyon graduating Senior.
Riley Meyer Memorial Vocational Scholarship 2 $500
Must be seeking a vocational career. Can be used to assist in purchasing tools,
equipment or supplies. Can be used for schooling, training or apprenticeship.
Dorothy E. McCormack Charitable Trust 3 $1500
Must be a Central Lyon Graduating Senior, 3.0 GPA or higher, must not have received an athletic scholarship, must demonstrate financial need.
Delrae Bennett (Grave) Memorial Scholarship 1 $1000
Must be a Central Lyon Graduating Senior, must be planning to study a fine arts or engineering field.
Robin R. (Swanson) Kilgore Memorial Scholarship 1 $2000
Must be a Central Lyon Graduating Senior. Must be majoring in business and/or finance and related fields of Accounting, economics, Logistics, Management or Agriculture Economics/Business
Application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
22. Cooperative Farmers Elevator Scholarships
- AAS Ag Program Scholarship Deadline: March 18, 2025
- must be a high school senior
- must be planning to attend one of the following 2 year technical programs: Dordt University, DMACC, Ellsworth, Iowa Lakes CC, Iowa Central CC, Lakes Area Tech, Minnesota West CC, Mitchell Tech, NCC, WIT
- Legal US citizen or permanent resident
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
- CFE Scholarship Deadline: March 18, 2025
- must be a high school senior
- parent must be a Class A or B member of CFE
- must intend to major in agricultural related major at a technical school or college
- must be a legal US citizen or permanent resident
23. Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative
- Criteria:
- must be a member consumer or employee of REC
- must be planning to attend either a 2 or 4 year post secondary institution
- Application can be found in the Guidance Office and more information can be found HERE
Deadline: February 14, 2025
24. Build Dakota Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be attending an eligible technical college program in the state of South Dakota
- must committing to work in South Dakota in their field of study for three years following graduation
- more information can be found HERE
Deadline: March 31, 2025
25. Farmer's Mutual Scholarship
- Criteria:
- parents must be insured by Farmers Mutual Insurance of Hull
- must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- must be planning on attending a post secondary educational institution
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: March 15, 2025
26. Lyon County Pork Producers Ambassador
- Criteria:
- must be a high school senior
- can be male or female
- parents must be members of the Pork Producers Association
- more information can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: March 8, 2025
27. Community Oil Company Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a dependent of a current shareholder at the Community Oil company
- must be a senior in high school for the year 2024-2025
- application can be found in the Guidance Office.
Deadline: February 28, 2025
28. Siouxland Sportsmanship Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a senior within 75 miles of Sioux City
- must participate in at least one sport for at least three years of their high school career, including senior year
- must have a 3.00 cumulative GPA
- must exhibit outstanding character, be a total team player, demonstrate the highest level of sportsmanship during their career and serve as a role model for all students at their high school
- must be planning to attend a post secondary institution for the 2025-2026 school year
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: March 21, 2025
29. Rock Rapids EMT Association Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be graduating from Central Lyon
- if student is graduating from a school other than Central Lyon, the student must have a parent that is a current member of the Rock Rapids EMT Association
- parent, grandparent, or guardian is or was in the past a volunteer or employee in emergency medicine (ambulance, emergency room, ect.)
- enrolled at a post-secondary school
- must finish the first semester of school before receiving scholarship payment
- letter of recommendation from two individuals other than family
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 15, 2025
30. Sanford Health Network Scholarship
- Criteria:
- affiliation with a participating Sanford Network facility (employee, relative of an employee, community resident, patient, ect.)
