In 2024, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation awarded over $124,000 in scholarships to students in recognition of their achievements, unique needs and special talents so they can pursue a higher education. Congratulations to the following students for scholarships awarded in 2024:
All-McKinley Alumni Association Scholarship
- Grace Leland, McKinley Middle School
Bob V. Bengtson Good Citizenship Award & Scholarship
- Greyson Ralston, Maple Grove Elementary School
Besong Family Scholarship
- Geofflin Donre, Washington High School
Virgil and Eleanor Bowser Memorial Scholarship
- Kennedy Moore, Springville High School
Buss STEM Scholarship
- Logan Beaty, Denver High School
Buss Vo-Tech Scholarship
- Micah Grier, Denver High School
- Gretchen Oltrogge, Denver High School
Calvin & Christina Moore Scholarship
- Sydney Proctor, Jefferson High School
College Opportunity Scholarship
Supported by the College Club of Cedar Rapids Scholarship Fund and Henry and Sara Katz Foundation Fund
- Loeke Nade Bolumbu, Jefferson High School
- Ezekiel Calhoun, Marion High School
- Cadence Dighton, Lisbon High School
- Makenna Hetrick, Washington High School
- Kandace Odekirk, Kennedy High School
- Sophia Rojas-Neira, Xavier High School
- Allee Schantz, Center Point Urbana High School
- Sean Steinbrech, Prairie High School
- Dragon Zheng, Linn-Mar High School
Daybreak Rotary Legacy of Learning Scholarship
- Allee Brown
- Shaliya McNeal
- Ava Nicole Sales
DeBoom Memorial Scholarship
- Elizabeth Hite, Washington High School
Drew Wall Scholarship
- Alton Ozarowicz, Kennedy High School
Dustin Tardiff Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Ian Klemm, Prairie High School
Gems of Hope Cancer Scholarship
- Kelsey Taylor, Prairie High School
Glidden Community Service Scholarship
- Greenlee Adeny, Washington High School
- Alyssa Brandt, Kennedy High School
- McKenna Felton, Jefferson High School
- Megan Gearhart, Marion High School
- Klayten Perreault, Mt. Vernon High School
- Grace Richmond, Xavier High School
- Lucas Sunner, Prairie High School
- Kaleb Wesselink, Linn-Mar High School
Joe Corbin Memorial Scholarship
- Ellie Doser, Prairie High School
Kalous Opportunity Scholarship
- Alijah Hardy, Jefferson High School
- Christopher Hermosillo, Xavier High School
- Ethan Hernandez, Marion High School
- Levi Hodge, Kennedy High School
- Maeve Krogmann, Lisbon High School
- Aleena Mansoor, Linn-Mar High School
- Noah Pelletier, Washington High School
- Catie Reitinger, Prairie High School
Kathleen M. McNamara Future Educators Scholarship
- Kirsten Jones, Lisbon High School
Kelley Family Scholarship
- Kaitlyn Funk, Central A&M High School
- Philip Lehman, Central A&M High School
- Elizabeth Rutan, Central A&M High School
Kenneth and Charlotte Brown Scholarship
- Logan Borrett, Alburnett High Shool
- Sofiea Geistkemper, Alburnett High Shool
Kleiman Family Scholarship
- Maria Isabella Jimenez Rodriguez, Kennedy High School
Klima Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Austin Wilcox, Jefferson High School
Komensky Society Scholarship
- Isabelle Netolicky, Prairie High School
- Sean Steinbrech, Prairie High School
- Blake Stejskal, Lisbon High School
- Carter Tomas, Prairie High School
LaVenz Memorial InCourage Scholarship
- Caelan (Carrie) Cummins, Kennedy High School
Merveaux Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Presley Anderson, Washington High School
- Maggie Churchill, Marion High School
- Paige Morgan Jefferson High School
- McKenna Murray, Prairie High School
- Alyssa Peck, Kennedy High School
- Eleanor Renze, Xavier High School
- Allison Silver, Lisbon Community High School
- Luke Stephens, Mount Vernon High School
- Melissa Wang, Linn-Mar High School
O.J. & Viola N. Elsenbast Scholarship
- Natalie Swedin, Graettinger-Terril High School
Outstanding Student Leader Scholarship
- Ella Beach, Prairie High School
- Kalli Hubbard, Marion High School
- Quincey Johnson, Xavier High School
- Charlotte Krob, Mount Vernon High School
- Amy Miller, Linn-Mar High School
- Kyle Reisinger, Washington High School
- Sidney Swartzendruber, Kennedy High School
- Meghan Wheatley, North Linn High School
- Sophia White, Jefferson High School
Prairie Golf Scholarship
- Tanner Wachtl, Prairie High School
Ralph Plagman Scholarship
- Lenora Cromwell, Washington High School
Reeder Memorial Scholarship
- Daniel Bruce, Washington High School
- Joslynn Ovel, Kennedy High School
- Oliviah Partee, Metro High School
- Carter Warson, Jefferson High School
Robert E. and Merry J. Kelley Scholarship
- Cole Butteris, Lisbon High School
- Faith Miller, Lisbon High School
- Ryan Ross, Lisbon High School
Robert K. Dennis Scholarship
- Kelly Marshek, Lone Tree High School
Shot at College – RSM Scholarship
- Kiyaree Cooper
- Tyler Huston
- Drenusha Zeneli
Stephen Bonfig Memorial Scholarship
- Ethan Spahn, Wahlert High School
Washington Alumni Scholarship
- Allee Brown, Washington High School
- Mandjou Camara, Washington High School
- Nyla Clay, Washington High School
- Revan Hemmingsen, Washington High School
- Dasan Kimble, Washington High School
- Rya McFarland, Washington High School
- Mya Messenger, Washington High School
- McKenzie Miller, Washington High School
- Nzobaho Ngiriweneza, Washington High School
- Reagan Stock, Washington High School