Mary I. Fitzgerald Scholarship Program
Sponsored by the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation through the Iowa Grocery Industry Association
The Iowa Grocers Education Foundation (IGEF) awards $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors and undergraduate students who are children of full-time employees or $1,500 scholarships to students who are full-time or part-time employees of firms that are members of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association (IGIA).
Application
The 2025-2026 Scholarship application will open at 12:00 AM Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Applications (including transcript submissions) are due by 11:59 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
The 2025-2026 Scholarship application will open at 12:00 AM Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Applications (including transcript submissions) are due by 11:59 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
- Please note, our administrative partner, Bâton Global, must receive your most recent transcript(s) via [email protected] before this same deadline.
Who is eligible?
Scholarship winners will be chosen by a selection committee of an independent scholarship management service provider and notified in April. Recipients must be enrolled at a college/university for the Fall semester of 2025.
- Children of full-time employees of firms that are members of the IGIA. The parent must have been employed for at least two years as of January 1, 2025.
- Employees (full-time or part-time) who are full-time students employed by firms that are members of the IGIA. Applicants must have worked a minimum of 300 hours during the 12-month period between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
Scholarship winners will be chosen by a selection committee of an independent scholarship management service provider and notified in April. Recipients must be enrolled at a college/university for the Fall semester of 2025.
Scholarship Poster
Click here to download the 2025 Scholarship Poster (.pdf)
Click here to download the 2025 Scholarship Poster (.pdf)