- proof of enrollment in a healthcare program (Letter of Acceptance)
- Unofficial Transcript (GPA must be 3.0 or higher to be considered)
- Scholarship essay addressing the following:
- reasons for choosing a healthcare profession
- career goals after graduation
- extracurricular activities and community involvement
- one letter of recommendation
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: April 23, 2025
State Scholarships
1. IHSADA-NIAAA Student Athlete Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a senior
- must have achieved at least 1 of the following:
- minimum of B+ average
- ranked in the top 25% of class
- ACT score of 24 or higher
- must have participated in two sports for at least two years in each sport
- must have earned at least one varsity letter in each of two sports
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: January 10, 2025
2. Iowa Student Loan Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be in 9th to 12th grade
- must be a resident of Iowa
- apply HERE
Deadline: December 2, 2024
3. Timberline Billing Service Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must have been on an IEP during their secondary education
- must be graduating in December 2024 or May 2025
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: January 15, 2025
4. Iowa Financial Aid Application
- All Scholarships can be found HERE
- Scholarships available:
- All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship
- Iowa Tuition Grant
- Iowa Workforce Grant & Incentive Program
- Future Ready Iowa Grant
- Last Dollar Scholarship
- Iowa National Guard Service Scholarship
- Iowa Vocational-Technical Grant
- Kibbie Grant
- Education & Training Voucher
- Robert D. Blue Scholarship
5. Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement Scholarships
- Scholarships Available:
- Branstad-Reynolds Agriculture Scholarship
- ISF Beef Championship Supporters Scholarship
- Stephen and Linda Weldon Honorary Scholarship
- Brock Purdy Grit Scholarship
- Bart Nelson Memorial Sheep Scholarship
- Don & Cheryl Timmins Scholarship
- Bill Northey Memorial Scholarship
- Cattleman's Beef Quarters Scholarship
- More information can be found HERE
Deadline: February 1, 2025
6. Iowa PGA Foundation Charlie Burkart Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must reside within the PGA section or the state of Iowa
- winners are selected on the basis of their interest and activity in golf, the potential for future contributions to the game, leadership skills/community involvement, then on their academic/professional ability and financial need.
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: June 16, 2025
7. Iowa PGA Foundation Women's Fairway Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be pursuing further education or training in a career in golf
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: September 10, 2025
8. Iowa PGA Foundation Max Shields Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be furthering your education and career in the golf industry which includes but is not limited to the PGA Profession, Agronomy, Club Management, Hospitality and Membership
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: September 10, 2025
9. Iowa Newspaper Foundation (INF) scholarship
- Various Scholarships can be found HERE
Deadline: February 14, 2025
10. Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Iowa
- Criteria:
- must be graduating from a public high school within the state of Iowa
- applicants do not need to have a Masonic connection, nor do race, creed, religion, color, sex or national origin have any bearing on the selection process
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 15, 2025
11. FFBC Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a graduating senior from an Iowa high school
- must be planning to pursue college or other post-secondary education
- participated in significant activities to promote LGBTQ+ acceptance in his/her/their school and/or community
- application can be found at https://ffbciowa.org/scholarships
Deadline: March 15, 2025
12. Grinnell Mutual Scholarship
- Criteria:
- current senior in high school
- Is currently insured through a private passenger auto policy with Grinnell Mutual, Grinnell Select, or Grinnell Compass
- Maintains a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0
- Has a clean driving record (no accidents or violations)
- Plans to attend an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the fall of 2025 as a full-time student
- Is not a dependent of any Grinnell Mutual employee or company board member
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 15, 2025
13. Jim Halihan Character Legacy Scholarship
- Criteria:
- high school senior
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 1, 2025
14. Iowa Environmental Health Association Scholarship
- Criteria:
- resident of the state of Iowa
- high school senior or a non-traditional student returning to college in the State of Iowa
- recipient must be majoring in Environmental Health or a related field
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: February 1, 2025
15. IGA Foundation Scholarships
- Ann Griffel
- a high school senior girl who has a passion for golf and intends to further their education at an Iowa institution of higher learning
- application can be found HERE
- Herman Sani Scholarship
- any graduating high school senior and resident of the state of Iowa with experience or background in golf
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 31, 2025
16. Iowa Grumpy Goldeneyes Scholarship Program
- Criteria:
- application can be found at HERE
Deadline: March 1, 2025
17. Iowa Golf Association Scholarships
- Ann Griffel Scholarship
- must be an Iowa high school senior girl who has a passion for golf and intends to further their education at an Iowa institution
- application can be found HERE
- Herman Sani Scholarship
- any graduating high school senior and resident of the state of Iowa with experience or background in golf is eligible to apply
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 31, 2025
18. International Association of Arson Investigators-Reynold C. Hentges Memorial Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be an Iowa resident
- must be majoring in a field of education promoting a career in one of the following professions or area of study: Fire Service, Fire Science, Law Enforcement, Law, Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Protection Technology or Insurance.
