Southwest Iowa Educational Foundation (SWIEF) — Spring 2026 Scholarship Application

About This Opportunity

One application. Over 100 scholarships. Average award: $4,200. Total pool: $600,000+. If you are a senior at any high school in Pottawattamie County — Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis Central, St. Albert, or any other — you are eligible. The application is scored blind: nobody on the board knows your name or your school. You need your transcript and an essay. Go to swiowaeducationalfoundation.org right now, fill out the application, and submit before March 15. After you submit, you will receive an email telling you which individual scholarships you qualify for — some may require supplemental materials due approximately March 22. Community scholarships automatically included in this one application include: Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Scholarship, Council Bluffs Soccer Club Scholarship, Downtown Kiwanis of Council Bluffs Scholarship, Council Bluffs Guild of the Omaha Symphony Scholarship, Cari Farver Memorial Scholarship, Kerrie Orozco Memorial Scholarship, and 95+ others. This is the most money available to southwest Iowa seniors in one application. Do not miss it.

Who Can Apply

High school seniors graduating in 2026 from schools in Pottawattamie, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, or Shelby County, Iowa. Also eligible: Boyer Valley, Exira-EHK, IKM-Manning, and Southwest Valley schools. No GPA minimum stated — applications are scored by rubric.