THE WESTMAR ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM is for the 2024-2025 year.

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The Iowa College Foundation (ICF) is an association of private colleges and universities in Iowa. Westmar became a member of the Iowa College Foundation in 1952 and received funds from ICF while a member. Following the closing of Westmar, in cooperation with the Westmar Alumni and Friends Association, ICF received funds from the Westmar Endowment to establish an endowment for scholarships. The Westmar Endowment Scholarship Program will sustain a sense of Westmar’s ongoing presence in the educational life of the State of Iowa.

ICF plans to offer three types of scholarships annually from the Westmar Endowment Scholarship Program:

• (2) Presidential awards - $5,000 each (can only be won once)
• (15+) $1,000 awards
• (up to 20) $500 awards

In addition, a Westmar University Student Association Scholarship up to $1,000 will be awarded.

Selection of scholarship winners and administration of the program will be handled by ICF in cooperation with the Alumni Association. Checks will be sent directly to the student’s chosen institution, and will be applied to the cost of tuition, fees, and books.

The scholarships are for one year only, but may be renewed up to 3 more years; application for the awards can be submitted annually.

ELIGIBILITY
Notwithstanding the following criteria, the Iowa College Foundation Selection Committee will select the best qualified students according to academic merit, commitment to community service, and leadership qualities.

• First consideration - students who are currently residents of Northwest Iowa and have a family member who attended or was an employee of Westmar (Northwest Iowa is defined as Plymouth, Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Sioux and Woodbury counties). (Family member is defined as self, spouse, sibling, parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, great-grandparent).  (Employee is defined as faculty, staff or administration).
• Second consideration - students who are residents of LeMars, Iowa.
• Third consideration - students who have a family member who attended or was an employee of Westmar.  (Family member is defined as self, spouse, sibling, parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, great-grandparent).  (Employee is defined as faculty, staff or administration).

Applicant may be a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior beginning in the Fall of 2024, and must plan to attend one of ICF’s member colleges or universities (or a satellite campus of an ICF institution) as a full-time student. Courses must be taken on the campus of the institution.

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average to qualify for the “Presidential” award and at least a 2.5 grade point average for the remaining awards.

APPLICATION
This application must be completed and submitted by April 1st.

Each applicant is responsible for submitting an OFFICIAL transcript of your grades for the last completed semester from the high school or college you are now attending.  The transcript must be postmarked before April 1 and forwarded to:

Iowa College Foundation
505 - 5th Avenue, Suite 1034
Des Moines, IA 50309

ESSAY
The essay should outline your personal and academic background and your goals for the future.

Winners will be announced in May.

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IOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATION MEMBER COLLEGES - You must plan to attend one of these institutions to be eligible for this scholarship.