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: March 30, 2025
19. Friend of the Central Lyon FFA Alumni Scholarship
- Criteria:
- Must have been involved in FFA during high school
- application can be found in the Guidance office
Deadline: April 15, 2025
20. Des Moines Mothers of Multiples
- Criteria:
- must be a multiple birth student
- must be a senior who plans to attend college
- must be a resident of Iowa
- Information can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 1, 2025
21. Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be pursuing automotive related studies including auto, collision or diesel technology, sales, accounting, marketing or business administration
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 1, 2025
22. Ag coop Safety Leaders of Iowa Scholarship
- Criteria:
- high school senior attending college, university or trade school in the Fall of 2025
- must be pursuing a major in an Agriculture or Safety Related Field
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: April 15, 2025
23. Rick Kading Trade Foundation Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be pursuing an education in the skilled trades...carpentry, welding, HVAC, electrical work, plumbing, or other essential professions
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: March 31, 2025
National Scholarships
1. United States JCI Senate Foundation Scholarships
- Vocational/Industrial Scholarship
- must have a 3.25 or higher
- must be planning to continue their education at accredited vocational or industrial schools within the US
- College/University Scholarship
- must have a GPA of 3.75 or higher
- must be planning to continue their education at an accredited post secondary college or university within the US.
Deadline: Must be postmarked by January 17, 2025
2. Lariat Future Innovators Foundation STEM scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be 18 to 24 and pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math
- must come from a small town with a population of 25,000 or less
- must hav a family household income of $55,000
- must be a highly motivated individual with a track record of excelling in projects or winning science/math awards
- must have a strong performance in math and science (3.5 GPA or above, AP courses)
- application can be found at lariatfoundation.org
3. Cancer Pathways Teen Writing Contest
- Criteria:
- must have been touched by cancer
- more information can be found in the Guidance Office
Deadline: February 28, 2025
4. 24-25 Coolidge Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a current junior
- must be an American citizen or legal permanent resident
- application can be found at coolidgescholars.org
- Deadline: December 11, 2024
5. SFM Foundation Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must have had a parent who was killed or seriously injured in a workplace accident while working for MN or Iowa Employers
- application is available HERE
Deadline: March 31, 2025
6. BigSun Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be a student athlete
- more information can be found at http://www.bigsunathletics.com
Deadline: June 19, 2025
8. Horatio Alger Association Scholarship
- Criteria:
- high school junior
- demonstrated financial need
- US citizen
- applications can be found HERE
9. Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: June 10, 2025
7. AES Engineers Scholarship
- scholarship is awarded based on character
- application can be found HERE
Deadline: October 8, 2025
8. Horatio Alger Scholarships for Juniors
- Criteria:
- US Citizen
- household income under $65,000
- more information can be found HERE
Deadline: March 1, 2025
School Specific Scholarships
1. University of Iowa
- Pearl Hull Falk Scholarship
- Criteria:
- must be of protestant faith
- resident of the state of Iowa
- attending University of Iowa full-time
- application can be found in the Guidance Office
- Criteria:
Deadline: March 3, 2025
2. Iowa State University
- Hixson Opportunity Awards
- Criteria:
- must have faced challenges or personal and/or financial hardship
- must be an Iowa resident
- must possess the potential to succeed
- must demonstrate financial need as determined by filing
- must be attending Iowa State University for the 25-26 school year
- must complete the
- application can be found at www.hixson.dso.iastate.edu
- Criteria:
Deadline: February 1, 2025
- BETA SIGMA PSI Scholarships
- Darryl Jahn Scholarship
- must be a Lutheran man
- Deadline: February 1, 2025
- Jake VanderSlice Scholarship
- must have a GPA of 3.25
- must be in at least one extra curricular, part time job or volunteer activity
- Deadline: July 1, 2025
- Darryl Jahn Scholarship
3. Wayne State College
- Art & Design Scholarships
- application can be found at www.wsc.edu/scholarships
- Deadline: December 1, 2024
- Language and Literature Scholarships
- application can be found at www.wsc.edu/scholarships
- Deadline: February 1, 2025
4. Minnesota State University-Mankato
- Maverick Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2025
5. Northwest Iowa Community College
- Various Scholarships
- Scholarships can be found HERE
Deadline: Varies by Scholarship
6. Morningside University
- Nylen School of Nursing Scholarship Deadline: February 28, 2025
- application can be found in the Guidance Office