News & Profiles
Iowa State University has a rich history of successful applicants to national fellowships and awards. Check out the Iowa State University Undergraduate Nationally Competitive Awards Record (2013-Present) for further details. Below you will also find some of the news stories written about Iowa State award winners.
Before deciding to apply for a nationally competitive award, it's a good idea to read up on some of the profiles of successful past applicants. Most of the websites for major awards post the profiles of each year's winners. Refer to the award directory for links to each award site.
Are you an Iowa State University undergraduate student or recent grad who received a national-level award, scholarship or fellowship? If so, we would love to hear about it! Please complete the Nationally Competitive Awards Report Form to inform us.
September 2023
ISU Student awarded Fulbright Hays DDRA Fellowship
March 2023
4 Iowa State students named Goldwater Scholars
April 2022
5 Iowa State students awarded NSF-GRFP fellowships
Iowa State student wins Fulbright award
Iowa State student named Truman Scholar
March 2022
Iowa State student named Goldwater Scholar
February 2022
Iowa State student wins Brooke Owens Fellowship
April 2021
Iowa State students selected as Boren Fellows
Two Iowa State students earn Fulbright awards
March 2021
Two Iowa State students named Goldwater Scholars
May 2020
Iowa State student is named Stanford Knight Hennessy Scholar, the first from Iowa
April 2020
Iowa State student selected as Boren Fellow
Iowa State student selected as Udall Scholar
Iowa State student selected as Truman Scholar
March 2020
Three Iowa State students named Goldwater Scholars
November 2019
Toni Sleugh selected as 2019 Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
May 2019
Four Iowa State students named Goldwater Scholars
April 2019
Two Iowa State students named Udall Scholars
March 2019
Powell selected for 2019-20 Fulbright Award
November 2018
Iowa State student named as first Saudi Arabian Rhodes Scholar
May 2018
Iowa State student named Udall Scholar
April 2018
Neilson is selected as a Goldwater Scholar with Honorable Mention
CALS Student Named Honorable Mention for Goldwater National Scholarship
Nationally Competitive Awards at Iowa State University
October 2017
Graduate Headed to University of Cambridge to Work on Food Insecurity
April 2017
Four Iowa State students named Goldwater Scholars
May 2017
ISU College of Design student named Udall Honorable Mention
January 2017
Iowa State University Nutritional Science Student Selected for Community Service Scholarship