Scholarship Descriptions and Requirements
The College of Human Sciences (CHS) application covers college-level and department-level scholarships. The CHS application is a portion of the application for university-level financial aid. You apply for the scholarships below by filling out the Iowa State and CHS portions in the same OneApp scholarship system. If a scholarship has any special requirements beyond filling out the Iowa State and CHS portions of the OneApp, the system will recommend the extra steps inside the application system.
Charlotte Gustafson Akins Home Economics Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Professional potential
- Involvement in professional and extracurricular activities
- Financial need
Mary K. Alexander Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Leland and Cora Allbaugh Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Financial need
Emma Andersen Endowed Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- Iowa resident
- Female student
Katherine Bruntlett Annin Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Female
- U.S. citizen
Polly Baichly Fund
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
Irene Beavers Scholarship Endowment to Support International Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate or Graduate student
- Student must be enrolled in Human Development and Family Studies or Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management
- Non-immigrant international student
- Preference to student from Southeast Asia
Sally Beisser Service Learning Award
Junior or senior student
- Teacher education
- Elementary education or kinesiology (K-12 physical education)
- Outstanding achievement in service learning
- Volunteer activities outside academics
Jane Stallings Benbrook Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership qualities
Benjamin/Mericle Family Fund
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
- Professional potential
- Preference for student from Tama County, Iowa
Elizabeth Beveridge Memorial Endowment
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Jeanne Verne Blahnik Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Leadership qualities
- Financial need
- GPA of 2.75 or higher
Ethel McKinley Bliss Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership potential
- Iowa resident
Dorothy Bowers-Campbell
Undergraduate student
- GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Financial need
Mildred D. Bradbury Memorial Scholarship
Incoming freshman
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Arleen E. A. Brightwell Family Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Student must be accepted into the university teacher education program
- GPA between 2.5 and 3.0
Edalene Stohr Brown Scholarship
Incoming freshmen/undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership qualities
- Interest in business career
Maxine and Dennis Brown Scholarship
Incoming freshmen, transfer or current student
- First generation college student
- Major in elementary education or kinesiology
- Scholarship, leadership, and/or involvement
- Financial need preference
Marie A. Budolfson Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership
Glada Houser Carroll Scholarship
Junior or senior student
- Iowa resident
- Financial need
- Interest in pursuing career in health care food service
- Academic achievement, leadership
- Preference to students enrolled in dietetics or hospitality management
George W. Catt Scholarship
Senior student
- GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Financial need
- Good character
Marjorie A. Chollett Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Johnie Christian Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Preference to minority and underprivileged students
Dorothy Avery Clark and Maurice R. Clark Scholarship
Sophomore, junior or senior student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Born in Iowa
- Financial need
Clark Family Human Sciences Endowment
Transfer student (sophomore, junior or senior)
- Top 50% of class
- Minimum 9 credit hours
- Financial need
- Illinois or Iowa resident
Alice McCarthy Commons Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
Beverly J. and R. Jewell Crabtree Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Leadership qualities
Lucille Whitley Dawson
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- GPA or 3.0 or higher
- Leadership qualities
Craig and Terry Denny ISUAA Cardinal and Gold CHS Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Full-time student
- Financial need
- Graduate of Iowa high school
- Preference to students who are first generation college students
V. Everett & Grace Miller Donelson Memorial Scholarship
Junior or senior student
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
Dubes Family Education Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Teacher education
- Financial need
- Preference to member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity
Selma Ekquist Duncan Scholarship
Sophomore or junior student
- Scholastic ability
- Financial need
- Leadership and professional potential
- Preference to students majoring in early childhood development
Anne and David Durland Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in child development
- Must be student teaching or completing an unpaid internship
- Financial need preference
Mark and Nancy Dyslin Scholarship
Senior or graduate student
- Senior or fifth year student majoring in apparel, merchandising, and design
- Master’s degree student in kinesiology with preference for physical education
- Preference to students who have participated in 4-H
Barbara Nelson Eddy Scholarship for Excellence
Incoming freshman
- Ranked No. 1 or 2 in high school class, or top 5% of high school class
- Outstanding achievement, extra-curricular activities
- Shows promise of making significant contribution to society
Elizabeth A. Elliott Fund
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
Ruth G. English Home Economics Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Helen A. Foster Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Vera Foreman Friley Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Leadership and scholarship
- Preference to female student
Judy Hintzman Furgason Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Financial need
- Student from rural Iowa or small community
- Leadership potential
Anna Lee Garrett Gautsch Scholarship
Junior student
- Must rank in upper 1% of class
- 50 hours at Iowa State University
- 20 hours in natural and physical sciences
- Proficiency in the natural and physical sciences
- Superior academic achievement
Mary Beard Gibson Scholarship
Sophomore, junior or senior student
- Financial need
- Leadership potential
- GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Completed at least two terms
Helen Green Grieve Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Financial need preference
Louise Moen Hamilton Fund
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
Emelie Hanson Grimm Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Carol Critzman Hansen Scholarship
Incoming freshman, undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
Hazel Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Monica Seghers Hayes and Stanley Hayes Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Enrolled in the College of Human Sciences
Elizabeth Helser Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership potential
- Iowa resident
Edith A. and Louis W. Herdlicka Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Financial need preference
Beverly J. Hermanson and Everett J. Hermanson Scholarship
Sophomore, junior or senior student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership qualities
Human Sciences Dean’s Advisory Council Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Financial need
