Scholarships

Scholarships Requiring an Application:

Physics Scholarships

Jourdan Scholarship For Excellence in Physics

• Provides approximately $4,000 per year for 2 years to incoming physics students. Up to 3 Jourdan Excellence scholarships can be awarded to very high performing students. 2 to incoming, and 1 to a current rising sophomore. (1 year for a current student). 

Butterworth Physics Scholarship

• Provides $2,000 per year for one year to incoming physics students.

Jourdan Scholar-Mentor Physics Scholarship 

• Provides $5,000 per year for two years to incoming physics students.

Gayl and Kathy Hopkins Scholarship

• A $10,000 scholarship available to incoming first-year students from high school. The Gayl and Kathy Hopkins Scholarship will be awarded to incoming first-year physics majors with outstanding academic records.

Dostal Physics Scholarship

• Provides $1,500 per year for one year or two years to incoming physics students.

McKay Scholarship

• Provides approximately $1,300 per year for 2 years to incoming physics students.

Chancey (Non-Traditional or Transfer Students)

• Provides $1,300 per year.

Begeman Fund Scholarship

• Provides $2,000 per year

Robert E. Allender Physics Teaching Scholarship 

• Provides $1,000 per year. Open to students with a Physics Teaching major. Minimum of 30 credit hours in a declared teaching major. Apply by January 15 using the online UNIversity Scholarship Application.

Grossman-Perrine Scholarship

• The Grossman-Perrine Scholarship honors Dr. J. O. Perrine, a former UNI physics professor, and Mr. Eugene Grossman, a physics student from Delmar, Iowa, who studied with Dr. Perrine. Declared undergraduate physics majors at all levels are eligible for this scholarship.

UNI Scholarship Application due January 15th. Contact the Physics Department (Physics@uni.edu or 319-273-2420) if you have questions. Make sure you check “Physics” on your online scholarship application—otherwise your application might not arrive at the Physics Department.

Presidential Scholarships

The awards are $4,000 per year for 4 years ($16,000 total).

Application Criteria:

• ACT composite of 29 or above (SAT-CR&M of 1280 or above) and top 10% high school class rank
• or RAI of 335 or above
   

Selection Timeline:

• February 7th - Applications must be submitted using the UNI Scholarship Application.
   
• March 15th - Presidential Scholarships awards will be announced.

Additional scholarships:

College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences Scholarships
College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences (CHAS) scholarships and awards are available to both incoming UNI students (first-year and transfer students) and current UNI student

Physics Alumni Scholarship

• The recipient of this $500-$1500 award must be a declared major in the Department of Physics who has achieved academic excellence in their major. Nominations and selection of the recipient are conducted by the Physics faculty in April.

Dorothy Muzzey Scholarship-Loan Program

• The recipient must be a declared major in Physics or Chemistry and must have completed 60 credit hours at UNI. The criteria for the award are: (i) financial need; (ii) scholarly achievement; and (iii) potential for success in the major field. The maximum amount available is $1,500 with an interest rate of 5%. Repayment begins 90 days after graduation.

Lantz Scholarship

• $1,050 For Seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA overall, minimum of 48 hours (at least 32 hours from UNI).

Students First Scholarship

• $1,070 per year. This requires a minimum 3.0 GPA

McCollum Scholarship

• $1,280 per year. Requires a minimum 3.25 GPA overall, minimum 90 credit hours (at least 45 from UNI).

Roy and Abbott Science Scholarship

• $1,000 per year. This is a recognize scholarship of service, and future potential development. 3.0 GPA, minimum of 30 credit hours at least 15 from UNI.

Jessica Allen Terri Scholarship

• $1,000 per year.

Caroline Czarnecki Endowed Chemistry and Physics Scholarship

• $1,812 per year.

Dr. Stanley J. Walljasper Endowment

• $1,500 per year.

HMK STEM Scholarship

• $1,400 per year with the following requirements:
• Freshman with HS GPA >=3.25 and/or ACT >=28
• OR UNI student transferring to Physics with UNI GPA >= 3.25

Hubbard Math, Chemistry and Physics Education Scholarship

• $2,500 for a Sophomore, Junior or Senior, with a minimum GPA of 3.2. 

Kubik Endowed Scholarship

• $1,200 per year for Physics, Biology, Sciences, and Chemistry majors, Freshmen or Sophomores.

Sloan STEM Scholarship

• $1,035 per year. Must be at least a Sophomore.

Begeman Scholarship

• $6,000 per year. This is for a Junior or Senior planning on Graduate School.

Thompson Scholarship

• Various amount per year.