The scholarships on this page are selected by the Kennedy Scholarship Committee in the Spring. If you are interested in these scholarships, you must fill out the Kennedy General Scholarship Form. The 2016 Scholarship form can be found here. It is due to the Main Office by 4 pm on December 4, 2015.
Alice F. Bizulis Memorial Scholarship
Award : $300
Eligibility:
-
Special Education Student
-
Student must plan on further education beyond high school
-
Designate the institution planning on attending
___________________________________________________________________________
Army Scholar Male
Award : medal
___________________________________________________________________________
Army Scholar Female
Award : medal
Deadline: March 18
Eligibility:
_________________________________________________________________________
Bob Brooks Journalism Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
* The Kennedy Scholarship Committee will submit 1 student nomination and the nominee will submit a separate application, including an essay explaining why he/she wishes to pursue an education and career in a field of mass communication.
_________________________________________________________________________
Buelow-Rutherford Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
_________________________________________________________________________
Clara Peach Moore Scholarship
Award : $375
Deadline: March 18
Eligibility:
___________________________________________________________________________
College Opportunity Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
-
Planning to attend a fully accredited nonprofit or public college or university in Iowa
-
Financial need
-
Demonstrated career goals
-
Participating in extracurricular activities
_________________________________________________________________________
Dave Etienne Female
Award : $
Eligibility:
_________________________________________________________________________
Dave Etienne Male
_________________________________________________________________________
DREW WALL Scholarship
Award : $1, 000
Eligibility:
-
The applicant must be a graduating senior at Kennedy High School who is a member of the school’s men’s golf team.
-
The applicant must plan to attend a fully accredited nonprofit or public college or university as a full-time student.
-
strong character
-
academic achievement
-
service to the community
_________________________________________________________________________
George Novak Memorial Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
_________________________________________________________________________
Glenn and Mary Wendeler Scholarship
Award amount: $500
Application: Kennedy General Application
- Graduating from a Linn or Iowa County high school.
- Planning to attend a fully- accredited nonprofit or public college, university, vocational, or technical school in the state of Iowa.
- Planning to pursue a career in engineering, architecture, or construction
- First: financial need (EFC required)
- Second: volunteerism
- Third: academic achievement
_________________________________________________________________________
Glidden Community Service Scholarships
Award : $500
Eligibility:
_________________________________________________________________________
Iowa Bar Association
Award : Medal/Certificate
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Iowa Junior Academy of Science
Award : certificate/medal
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
James Schneekloth Memorial Scholarship
Award : $200
Eligibility:
-
Financial Need
-
Caring Dedication for he welfare of other people
-
Willingness to provide service to the school
-
Commitment to and involvement in school activities
-
Hardworking attitude toward academics
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JKF Alumni Award
Award : $500
Eligibility:
-
Applied and ultimately enrolled in a 4 year university, 2 year college or other post graduate studies or training
-
3.0 GPA or higher
-
Complete the Kennedy Alumni Association Program Application (due March 21) - can be found in counseling office
The scholarship committee does not select the award winner, there is a separate application required - due 3/21
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Award - Attendance
Award : medal
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Award - Citizenship
Award : medal
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Award - Credit (6 seniorS selected)
Award : medal
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Award - Leadership
Award : medal
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Award - Service
Award : medal
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Award - Spirit
Award : medal
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Outstanding Senior Leader Female
Award : $250
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK Outstanding Senior Leader Male
Award : $250
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
JFK PTA Scholarship
Award : $100
Eligibility:
-
Parent or Guardian must be a member of the Kennedy PTA
-
Senior plans to pursue education beyond high school
-
Senior must be in good standing with KHS
-
Separate application required (can be found in Guidance Office)
The scholarship committee doesn't select the award winners, separate application required, due 3/31
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Kalous Opportunity Scholarship
Award : $1000, renewable for three additional years
Eligibility:
-
Planning to attend a fully accredited nonprofit or public college or university in Iowa
-
Demonstrated financial need
-
Demonstrated high moral character
-
Preference for students majoring in: Government, Political Science, Engineering or Music
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Kennedy Community Service Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
Looking for that one caring student that gives to their community.
Open to all senior Kennedy students
Essay questions:
1. What have you done for your community during your high school career?
2. What do you like most/ least about Cedar Rapids?
3. How can we make Cedar Rapids a better place?
When the student is enrolled in a college the student will get a $500 check sent to them in their name.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Kleiman Family Scholarship
Award : $5, 000
Eligibility:
-
Graduating from Jefferson, Kennedy, Linn-Mar, Marion, Prairie, Washington, Xavier
-
Planning to attend Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, or the University of Northern Iowa
-
First: leadership and good character
-
Second: academic achievement
-
Third: financial need
-
One female and one male candidate from each high school will be nominated for final selection by the Community Foundation Scholarship Committee for the scholarship.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Komensky Society Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
-
Czech, Slovak, or Moravian heritage
-
Graduating from a Linn County high school
-
Planning to attend a fully accredited nonprofit or public college, university vocational, or technical school in the state of Iowa
-
Demonstrated importance of Czech, Slovak or Moravian heritage in student’s life
-
Financial need (EFC required)
-
Academic achievement
-
Good character
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Lavenz Memorial In Courace Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
-
Planning to attend a fully accredited nonprofit or public college or university in Iowa
-
Medical (or other significant) hardship
-
Personal commitment to education goals
-
Use of personal experience to impact other young adults affected by similar hardships
-
Financial Need
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Leola Z Clark Scholarship
Award : $375
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Livingston Trust (3 awards)
Award : $500
Deadline: March 18, 2014
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Marine Scholarstic Excellence Scholarship
Award : certificate
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Merveaux Academic Excellence Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
-
Planning to attend a fully accredited nonprofit or public college or university in Iowa
-
Academic Achievement (GPA, Class Rank & Depth/Variety of classes)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Otto Weidersberg Scholarship
Award : $250
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Outstanding Student Leader Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
-
Planning to attend a fully accredited nonprofit or public college or university in Iowa
-
Exemplary Leadership skills in and outside of school
-
Top 1/3 of graduating class
-
GPA 3.0 or above
-
Demonstrated outstanding character, judgment, dependability and teamwork
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Paul Anthony Music Scholarship
Award : $
Eligibility:
The scholarship committee will submit 1 nomination and only 1 student in the CR district will be awarded
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Reeder Memorial Scholarship
Award : $1000, renewable for one additional year based on academic performance
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Robert Foley Scholarship
Award : $400
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Rotary West Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Sal Guinta Scholarship
Award : $500-2000
Eligibility:
The scholarship committee submits 3 nominations, each nominee submits an application to Mr. Guinta and he selects the recipient.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Tom & Carol Ryder Cougar Scholarship
Award : $250
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Tom White Scholarship
Award : $100
Eligibility:
-
Minority Student
-
GPA of 2.5 or above
-
Financial need
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Walter and Ida Kansky Scholarship
Award : $1000
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Whipple Scholarship
Award : $500
Eligibility:
__________________________________________________________________________________________