Keep Iowa Beautiful Opens 2023 Scholarship Applications

Keep Iowa Beautiful is preparing to award three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors.

These annual scholarships honor important figures in Keep Iowa Beautiful history who have made significant contributions to Iowa communities.

The Byers Scholarship is awarded to students who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university to study environmental science, community development, landscape architecture or architecture with a historical emphasis or community planning and sustainability.

In memory of Bob Byer's dedication to young people and environmental concerns, Keep Iowa Beautiful and the Byers family established the Byers Environmental Scholarship Fund in 2009.

The Schnepf Scholarship honors Gerry Schnepf, founding Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful. His career spanned 50 years.

The Fultz Scholarship is awarded to a senior planning to study communications or marketing. This scholarship honors William J. Fultz, a founding Keep Iowa Beautiful board member and artist who started an advertising agency that became the largest agriculture advertising agency in the world.

For more information or to apply online, visit keepiowabeautiful.org/grants-scholarships/scholarships/. Applications are due Jan. 31; winners will be notified in March.

Keep Iowa Beautiful was established in 2000 by Gov. Robert D. Ray and Donald F. Lamberti, becoming the 23rd State Affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.

The organization is 501c3 charitable organization.