Hoover Uncommon Student awards available

Area youth are eligible to apply for the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award program. The Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award is a $5,000 college scholarship program for high school juniors in an Iowa high school or home school program.

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association in West Branch sponsors the award. The program identifies and honors up to 15 Iowa high school juniors who propose and accomplish a project of their own choosing and design. The application postmark deadline is March 31, 2014.

Students are not evaluated on the basis of grades, test scores, or financial need. Applicants submit a proposal for a goal they want to accomplish.

For application materials, visit http://www.hooverassociation.org.