Iva and Stephen Inman Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
- Creativity
- Ability to follow through
- Demonstrated leadership
- Good moral character
Iowa Farm Bureau Human Sciences Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in culinary science, dietetics, food science, nutritional science, or family and consumer sciences education and studies
- Financial need
Ruth N. Johnson Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Kappa Omicron Nu Scholarship
Junior or senior student
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Student member of Kappa Omicron Nu-Gamma chapter
Betty C. Kirkbride Keller Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership qualities
- Financial need
Dorothy M. and Robert J. Kirkpatrick Scholarship
Sophomore, junior, or senior student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
Jan Korslund Endowed Fund
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- African American student
Beverly Kruempel Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
Lane-Wells Scholarship
Senior student
- GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Financial need
- Good character
Catherine Landreth Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Hazel Hermanson Lawrence Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership potential
Mary Zetta Lind Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Margaret Liston AAUW Scholarship
Sophomore, junior or senior student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Female student
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- 30 Iowa State University credit hours
- Leadership potential and professional promise
Lortz Family Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Financial need
Kathryn Madera Miller Encouragement Award
Incoming Freshman
- Graduate of Iowa high school
- Financial need
- First generation student
- Demonstrated leadership skills-directing actions, holding office, chairing committees, receipt of awards
Ruth and Vincent Mahoney Student Opportunity Fund
Undergraduate student
- Superior academic achievement
- Iowa resident
Susan Elizabeth Meeker Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership qualities
Blanche Miller Family and Consumer Sciences Endowment
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Ruth Morrison Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Financial need
- Major in food science and human nutrition or apparel, merchandising, and design
- Superior academic achievement
Hazel Mendell Nelson Family and Consumer Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship
Junior or senior student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Lisa and Craig Peterson Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Financial need
- Preference to active member of the Greek community
Neva Petersen Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Pike Family Education Scholarship
Undergraduate Student
- Elementary education, early childhood education, secondary education
- Iowa State legacy student
Cheryll Reitmeier & Mary Gilbert Food Science and Human Nutrition Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Enrolled in Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
- Financial need
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Student working to support education
- Recipient must provide list of work experiences
May Pearsall Rickert Scholarship
Junior or senior student
- Superior academic achievement
- Professional potential
- Female student
- Preference in early childhood education
Florence V. Ritchie Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Betty Jeanne Sundling Root Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need preference
- Superior academic achievement
Louise M. Rosenfeld Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Wayne H. and Gladys T. Scholtes Scholarship Fund
Undergraduate student
- Financial need
- Preference for students with major in culinary science or food science and human nutrition
- Superior academic achievement
Naomi Wilkinson Scott Endowed Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
Severidt Family Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
Kathryn Bell Seidel Scholarship
Sophomore or junior student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- U.S. citizen
- GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Financial need
Brock and Ruth Ann Seney Student Teaching Scholarship
Undergraduate student – student teaching semester
- Seeking licensure in secondary education
- Financial need
- Preference to family and consumer sciences or math education
Alethea Paul Sleight Endowed Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- Preference for student from Muscatine County
Smith/Anderson Family and Consumer Sciences Education Scholarship Fund
Undergraduate student
- Major in Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies
- Preference for teacher licensure in FCS education
Hazel M. Stokes Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Priorities: female student from Plymouth County; financial need
- Scholarship ability and achievement
Bernice Strawn Scholarship
Senior student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Preference given to student active in a registered student organization
R. Katherine Taube Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
Kathryn Knudson Totty Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- U.S. citizen
- GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Involved in extracurricular activities
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
Lulu L. Tregoning Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Graduate of Iowa high school
- Superior academic achievement
Clareta Walker Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
Carolyn Brown Ward Scholarship
Junior or senior student
- Female student
- Major in food science and human nutrition
- Financial need
- GPA of 3.2 or higher
- Leadership qualities
Gary and Jannes (Teply) Weede Endowed Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in elementary education
- Financial need
- GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Leadership and community volunteering
- Preference to first generation college student
Esther L. Whetstone Endowed Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Major in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; or Human Development and Family Studies
- Superior academic achievement
- Leadership qualities
Pamela J. and Scott S. White Scholarship for Student Leaders
Undergraduate student
- Demonstrated exemplary leadership skills (student organizations, professional organizations, community service)
- Financial need preference
Ethel L. Whitney Opportunity Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Recipients shall be at least 22 years of age and entering college for the first time.
- Financial need preference
Margaret Wiese Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Iowa resident
- Financial need
- Superior academic achievement
Ellie Williams Memorial Scholarship
Sophomore, junior, or senior student
- Top 30% of class academically
- Working to support education
- Preference to female students
Pearl Rock Williams Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Student majoring in food science and human nutrition or hospitality management
- Preference to student with 4-H background and interest in Extension as a profession
- Superior academic achievement
Ralph W. Williams Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student
- Student majoring in food science and human nutrition or hospitality management
- Preference to student with 4-H background and interest in Extension as a profession
- Superior academic achievement
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