Keep Iowa Beautiful awards three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university.

These annual scholarships honor important figures in Keep Iowa Beautiful history who have made significant contributions to Iowa communities

• The Byers Scholarship:

— High school seniors who plan to enroll and study environmental science, community development, landscape architecture, or architecture (historical emphasis) or community planning and sustainability are eligible to apply. In memory of Bob Byer’s dedication to young people and environmental concerns, Keep Iowa Beautiful and the Byers family established the Byers Environmental Scholarship Fund in 2009.

• The Schnepf Scholarship:

– High school seniors who have a record of community service and a desire to continue to support and contribute to the enhancement of the place they live and work are eligible to apply.College programs could include community and regional planning and
volunteer management. This scholarship honors Gerry Schnepf, founding Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful. His career spanned 50 years of making Iowa a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

• The Fultz Scholarship:

— High school seniors who plan to enroll and study communications, public relations, and/or marketing are eligible to apply. This scholarship honors William J. Fultz, a founding Keep Iowa Beautiful board member and artist who started an advertising agency that became the largest agriculture advertising agency in the world.

“Keep Iowa Beautiful seeks to foster positive values in younger generations and reinforce them in older generations. We encourage respect for home, neighborhood, community, and state,” said A ndy Frant z, Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful. “These
students have a passion for improving the communities where they live and work, and we couldn’t be more excited to see where their educational journey takes them.”

For more information and to apply online, visit https://keepiowabeautiful. org/grants-scholarships/scholarships/. Applications are due January 31, 2025, and winners will be notified in April 2025.

About Keep Iowa Beautiful

Keep Iowa Beautiful was established in 2000 by Governor Robert D. Ray and Donald F. Lambert becoming the 23rdState Affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. The organization is 501c3 charitable organization working with citizens, neighborhoods, and communities in improving the vitality and cultural health of the state of Iowa.

Keep Iowa Beautiful is helping build stronger communities to develop sustainable futures. Learn more at KeepIowaBeautiful.org.