Helping You Pay for Learning Opportunities

We do whatever we can to help you get the best education. The College of Human Sciences and its programs offer approximately $2.7 million in scholarships each year to qualified students.

Undergraduate Application

The College of Human Sciences uses the same online application (OneApp) as the Iowa State University Office of Financial Aid to gather your information and consider you for appropriate scholarships from our pool of more than 100 scholarship funds.

Submitting a complete OneApp application ensures you will be considered for college level scholarships, department or school-level scholarships and university-level scholarships. The OneApp application takes about an hour to complete, and you can save and complete it at a later time if needed. You will need your Iowa State Net ID to start your application. You must complete both the general application and CHS application to be considered for a scholarship. Be sure to SUBMIT your application.

The online scholarship application page explains requirements, deadlines, and other details for CHS undergraduates (incoming freshmen, transfer, and current students).

All undergraduate students must submit their application by:
Incoming freshmen: Feb. 8
Transfer students: Mar. 5
Continuing students: Apr. 1

Get the Boost You Need

Below is a list of department-level scholarships included in our scholarship pool. Scholarship applications will be open starting September 1. The deadline (changes yearly) for applications is listed on the College scholarship web pages.

Scholarships by Program

Human Development and Family Studies

Freda R. Riecken Award. This award gives preference to adult students (25+ years of age) who are returning to school to study child, adult, and family services or financial counseling and planning and have demonstrated academic excellence in their work. If there are no adult student candidates for the Riecken scholarship, the department may then give the award to any other undergraduate in the same curricula identified above and who has displayed outstanding ability in their studies.

Louise J. Peet Memorial Award for Excellence. This award is open to undergraduate students majoring in child, adult, and family services or financial counseling and planning.

Naheel Jeries Scholarship. This scholarship is open to all students classified as juniors who are enrolled in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

John R. and Eloise Mountain Wright Scholarship. This award gives preference to a student majoring in a child development area: child, adult, and family services or early childhood education. This scholarship gives priority to single mothers, mothers exhibiting financial need, and to international students. Additionally, special consideration is given to applicants associated with Cedar or Muscatine counties.

Early Childhood Education

Marie Roberts Barnard Scholarships are for majors in early childhood education who have a record of academic excellence and are in financial need.

Naheel Jeries Scholarship. This scholarship is open to all students classified as juniors who are enrolled in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

John R. and Eloise Mountain Wright Scholarship. This award gives preference to a student majoring in a child development area: child, adult, and family services or early childhood education. This scholarship gives priority to single mothers, mothers exhibiting financial need, and to international students. Additionally, special consideration is given to applicants associated with Cedar or Muscatine counties.

Kathleen W. McCartan Scholarship. This award was established in memory of Dr. Kathleen McCartan, who was a faculty member in the early childhood field working with children with disabilities. This award is available for a student who is majoring in early childhood education, has a record of academic excellence, and demonstrates financial need. Priority will be given to students interested in working with children with disabilities.

Human Development and Family Studies Scholarship Fund. This award was established by a current faculty member in the department. Currently funding is available to provide general scholarship support for current undergraduate students in the department who are majoring in early childhood education.

Gabrielle Mills Headlee Scholarship. This award was established to provide scholarship support to students majoring in early childhood education in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. This award is available for students who demonstrate financial need and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to students who exhibit leadership and participation in school and community activities. Scholarships are for one year, but may be renewable for an additional three years.

SOE scholarships. ECE students are also eligible for scholarships offered through the School of Education (SOE).

Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies

Geraldine M. Bentler Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.

Hazel Hosler Clawson Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences.  The student must have demonstrated financial need, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be involved in extracurricular activities.  Preference is given to students in teacher licensure.

Lualis Uthoff Dumenil Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education.  The student must have demonstrated financial need and be planning to teach FCS.

August and Susan Fallgatter Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.

Karen G. Harrison and Richard A. Harrison Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to students who are a majoring in family and consumer sciences education.  If a student is a sophomore, junior or senior they must have a 3.0 GPA.  Incoming freshmen must be in the top 25% of their graduating class.  The student must have demonstrated financial need and be a U.S. citizen.

