Student Scholarships

The Charles Nicolay Educational Foundation was set up to support Iowa students continuing their education in the Construction / Architecture / Engineering field. 

About the Scholarship Program

Requirements:

• Must be an Iowa high school student or college student;
• Must attend an Iowa institution;
• Attend a program related to construction/architecture/engineering/masonry field; and
• Complete the entire application and submit with accompanying documents.
  

For an application to be complete, the form must be filled out and electronically signed and must include a copy of school transcripts, current resume, and two letters of recommendations: one from a community leader and one from a teacher/instructor.

Half the award amount will be issued to the school each semester. If you graduate mid-year you will only receive funds for that semester. MII Foundation awards graduating seniors $500, current community college students $750 and university/grad students $1000. 

Our 2024 application is now available - https://form.jotform.com/233044500010130
We will be accepting applications through February 1, 2024.

2024 Scholarship Awardees

2023 Scholarship Awardees

2022 Scholarship Awardees

The MII Board of Directors voted to name the MII pre-apprentice program: Richard C Felice BAC3 IA Pre-Apprentice Scholarship

2021 Awardees

2021 Scholarship Recipients

2020 Scholarship Recipients

2019 Scholarship Recipients

2018 Scholarship Recipients

2017 Scholarship Winners
The Foundation is pleased to announce it had 38 applications and where able to award 10 students with scholarships this year! HS seniors received $500; those attending a community college received $750 and those attending a 4 year community college received $1000.

2017 marks the 12th year we have given scholarships and are pleased to announce we awarded three scholarships this year.

2016 Scholarship Winners

​Collin Borkowski, Manilla
ISU for engineering

Nathaniel Byerley, Ankeny
DMACC/ISU for engineering

James Drummer, Marshalltown
ISU for engineering