
Scholarship Renewals
A renewal scholarship is a scholarship that can be renewed each year of a student's college career, meaning the recipient can continue to receive funding throughout their studies as long as they meet specific academic or other criteria set by the scholarship fund.
Recipients of the following Keokuk Area Community Foundation Scholarships may apply for renewal of the scholarship award below. Please be aware that your failure to submit the renewal application by the specified date will result in your ineligibility to be considered for this year’s and future scholarship renewal awards.
Receiving a scholarship renewal is at the discretion of the Keokuk Area Community Foundation Scholarship Committee.
Eligible Renewable Scholarships:
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Delbert & Edythe Barnes Memorial Scholarship
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Geraldine Boyd Memorial Scholarship
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Peggy Dickey Memorial Scholarship
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The Donald and Bonnie Hoenig Speech Scholarship
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Matteson Scholarship
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Eric Pardall Memorial Scholarship
Requirements to Receive a Scholarship Renewal
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A completed Scholarship Renewal Application
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A post-secondary course work (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT) including GPA. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Please make sure your course work documents are dated 12.31.2025. This document can be attached in this Scholarship Renewal Application.
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An official Spring 2026 Course Schedule from the college/university you are attending. This document can be attached to this Scholarship Renewal Application.
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Personal statement addressing some of your college involvements, personal high points from the previous year of schooling and the benefits that your scholarship provided.
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A completed 2026 Scholarship Agreement. This agreement is emailed in the acceptance email after your Scholarship Renewal Application has been approved.
The deadline for all Keokuk Area Community Foundation / North Lee Community Foundation Scholarship Renewal Applications is
March 2, 2026.
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Renewal Timeline
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December 2, 2025: The 2026 Keokuk Area Community Foundation Scholarship Renewal Application opens.
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March 2, 2026: The The 2026 Keokuk Area Community Foundation Scholarship Renewal Application closes.
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Renewal Scholarship Applications are reviewed in March.
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Each student who is awarded a scholarship will be sent an email between March 8th - 9th, 2026 with instructions on how to accept the award. You have the option of submitting a photo that can be used when the community foundations announces the scholarship recipients.
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As a scholarship recipient, you will not be receiving a check. The scholarship award check will be issued to your college/university with a cover letter from the Keokuk Area Community Foundation. If you’ve submitted your scholarship acceptance materials on time and correctly, your check will be issued in July/August and sent directly to the college/university.
