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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.

$2,500 John & Mary Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Scholarships

JPEC awards up to four $2,500 John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Scholarships to outstanding entrepreneurial students. The scholarships are provided by a generous donation from John and Mary Pappajohn.

$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.

$1,000 Leighty-Nelson Scholarships

Two $1,000 scholarships funded by Ike Leighty and the Leighty Foundation will be awarded to students participating in the Certificate of Entrepreneurial Management program. The students can be graduate or undergraduate status to be eligible to receive the award.