Scholarships and Financial Aid

Deadline: Same as College of Engineering

This year undergraduate scholarship applications for ALL ABE students (regardless of your curriculum) will be made through the College of Engineering on-line application for first year students:

To avoid last minute problems review the on-line application tip-sheet and sample application form posted on the COE scholarship webpage, and apply well in advance of the deadline.

For incoming ITec students, please contact academic advisor Tamara Kerns for scholarship information (tkerns@iastate.edu).

Go to the link below to start your application.

Transfer Students

Depending on your major, you will considered for different scholarships.  Submitting the application above will include you for consideration for all possible ABE scholarships.  Information on the scholarships available can be found below.

Deadline:  February 1

This year undergraduate scholarship applications for ALL ABE students (regardless of your curriculum) will be made through the College of Engineering on-line application for current students:

Note that the application deadline this year is 4:00 PM on February 1st. To avoid last minute problems review the on-line application tip-sheet and sample application form posted on the COE scholarship webpage, and apply well in advance of the deadline.

Scholarships are available for all Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering undergraduate and graduate students who are or will be participating in study abroad experiences including student exchange programs, study abroad travel courses, and international professional development.

For ABE technology students, study abroad scholarships are also available from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. For more information and an application form, please go to https://www.agstudyabroad.iastate.edu/scholarships-and-funding-opportunities

For ABE engineering students, scholarships are also available from the College of Engineering. For more information, please go to http://www.engineering.iastate.edu/studyabroad/sample-page/scholarships-financial-aid/.

Application dates for the Colleges are listed on their respective pages. For consideration, complete this form and return to abeadvising@iastate.edu.

Iowa Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council Scholarship (for ITec Occupational Safety students; and students pursuing the Safety Certificate and declaring an interest in safety/health as a career)

Safety student that has an interest in a career in construction, highway, industrial or agricultural safety and health and display need and/or academic excellence. Students are interviewed by members of the Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council.

These scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of academic excellence, leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated interest in seed science and/or the seed industry. ISA will award several scholarships, including one Bill Latham Memorial Scholarship. Additionally, the ISU Seed Science Center will award one Lisa Shepherd-Jenkins Memorial Scholarship, and ICIA will award one scholarship. The recipients of these scholarships will also be selected by the Seed Science Scholarship Committee. The minimum scholarship award is $1,000.

Two Iowa Seed Association (ISA) scholarships will be awarded to students who have declared Seed Science as a secondary major. The remaining ISA scholarships will be open to students in any major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (including Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) with a demonstrated interest in seed science or in a career related to the seed industry. In addition, an outstanding student classified as a senior will receive an extra $500 as a special scholarship. Students previously awarded two ISA scholarships are not eligible for a 2023 ISA scholarship but may be eligible for one of the other scholarships.

2023 ISA Seed Sci Scholarship Application

Application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2022. Completed applications should be submitted electronically to Professor Susana Goggi at: susana@iastate.edu.

Minority Scholars Program is funded by the USDA-NIFA HEC Foundation. It is a scholarship and experiential program for incoming students, sophomores, juniors or transfer students.

The program offers an SEL (Student Experiential Learning) opportunity that enables scholars to build the skills and knowledge needed to advance their study, contribute to careers, and enter graduate education in food & agricultural science disciplines. Examples of opportunities may include undergraduate research, apprenticeships, internships, and study abroad programs relevant to the scholar’s major.

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