2024 Polk County Scholarships
Polk County residents suffer from the same absurd tuition prices that limit the educational attainment of Americans across the country. Despite high costs, 25% of Polk County residents in Iowa over the age of 25 have graduated with a professional degree - 74% have completed high school. Although these numbers match those of many other counties, there is clearly room for improvement.
It’s clear that Polk County residents in Iowa will continue to need help paying for college. 11,433 men and 10,777 women are enrolled in grades 9-12 while 8,946 men 12,282 women are currently undergraduates in college. College access and attainment should be a top priority, and cost should not prohibit any of these people from pursuing or completing their college education. The below scholarships are available to Polk County residents and can help pay for school in a variety of ways. Polk County scholarships, whether they are exclusively available to Polk County residents or whether they are more broadly applicable, can greatly help reduce the financial burden of college. This is the complete list of the best scholarships for Polk County residents.
How much total award money and scholarships are available for Polk County residents?
There are 263 scholarships totaling $1,248,228.00 available to Polk County residents. You can easily browse through all 263 scholarships below.
How many scholarships are available for college students in Polk County?
263 scholarships worth $1,248,228.00 are available for college students in Polk County. In addition, we encourage current college students in Polk County to check scholarships by school and, specifically, colleges in Polk for more options.
How many scholarships are available for high school seniors in Polk County?
263 scholarships totaling $1,248,228.00 are available for high school seniors in Polk County. In addition, we encourage current high school students to check out more from the scholarship search engine.
Do I need to be a resident of Polk County to apply to these scholarships?
Our scholarship search automatically returns scholarships by all different types of requirements. The below scholarships are either explicitly available for Polk County residents, or they do not require specific county residency at all and are therefore available to Polk County students and residents, as well as others across the state or country.