September 1, 2024: Scholarship application opens
March 15, 2025: Priority deadline
August 31, 2025: Scholarship application closes, final deadline
By the Numbers
2023 Fiscal Year
218 active IHCC Foundation scholarships available
$46K donated annually by IHCC staff
$1.89M scholarships awarded by the IHCC Foundation
$28.6M awarded by the IHCC Foundation since 1975
25K students helped by the IHCC Foundation since 1975
Don’t Miss These Great Opportunities
GO STEM
The GO STEM Scholarship Program stands for: Growing Opportunities in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics. Scholarships are funded by the National Science Foundation's
S-STEM program under Award Number 2130114.
The primary goal of the GO STEM Scholarship Program is to help qualified community
college students studying STEM achieve their education and career goals. In addition
to receiving a scholarship, GO STEM scholars take part in a variety of activities
designed to help ensure their success in graduating college and obtaining a STEM career.
GO STEM Scholarship Program
Tom Arnold
Indian Hills alumnus Tom Arnold awards two scholarships to Indian Hills students each
year. The scholarships award tuition, fees, required books, and required supply costs
for one year (three terms). In addition, if the winners are students residing in the
dormitories, an average of room and board costs will be included as part of the scholarship
award.To be eligible for the scholarships, you must compose a brief written piece
(600-1,200 words) on this year's subject theme. An Indian Hills faculty committee
will screen initial entries and Tom Arnold will choose the final selections himself.
2025-26 Theme: "Describe how winning a Tom Arnold Scholarship would change your life."
Deadline: March 15, 2025
Additional Notes:
- Avoid the obscene and exaggerated use of profanities.
- The screening committee will eliminate any applications with distracting grammatical,
mechanical (spelling and punctuation), and typographical errors from further consideration.
Therefore, it is advisable for all applicants to proofread, or have their papers proofread.
- The two scholarship winners will be contacted by the Indian Hills Foundation Scholarship
Coordinator with details of their award.
- Students will retain all rights to their scholarship entries.
Apply to the Tom Arnold Scholarship
Concurrent Enrollment Scholarship
Did you know that if you’re taking Indian Hills classes while still in high school,
you already qualify for a $1,000 scholarship? This one-time, non-renewable, non-transferable
scholarship may be applied toward tuition, books, and fees and will be divided between
the students first three terms.
Minimum qualifications:
- Graduated from a high school and attending IHCC for the first time
- An overall minimum GPA of 2.0 in IHCC concurrent enrollment courses
- Maintain 2.0 cumulative GPA while enrolled with IHCC
- Students must complete the application for scholarship
- Candidates are also encouraged to complete the FAFSA, however, are not required to
do so.
Scholarship recipients must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours per term at
Indian Hills.
Concurrent Enrollment Scholarship
Clubs
Indian Hills has more than 40 student clubs, and many offer $1,200 scholarships to
club participants. Just email the Club Advisor to learn more.
Find Your Clubs
External Scholarships
Kennedy King Scholarship |
The Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship Fund is a local scholarship established following
the deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, who were committed to
raising the level of education for those who could not do it for themselves. Many of the recipients have been the first in their families to attend college. Minorities are encouraged to apply. |
More Information + Application |
More Information
Eligibility
All students who have applied to or enrolled at IHCC in a credit program, either full-time
or part-time, and have graduated from an accredited high school or have earned a GED,
are eligible to apply for IHCC Foundation Scholarships.
Some IHCC Foundation scholarships have preferences for people who meet specific criteria.
Please review each item on the online application and check all that apply.
Allocating Awards
Upon approval by the IHCC Foundation Scholarship Committee, all applicants will be
considered for all IHCC Foundation Scholarships for which they may be eligible. However,
a student may receive only one Foundation scholarship.
If a student is offered a Foundation scholarship and an IHCC Institutional Club Scholarship
in the same academic school year, the larger of the two scholarships will be awarded.
Other Financial Aid
In addition to scholarships, you might be eligible for other types of financial aid
(like grants and low-interest loans) as well. Be sure to complete your Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by deadline.
More About Financial Aid
Establishing a Scholarship
Interested in starting a scholarship fund at Indian Hills? We offer a variety of options
for named scholarships:
- A minimum gift of $600 can be donated to fund an annual scholarship.
- A minimum initial gift of $12,000 is needed to establish a perpetual (endowed) scholarship.
- You can choose to include the IHCC Foundation in your will or list the Foundation
as a full or partial beneficiary on a life insurance policy or a retirement account.
- The value of your gift can be increased if your employer has a matching gift program
— check with your employer’s personnel office.
For more information about starting an annual or perpetual scholarship, please contact
Bianca Myers.
Remember: The Foundation Scholarship Committee can consider your application only
when it’s completed in its entirety and submitted.
Contact Us
Jenaya Pilcher, Scholarship Coordinator & Assistant
Indian Hills Community College
525 Grandview Avenue
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Phone: (641) 683-5101 or (800) 726-2585, ext. 5101
Email: [email protected]
Bianca Myers, Executive Dean, Advancement
Indian Hills Community College
525 Grandview Avenue
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Phone: (641) 683-5302 or (800) 726-2585, ext. 5302
Email: [email protected]