Scholarships

Iowa Scholarships

Students for a Creative Iowa sponsors two scholarships.

The Students for a Creative Iowa Student Scholarship is available to Iowa high school students graduating in 2012 who have been involved in Destination ImagiNation for at least two years. The scholarship is a one-year, non-renewable grant. for $500. It will be sent to the student’s post-secondary institution following verification of successful completion of the first semester at that institution. Students must write essay responses of 250 to 750 words each to four essay questions. The deadline for scholarship applications to be received is Friday, March 16, 2012. You may download the application HERE.

The Kitch-Eilerts Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of two former Destination ImagiNation participants from Iowa. Dayle Kitch was a team member for 8 years and later an adult volunteer. Aaron Eilerts was a team member for 3 years. Both Dayle and Aaron are also remembered for their service work through church, school, community, Scouts and more. They both exhibited the Spirit of DI as they each faced challenges and often used their creative problem solving skills. Both lives ended too soon. Dayle died on May 29, 2007 after a short illness, and Aaron died on June 11, 2008 when a tornado struck a Boy Scout camp. The Spirit of DI Award is granted at tournaments in recognition of those who act as superior role models in the areas of spirit, sportsmanship, and volunteerism. Dayle Kitch and Aaron Eilerts were role models for many of us. As a result, the Students for a Creative Board of Directors is offering this scholarship in their memory.

The Kitch-Eilerts Memorial Scholarship is available to Iowa high school students graduating in 2012 who have been involved in Destination ImagiNation for at least two years. The scholarship is a one-year, non-renewable grant for $500. It will be sent to the student’s post-secondary institution following verification of successful completion of the first semester at that institution. Students must write essay responses of 250 to 750 words each to four essay questions. The deadline for scholarship applications to be received is Friday, March 16, 2012. You may download the application HERE.

MudDI Waters Consortium Scholarship

The MudDI Waters Consortium, which consists of 10 U.S. Affiliates (Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin), is offering a $500 for one year. Applicants must have participated on a Destination ImagiNation team, and must be seniors currently in high school who plan to attend a two or four-year college or trade school. In addition to providing information about DI involvement and education plans, students will need to furnish two letters of endorsement and write a 500-word essay. The application deadline has not yet been announced, but will likely be in mid-February. You can view last year’s application HERE.

DISC Scholarships (3 tracks)

The Destination ImagiNation Scholarship Committee (DISC) will once again offer up to $10,000 in scholarships to deserving candidates in 2011-2012. Winners will be notified in April 2012 with public announcement made at Global Finals in May. Scholarships will be awarded for the 2012-2013 Academic Year, beginning with the fall semester.

The 2011 Award Recipients were announced in May at Global Finals.  A  list of past awardees can be found by clicking here. The DISC scholarship sub-committee is looking forward to reviewing the many exciting applications that you will be sending in. The scholarship application deadline has not yet been announced, but will likely be in early February.

To be eligible, Scholarship Applicants must:

• Be graduating from High School or pursuing a post High School degree in a Trade School, Community College or University in the 2010-2011 School year.
• Must have participated in at least one of the creative problem solving programs that Destination ImagiNation has sponsored- as a team member and/or in a volunteer capacity.
• If applying while pursuing Post High School graduation, the applicant should be actively continuing his or her involvement in Destination ImagiNation in some capacity – either as a team member or as a volunteer. See the website for further details.
• Participants from the international Affiliates are welcomed and encouraged to apply, but should realize we do require the materials to be presented in English as we do not have translators available. Our international applicants should also be aware that the awards will are be paid to their learning institution in US Dollars.

For the DISC Scholarship search, it is the applicant’s CREATIVITY and involvement that are  deemed most important. We want to see you use your creativity and divergent thinking! The most weight in our scoring is applied to the creativity of the solution to our challenges, and the past and continued involvement of the applicant. Scholarship applicants may choose from the following tracks:  Personal Essay, Internet and Presentation. The maximum award for the Essay track will be $500.00. Award amounts for the other two tracks (Presentation and Internet) will be higher, determined  by the quality, value and depth of the entries submitted.

You may read the rules HERE.