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The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at The University of Iowa is pleased to offer several scholarships to full-time UI students studying entrepreneurship.

$5,000 Edward M. Moldt Entrepreneurial Scholarship

JPEC annually awards up to two $5,000 Edward M. Moldt Entrepreneurial Scholarships to outstanding entrepreneurial students. The scholarships are provided by a generous donation from John and Mary Pappajohn. The naming of the scholarship recognizes Edward Moldt's outstanding leadership and commitment to entrepreneurial education at The University of Iowa. Edward served as the JPEC director from 1994 to 1995 and from 1998 to 2000.

$1,000 Clifford M. Baumback Entrepreneurial Studies Award

The Clifford M. Baumback Entrepreneurial Studies Award is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to one undergraduate student who is entering his or her senior year and pursuing the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, the Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate, or a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship. The award is based on demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement in the area of entrepreneurial studies. Mrs. Janice Baumback established this award in memory of her husband, Clifford Baumback, who was a University of Iowa faculty member from 1953 until his retirement in 1980, as a professor emeritus. He was the first director of the University of Iowa Institute for Entrepreneurial Management in 1979.

$1,000 Oldorf Scholarship of Entrepreneurial Studies

JPEC will award several $1,000 Oldorf Scholarships to graduate or undergraduate entrepreneurship students who have significant interest in entrepreneurial studies.

Richard K. Miller Technological Entrepreneurship Scholarship

To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be enrolled in the College of Engineering and have begun their studies in the Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate program. Complete an application form and submit a letter of recommendation and an essay describing what you hope to accomplish with the certificate.

John Hughes Memorial Scholarship

The John Hughes Memorial Scholarship was established in 1986 by the Iowa Bankers Association as a memorial for banker John Hughes from Hills, Iowa. In his memory, two scholarship are awarded each year. These scholarships pay all room, board, and tuition expenses for recipients to attend the first-year curriculum of the Iowa School of Banking.