Scholarship Opportunity for HS Seniors

The Iowa Environmental Health Association (IEHA) is a Professional Association for Environmental Health specialist in Iowa. They are involved in environmental and public education, reviewing existing and pending environmental health legislation and community service.

In 2016, the IEHA started a scholarship program. This scholarship is open for applications now. The details are as follows:

• $500 for the school year, scholarship may be renewed one time if student is in good academic standing (2.0 GPA or above) with their respective college.
• Scholarship monies will be paid directly to the college or university. 
• The selection committee shall consist of five (5) IEHA members. The committee shall award the scholarship and the decision of the committee shall be final.
• IEHA reserves the right to verify any information on the application.
• Scholarship recipients will be notified in March 2020 and will be recognized at the IEHA business meeting during the Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health in April 2020.

To be eligible for this scholarship, recipients must be:

• A resident of the State of Iowa.
• A high school senior OR a non-traditional student returning to college in the State of Iowa.
• Currently a full-time student at any college, university, or community college in the State of Iowa.
• Recipient must be majoring in Environmental Health or a related field.

To apply for the scholarship, please follow this application process:

• Download the scholarship application, http://www.ieha.net/College-scholarship. Please complete the application and submit it with all required documents to the address on the bottom of the application. This application cannot be submitted on-line at this time.
• Include three (3) letters of recommendation from three (3) individuals that are not family members (i.e. teachers, high school guidance counselors, employers, minister, family friends, etc.)
• Enclose an official high school transcript.
• Enclose an essay – approximately 250 words (one typed page, font size 11 or 12) explaining your career plans and goals.
• Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2020.

If you have any questions concerning the scholarship or IEHA in general, please contact Sandy Bubke. Thank you and I appreciate you sharing this information within your education system.