At Kirkwood, we make applying for scholarships easy!
You'll need to complete a Kirkwood application for admission. To be considered for scholarships, you must have a current application on file to attend Kirkwood.
Currently in high school or graduated from high school in the last five years? Provide a copy of your official high school transcript. If you graduated more than five years ago, no transcript is required.
Completed a GED or received a high school diploma through an alternative program? Submit proof of completion along with your scholarship application.
If you're transferring to Kirkwood from another school, or if you've attended college at all in the past, contact your former school's registrar's office and ask them to send your official college transcript.
Send Transcripts To
Kirkwood Community College
Enrollment Services
6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Note: No transcript is required if you have already attended Kirkwood for six credit hours or more.
*Transcripts are not required to apply for Kirkwood scholarships, but are encouraged.
Visit the FAFSA website to complete your application.
You'll want to complete your FAFSA as soon as possible after October 1. To be considered for first-round, need-based scholarships at Kirkwood, it must be received by March 15.
Several scholarships are based on financial need. The scholarship selection committee will take into consideration a student's financial need as documented by the FAFSA.
Any scholarships that are based on financial need will have a listed criterion of: Must demonstrate financial need.
*FAFSA completion is not required to apply for Kirkwood scholarships, but is encouraged.
If you're an international student, check in with the Global Learning office to learn about your scholarship opportunities.
“I really didn’t like the idea of going into debt and owing somebody a huge amount of money to be able to go to college. I just didn’t buy into that as a good idea for my future, so I’m paying for college out of my own pocket. Kirkwood was the only option I looked at that gave me that freedom to explore what I really wanted to do without going into miles of debt.”
Celia Daniels,
North Liberty, Iowa
Kirkwood Foundation
319-398-5442
foundation@kirkwood.edu