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Eastern Iowa Angus Association Oliver Hansen Memorial Scholarship Grant

Quad Cities Community Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $2,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Merit evaluated by school activities, community and personal activities, and work experience.

Other requirements

  • Applicant must reside in one of the following Iowa counties: Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Scott, or Muscatine.
  • Applicant must be actively involved in the Angus breed and/or pursuing an education or career within agriculture.
  • Applicant must plan to enroll or be enrolled full-time for undergraduate studies at any accredited community college, college, or university, or trade/technical school.
  • Applicant must have at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Overview

The Eastern Iowa Angus Association Oliver Hansen Memorial Scholarship, administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, supports students from specified Iowa counties pursuing education in agriculture. Applicants must be involved with the Angus breed, maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, and enroll full-time at accredited institutions. Scholarships provide up to $1,000 annually and are renewable for two years, aiding students in achieving their academic and career goals.

Today, we award nearly $600,000 annually in scholarships to students in the Quad Cities and beyond.
Eastern Iowa Angus Association Oliver Hansen Memorial Scholarship
Need-based:

  • No.
  • Amount:
  • Up to $1,000 a year.
  • Renewable:
  • Recipients may reapply and can receive scholarship for up to two years.

Eligibility

Applicant must reside in one of the following Iowa counties: Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Scott, or Muscatine.Applicant must be actively involved in the Angus breed and/or pursuing an education or career within agriculture.Applicant must plan to enroll or be enrolled full-time for undergraduate studies at any accredited community college, college, or university, or trade/technical school.Applicant must have at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.Applicant cannot have reached their 25th birthday prior to January 1 of the year of application.Merit evaluated by school activities, community and personal activities, and work experience.

What Quad Cities Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
263
Total given
$7.55M
Median grant
$15K
Range
$5,100–$602K
  • By dollars: Iowa 62%, Illinois 33%, Michigan <1%. Top recipient cities: Davenport, IA; Rock Island, IL; Bettendorf, IA.
  • 16% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Imagine the Possibilities Inc · Maquoketa, IA

    Support for learning disabled and handicapped children and adults, present or future…

    $602K

  • Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation · East Moline, IL

    Mission support, birdies for charity

    $301K

  • Family Resources Inc · Davenport, IA

    Mission support, domestic violence programs, braking traffic, youth and out of home…

    $275K

  • Martin Luther King Jr Center Inc · Rock Island, IL

    Mission, projects and operating support, revitalization initiative

    $269K

  • United Way Quad Cities · Bettendorf, IA

    Mission and operating support, emerging leaders, imagination library, senior citizen…

    $211K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • Agriculture

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