Naheel Jeries Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students classified as juniors who are enrolled in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

Miller Endowment in FCS Education and Studies.   This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.

Naylor Education Aid Fund in FCS.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.  Preference will be given to a junior or senior student.

Merlene E. Nelson Scholarship.This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.

Floyd B. and Mattie Pattison Paddock FCS Education Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.

Smith Anderson Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.  Preference given to students in teacher licensure.

Betty Stephenson Professional Development Fund.  This award is given to students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies who are attending a professional FCS or Career and Tech Ed Conference (AAFCS or ACTE).  Students must be classified as a sophomore or junior.  Preference will be given to officers who plan to return to Iowa State and strengthen the collegiate club.

Vocational Education Equity Program.  This award is given a male student majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.

Evelyn V. and Raymond H. Werner Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to students majoring in family and consumer sciences education and studies.  The student must have demonstrated financial need, initiative, concern for others and exemplify in their own lives with they teach.  Preference to female students.

Helen Gum Westlake Scholarship.  This scholarship is open to all students majoring in family and consumer sciences education.  The student must have demonstrated financial need and be planning to teach FCS at the high school level-relationships, family and child development.

Financial Counseling and Planning

Freda R. Riecken Award. This award gives preference to adult students (25+ years of age) who are returning to school to study child, adult, and family services or financial counseling and planning and have demonstrated academic excellence in their work. If there are no adult student candidates for the Riecken scholarship, the department may then give the award to any other undergraduate in the same curricula identified above and who has displayed outstanding ability in his or her studies.

Louise J. Peet Memorial Award for Excellence. This award shall be open to undergraduate students majoring in child, adult, and family services or financial counseling and planning curriculum.

Naheel Jeries Scholarship. This scholarship is open to all students classified as juniors who are enrolled in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

Scholarship Opportunities Outside the University

Iowa 4H scholarships. View all 4H scholarships on the Iowa 4-H Foundation website.

Phi Upsilon Omicron undergraduate scholarships. Phi Upsilon Omicron, a national honor society in family and consumer sciences, offers scholarships, fellowships, and awards only to Phi Upsilon Omicron Members. Phi Upsilon Omicron scholarships are on their website.

Scholarships from professional organizations. These scholarships are available through the Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies Club.

Specifically for Early Childhood Education majors, the Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children offers scholarships through their Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) program. This application process is separate from the OneApp process outlined above. You will need to apply directly on the T.E.A.C.H. website.

Scholarships

In addition to our financial support through assistantships, the College of Human Sciences (CHS) offers a limited number of scholarship opportunities to students yearly. These scholarships are offered to both incoming and continuing students each year. The Graduate Education Committee reviews admission applications as well as current students’ productivity in the areas of coursework, teaching, research, and service each year to determine who receives scholarships based on the pool of students who apply.

Deadline

The CHS scholarship application should be submitted preferably at the same time as your other application materials, but no later than the deadline for scholarship applications (February 1). Scholarship application deadline for continuing students is March 1.

Additional Scholarship Resources

ISU Scholarship Opportunities

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Search FinAid Scholarships

Search FAFSA Opportunities

Graduate Student Research Fund

The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), as part of its mission to educate and support the learning experiences of its graduate students, offers the Graduate Student Research Grant Program. The fund supports thesis ($500) or dissertation ($1,000) research.

Application deadline: Rolling deadline

Submitting request: Follow the instructions on the Grad Research Fund.

Graduate Student Travel Fund

HDFS pays up to $500 for HDFS graduate students traveling to present a refereed paper or poster.

HDFS does not have the funds to support students who are only traveling and not presenting; however, GPSS Travel PAG funds can be requested.

Use the Travel Template to create your budget.

In addition to the $500.00 HDFS travel support, graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Professional Advancement Grant on the GPSS website.  For the 2018-2019 school year, GPSS is providing $200.00 in travel grant.

Need More Information?

Graduate Program:
DeAnn Barnes
2330E Palmer Building
2222 Osborn Drive
Ames, IA 50011-1084
515-294-9438
dhbarnes@iastate.edu