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In these tough economic times, it is important to make sound financial decisions.

The purpose of this page is to provide financial resources and information regarding budgeting, credit card use, credit scores and much more.

04/08/2026

๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ! โš›๏ธ

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and its Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities are opening the Rossing Scholarships in Physics for the 2026-2027 academic year! Outstanding physics students can apply for competitive scholarships of up to $10,000.

๐„๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ:
โ€ข You must be a current sophomore or junior at an ELCA or ELCIC-related college.
โ€ข You must be a declared physics major who has completed at least one physics course.
โ€ข Past sophomore winners are encouraged to reapply!

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐ž๐:
โ€ข A personal letter detailing your interest in physics, future plans, expected graduation, and contact info.
โ€ข Two letters of recommendation (at least one from a physics professor).
โ€ข An official transcript including grades through December 2025.

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: Email your application materials to [email protected] by ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.

https://www.elca.org/resources/financial-information/grants-and-scholarships/elca-scholarships

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03/24/2026
Spokeo offers $5,000 scholarship 03/13/2026

$๐Ÿ“,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐จ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ

This scholarship is designed to inspire students across all fields of study to engage with one of the most groundbreaking technologies of our timeโ€”artificial intelligence. We invite your students to participate by submitting an essay that explores the future of AI and its potential to shape the world.

๐„๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
โ€ข Open to all fields of study
โ€ข Must be accepted to a U.S.-based university or college
โ€ข Legal U.S. residents, age 18 or older
โ€ข To apply, students need to submit an essay on the topic:
โ€œ๐ด๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐ด๐ผ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘กโ€™๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’. ๐ผ๐‘“ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐ด๐ผ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘, ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘ฆ?โ€

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: June 25, 2026

For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.spokeo.com/scholarship

https://www.spokeo.com/scholarship

Spokeo offers $5,000 scholarship Spokeo is proud to offer the opportunity for students across the United States to win a $5,000 scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to the student who submits the best essay.

Scholarships - Midland Credit Union 03/12/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง is awarding $5,000 in total scholarships in 2026!

Applicants must be a member of Midland Credit Union or have a parent/guardian who is a member. Eligible counties in Iowa: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie, Harrison, Henry, Jasper, Keokuk, Louisa, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Mills, Montgomery, Polk, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Story, Union, Warren, and Washington.

๐€๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
โ€ข Membership Number must be provided on the application of the applicant or parent/guardian.
โ€ข Applicant must be entering or attending a vocational, technical, community college or 4-year college/university.
โ€ข Prior scholarship recipients and family members of Midland Credit Union employees are not eligible.
โ€ข Past recipients are not eligible for renewal scholarship awards.
โ€ข Applicant is required to write an essay of approximately 300-500 words on the following topic: โ€œ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘กโ€™๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ? ๐ท๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘“๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘› ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘™๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘“ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก, โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘™๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘”๐‘’?โ€

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: April 24, 2026

https://midlandcu.org/scholarships/

https://midlandcu.org/scholarships/

Scholarships - Midland Credit Union Midland Make a Difference Scholarships College Scholarship Application Midland Credit Union is awarding $5,000 in total scholarships in 2026. These scholarships consist of: (2) $500 scholarships for students entering their first year of college or vocational school (1) $500 scholarship for students....

Home - Suzanne Gilad Grant 03/11/2026

The ๐’๐ฎ๐ณ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ was established by Sue Gilad, a five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, to give back to the academic community that shaped her own journey.

This merit-based scholarship is open to students from all backgrounds and disciplines, reflecting Sueโ€™s belief that excellence and dedication deserve recognition regardless of field of study.

๐„๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ:
โ€ข Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in your current program to be eligible.
โ€ข Must be enrolled at an accredited U.S. college or university as an undergraduate or graduate student.

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž:
May 31, 2026

https://suzannegiladgrant.com/

https://suzannegiladgrant.com/apply-now/

Home - Suzanne Gilad Grant Applications Now Open for 2026 The Suzanne Gilad Grant Annual scholarship program that supports studentsโ€™ academic aspirations in any field. Founded by Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Sue Gilad $1,000 All Majors 3.0 GPA About the Grant Investing in Tomorrowโ€™s Leaders The Suzanne Gilad Grant...

03/10/2026

Introducing the ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, a new opportunity for students in Iowa, SW Wisconsin, and NW Illinois who are passionate about journalism, broadcasting, communications, marketing, or public relations.

Established by Gary Dolphin, the renowned "Voice of the Hawkeyes," this scholarship supports the next generation of media professionals with awards totaling up to $2,500 for current and prospective college students.

๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
โ€ข Four scholarships are available annually (two for current college students, two for high school seniors)
โ€ข $2,500 scholarship awards
โ€ข Additional internship stipends of $1,000-$2,500 for current college students
โ€ข Eligibility: Students residing in Iowa or within 90 miles of Dubuque in Wisconsin or Illinois
โ€ข Requirements: 3.0 GPA minimum, 500-word essay, and 60-second video. Essays and videos should address the question: Who or what inspired you to enter the Journalism, Broadcasting, Communications, Marketing, or Public Relations field? (If you are a college freshman and do not have a GPA score, please indicate that in your essay.)

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: April 15, 2026

Additional information and application can be found here: https://goapply2.akoyago.com/dubuque/application/gary-dolphin-scholarship-2026

https://dbqfoundation.org/pdf/resources/Gary_Dolphin_Journalism_Scholarship_Guidelines_-_FINAL.pdf

goapply2.akoyago.com

Scholarships 03/09/2026

G.W. Networks Inc. is pleased to offer the ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ to current college students. Students who are actively involved in the creation of unique and engaging video or audio content or wish to pursue it in the future. G.W. Networks Inc. will award one (1) scholarship of $1,000.00 USD to the student who is able to demonstrate their focus on storytelling via unique video or audio content.

๐—˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†:
โ€ข A citizen of the United States of America.
โ€ข Enrolled in an accredited College or University during the 2026 or 2027 academic year.

Students must submit a short video (5:00-10:00) that explains how their content will be engaging and tell a unique story. We believe that storytelling has relevance in all areas of life, therefore students pursuing any course study are welcome to apply as long as they clearly explain in their video how their content will offer a unique perspective.

๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐˜๐—ต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ

Scholarships The PRINT IT Scholarship for Aspiring Content Creators (Awarded Annually) Application Deadline January 11th, 2027 G.W. Networks Inc. is pleased to offer the PRINT IT Scholarship for Aspiring Content Creators to current college students. Students who are actively involved in the creation of unique an...

JWS SCHOLARSHIP 03/06/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐–. ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ was established in February 2001 and consists of committee members representing various churches. Many knew Jimmy as a mentor, friend, percussionist and private drum instructor. He participated in various community activities (churches, ensembles, Ebony Fashion Fair-Des Moines and Waterloo) and his music was instrumental throughout the State of Iowa.

To honor Jimmyโ€™s love for music and his commitment to the education of youth, a $500 scholarship will be awarded to graduating high school seniors or college undergraduates to assist in furthering their education at an accredited college, community college, junior college or university.

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: March 31, 2026

Additional information and application can be found at: https://www.corinthianmissionarybaptistchurch.com/jws-scholarship.html

https://www.corinthianmissionarybaptistchurch.com/jws-scholarship.html

JWS SCHOLARSHIP Success In Education Scholarship To Honor James W. Smith โ€‹The James W. Smith Scholarship Fund, (in memory of Jimmy), was established in February 2001 and consists of committee members representing...

Scholarships - Iowa Golf Association 03/06/2026

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ˆ๐จ๐ฐ๐š ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ โ›ณ

The Iowa Golf Association Foundation serves as host for two college scholarship programs - The Herman Sani Scholarship & the Ann Griffel Scholarship.

Current Iowa high school seniors are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: March 31, 2026

Learn more & apply:

Scholarships - Iowa Golf Association SCHOLARSHIPSThe Iowa Golf Association Foundation serves as host for two college scholarship programs - The Herman Sani Scholarship & the Ann Griffel Scholarship. Read more about each program below.scroll to learn more DONATE TODAYHelp us continue to help deserving Iowa students by making a donation....

Scholarships | Kailee Mills Foundation | Seat Belt Safety Awareness 03/05/2026

๐Ÿšจ Deadline coming soon ๐Ÿšจ

๐Š๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ awards funds to students across the United States each year. The scholarship awards vary in range but could be up to $20,000. These scholarships must be used at any 2-year or 4-year accredited college or university. All applicants must show academic achievement and help to spread seat belt safety awareness in their community.

๐„๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ:
โ€ข Be a high school senior or current post-secondary undergraduate.
โ€ข Receive or have received a high school diploma at/by the end of the graduating school year. (If you are a current college student, you must have taken classes consecutively).
โ€ข Be enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university in a full-time (at least 12 hours) degree-seeking program for the first time
โ€ข Be a US citizen or legal resident.
โ€ข Have a current GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: March 15, 2026

Additional information and application can be found at https://www.kaileemillsfoundation.org/scholarships/

https://www.kaileemillsfoundation.org/scholarships/

Scholarships | Kailee Mills Foundation | Seat Belt Safety Awareness Kailee Mills Foundation Scholarships Program educates teen drivers about seat belt safety awareness, research, volunteerism, and leadership.

03/05/2026

When you submit a FAFSA form, you might qualify for the maximum Federal Pell Grant amount.

For details about Pell Grants, visit StudentAid.gov/articles/dont-miss-out-on-pell-grants/

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