Hixson Online Application
Hixson Award Applicants: Priority consideration is given to those students who completed the online application by February 1. Recommendations will continue to be accepted for students with a completed application. If you are in need of extra time to complete your application, please contact the Hixson Program at 515-294-6479. Thanks!
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in the Christina Hixson Opportunity Awards at Iowa State University. These awards are designed to demonstrate Iowa State University's commitment to the student potential that exists in various ways beyond the measures of class rank or standardized test scores.
The criteria for eligibility as a Hixson Opportunity Award recipient:
- Students must have faced challenges of personal and/or financial hardship.
- Students must be residents of Iowa.
- Students must possess the potential to succeed.
- Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by filing the FAFSA.
- Students must be admissible to Iowa State University.
This program will provide 100 undergraduates with $10,000 scholarships ($2,500 per year for four years). Selection is based on the student's county, eligibility and potential as demonstrated through the application, letter of recommendation, and financial need analysis. Students may major in any curriculum and must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average for renewal. The Hixson Opportunity Awards Advisory Council, a committee of state educators, will select the recipients. Recipients will be notified by May 1.
Please complete this online application. Your data is securely stored and transmitted privately. You can complete the application over multiple sessions from any location. Nothing you enter on this site is sent to the Hixson Program until you submit the application. That means you can set up your application, complete the information on the form, change it, and save it without worry of disclosing information to the scholarship committee before you're ready.
Establish your Application
- Enter your email address as instructed on the form.
- Create a Password for your application
Write down your password for reference when re-entering the system.
Existing Application
- Enter your email address as instructed on the form.
- Enter your Password for your application
Application Procedure
- Complete this online application by February 1.
- Complete the ISU admission process by February 1.
- Complete and mail the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov by February 28. If you are unable to use completed income tax information, FAFSA allows you to estimate income and make corrections later.
