Scholarship Guidelines

The Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship was established for graduating seniors from any Keokuk, Iowa, high School or home-schooled equivalent. The student must be a resident of Keokuk, Iowa. The Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship is renewable. 

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Students must also be in the Top 25% of their graduating class at their Keokuk High School or display high academic achievement in their home-schooled program to qualify for the Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship. A Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship recipient must attend or be enrolled in an Iowa college or university upon high school graduation or completion of a home-schooled equivalent. Each scholarship could be worth up to $2,500.00. Multiple scholarships may also be awarded.

Deadline / Agreement

The Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship opens on January 11, 2027. Deadline for scholarship applications is April 12, 2027. Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship Recipient(s) will be selected and announced by May 2027. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will find out at your high school’s award ceremony. Every applicant will know the results of their application—successful or otherwise—by email by April 2027. Every student who was awarded a scholarship will receive an email with instructions for accepting the award.

If awarded a Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship, the student must submit a scholarship agreement. Instructions for completing the scholarship agreement will be in the scholarship award email. In the scholarship agreement, you will be asked to submit the following: proof of enrollment and a thank-you letter for the donor. You have the option of submitting a photo that can be used when the Keokuk Area Community Foundation announces the scholarship recipients.

Scholarship checks will be issued to your college/university. If you’ve submitted your scholarship acceptance materials on time and correctly, your check will be issued in July of 2027 (unless other arrangements have been made).