(Atlantic, Iowa) – A local organization, Atlantic Business and Professional Women (BPW), has five scholarships available for 2022. The Iowa Business and Professional Women’s Foundation also has a scholarship available.  Persons who could benefit from these scholarships should contact Laurine Price, at 712-249-6688 or lprice_79@msn.com for an application, or local high school scholarship websites. All applications are due by or postmarked by: April 1, 2022

• The $750 Collen Scholarship is available to any female resident of Cass, Shelby, or Audubon Counties in Iowa. The student must be pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Systems Management, Chemistry or Engineering. The student may attend college full-time or part-time.
• The $1,000 BPW and/or $1,000 Bev Mendenhall Nursing Scholarship is available to a Cass County resident non-traditional (has been out of high school 5+ yrs.) female or male who: (1) Is a United States citizen; (2) Has been out of the work force and is seeking to get back into the work force and needs additional education; (3) Completed high school five or more years ago and wants to start or resume their college education; (4) Demonstrates financial need, scholastic ability, leadership skills and career goals. The Mendenhall Scholarship honors the memory of a long-time active BPW member.
• The $1,000 Don Sonntag Nursing Scholarship provided by the generous donation from Don Sonntag. The scholarship is available to a female or male resident of Cass County, Iowa is a high school graduate or non-traditional student who is a US citizen and is pursuing education in the Nursing profession

The Atlantic Business and Professional Women (BPW) are honored to offer the Bev and Bart Webb Memorial $500 Scholarship. The Webb Family graciously donated memorial money for this scholarship to be awarded to an Atlantic High School Senior for 2022.

In addition, Iowa Business and Professional Women Foundation Scholarships are available:

The Iowa Business and Professional Women Foundation will award three educational scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Three $1,000 scholarships will be available to those who apply and meet the following criteria. The awards will be presented at the Annual IBPWF Meeting on April 30, 2022.

Applicant Criteria:

• Is a resident of Iowa; Is a United States citizen; Wants/needs to reenter the workforce but needs additional education; Wants to start or resume a college education. Graduated high school five (5) or more years ago (2016 or before);
• Demonstrates financial need, scholastic ability, leadership skills and career goals.

Applicant must*:
· Complete the formal application in its entirety by Friday March 25th. Forms are available at https://www.bpw-iowa.org/bpw-iowa-foundation-scholarship
· Submit a copy of official transcripts from an accredited institution of higher learning. (Transcripts if stamped “Issued to Student” are acceptable.)

Submit three letters of reference (on letterhead) from non-family members, i. e. employer, teacher, community leader, pastor/priest, etc., who can attest to applicant’s character and need for this scholarship. *Requirement: Application, Transcripts, and References must be submitted simultaneously by March 25, 2022.

The applicant need not be a BPW member except in the case of the applicant living out of state (Check overview document for definition of active member).
A 2022-2023 application form and overview document outlining the guidelines for the Educational Scholarship Program are available at https://www.bpw-iowa.org/bpw-iowa-foundation-scholarship