General Forms:
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Tom
Hill speaking request form (45 KB
Rich Text Format file): Would you like to have Vice President Tom
Hill speak to your organization? You can pursue that possibility
by filling in the “speaking request” form and contacting Rose Wilbanks
in Student Affairs.
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Undergraduate
Conference Travel Fund application
(PDF): Are you an undergraduate
delivering an academic paper at a conference? Is your undergraduate
group sending a delegation to a conference? You may qualify for
funding from the Undergraduate Conference Travel Fund, a collaborative
effort of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs.
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Student
Organization Fundraising Assistance application: If
your recognized student organization would like to conduct fundraising
activities that involve contacting Iowa State University alums,
please complete this document.
Scholarships
The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs awards 13 scholarships
annually to students who meet the criteria described below. A committee of faculty
and staff select the recipients of each scholarship. Applicants should review the
Tips for Effective Scholarship Applications
for suggestions.
Minority Student Scholarships
The following scholarships are available for the 2009-2010 academic year.
All application materials are due to the Office of the Vice President for
Student Affairs (2350 Beardshear Hall) by noon on Monday, December 1, 2008.
Awardees will be notified in early February 2009, and scholarships will be
applied for the 2009-2010 academic year bill ($2,000 award, divided between
two semesters).
- Crazy
Horse Scholarship Applicants must be Native American
students. First preference will be given to Native Americans from
reservations. The application deadline
for this award has been extended to noon on January 23, 2009.
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Donald
Smith Scholarship Applicants must be upperclass (sophomore/junior/senior)
at the time the award is applied. Each applicant must be an African
American student, studying in any technical field. This award is
based on need and degree progress.
- Herta
David Minority Student Scholarship
Applicants must be minority students who will be in their sophomore, junior or
senior year at the time the award is applied (Fall 2009). Each applicant must
have a 2.50 grade point average (at the time of application), demonstrate financial
need, and come from a challenging family background.
- Lawrence
Shindel Scholarship
Applicants must be Native American, full-time
students. Preference is given to individuals who will be juniors or seniors
at the time the award is applied (Fall 2009). Applicants must be members of a
federally recognized tribe and have documentation of being ¼ or more Indian.
President's Leadership Initiative Awards:
The President's Leadership Initiative Awards are one-year scholarships awarded
to students on the basis of demonstrated leadership. Each applicant must submit
the application form, a cover letter, a leadership resume, an essay of 500-1,000
words, and 2 letters of recommendation (one of which must be from an Iowa State
University faculty/staff member). All application materials are due to the Office
of the Vice President for Student Affairs (2350 Beardshear Hall) by noon on Monday,
December 1, 2008. Awardees will be notified in early February 2009, and
scholarships will be applied for the 2009-2010 academic year bill ($2,000 award,
divided between two semesters).
Fully endowed awards:
- Charles F. Frederiksen
Leadership Award
This award is open to an Iowa State University student residing in
university housing who has served in a leadership role and demonstrated
outstanding service to the university community. Recipients are selected on
the basis of contributions to on-campus student leadership, involvement in
building community within university-owned housing, personal leadership
ability, and scholarship.
- David W. and Ellen
J. Raisbeck Leadership Award
Students who demonstrate leadership in any capacity are eligible for this award.
- Sandra and Lynn
Davis Leadership Award
The recipient must be a senior (as of Fall 2009) who demonstrates leadership
in any capacity.
The following leadership awards have also been made possible through
private support:
- Gib and Nancy
Stanek Leadership Award
The recipient of this award must be a sophomore (as of Fall 2009) who
demonstrates leadership through community service.
- Junior Leadership
Award
The recipient must be a junior (as of Fall 2009) who demonstrates a
progression of leadership development (breadth, depth, and impact of past
leadership activities) and potential for future leadership.
- Tze-Yen Teoh Sophomore
Leadership Scholarship
The Tze-Yen Teoh Sophomore
Leadership Award recognizes the leadership of an ISU sophomore within
the university community. The President's Leadership Initiative Award
committee has identified the following criteria for this award: the
recipient must be a sophomore (as of Fall 2009) who promotes the
qualities of leadership and community service among Iowa State students
and who reflects the compassionate, joyous, and thoughtful life of
service that marked the life of Tze-Yen.
- Carnot H. Thomas
and Lillian M. Thomas Leadership Award
This award, funded by Carnot H. Thomas in honor of his mother and father,
is open to any Iowa State University undergraduate in good standing.
The recipient must still be an undergraduate student at the time the
award is applied (Fall 2009). Recipients are selected on the basis of a
combination of financial need, academic achievement, and professional potential.
- W. Robert Parks
and Ellen Sorge Parks Senior Scholarship
The recipient must be a senior (as of Fall 2009) who demonstrates excellence
in scholarship, leadership, university involvement, and community service - as
well as the promise of continued involvement with Iowa State as an alumnus or
alumna.
Sesquicentennial Award:
- Sesquicentennial
"Learning to Live a Life" Award
This award was established in 2008 by the University's Sesquicentennial
administrative committee as a legacy to ISU's 150th birthday. It
takes its name from a quote by M.J. Riggs: "We come to college not
alone to prepare to make a living, but to learn to live a life."
In that spirit, this award annually recognizes a student who has
taken advantage of opportunities at Iowa State University to apply
his or her knowledge to real life projects and experiences. The
recipient must be a junior or senior at the time the award is applied
(Fall 2009). The amount of this award is $1,600 for the 2009-2010
academic year. The application deadline
for this award has been extended to noon on January 23, 2009.
