In 2026, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation awarded nearly $300,000 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 2026:
All-McKinley Alumni Association Scholarship
- Bryson Gatewood, McKinley STEAM Academy
- Gavin Ironside, McKinley STEAM Academy
- Samantha Tyler, McKinley STEAM Academy
Besong Family Scholarship
- Cassielle Thurmond, Washington High School
Bob V. Bengston Good Citizenship Award & Scholarship
- Grace Meyer, Maple Grove Elementary School
Calvin & Christina Moore Scholarship
- Lauren Strain, Jefferson High School
Chief Justice Ward Reynoldson Scholarship
- Abbigail Nash, Clarke Community High School
College Opportunity Scholarship
Supported by the College Club of Cedar Rapids Scholarship Fund and Henry and Sara Katz Foundation Fund
- Lanera Batte, Washington High School
- Louden Bloxham, Prairie High School
- Marion Boothe, Linn-Mar High School
- Landon Grosse, Mount Vernon High School
- Lilli Hayes, Jefferson High School
- Owen Hlubek, Xavier High School
- Avery Long, Lisbon High School
- Charity Oduor, Kennedy High School
- Hayley Potter, Marion High School
DeBoom Memorial Scholarship
- Koen Kurseth, Washington High School
Delaware Co Fish & Game Protective Assoc
- Tyler Hoeger, Maquoketa Valley High School
Drew Wall Scholarship
- Leo Koester, Kennedy High School
Dustin Tardiff Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Aiden Packard, Prairie High School
Gems of Hope Cancer Scholarship
- Kayla Langerman, Kennedy High School
- Leila Lavier, Washington High School
- Sawyer Feldman, Lisbon High School
- Haidyn Ulrich, Jefferson High School
Glenn and Mary Wendler Scholarship
- Elizabeth Timmerman, Clear Creek Amana High School
Glidden Community Service Scholarship
- Marley Felland, Washington High School
- Evan Kinney, Marion High School
- Joshua Knapp, Linn-Mar High School
- Andrew Maloney, Center Point-Urbana High School
- Jacquelyn Martin, Jefferson High School
- Aanya Tripathi, Kennedy High School
- Dillon Wiethorn, Prairie High School
- Grace Winterhof, Xavier High School
Kalous Opportunity Scholarship
- Aidan Ehlinger, Linn-Mar High School
- Claudine Iteriteka, Jefferson High School
- Jonathan Lane, Kennedy High School
- Emma McGregor, Xavier High School
- Eddy Ngiriweneza, Washington High School
- Alexander Rasmussen, Prairie High School
- Stella Rechkemmer, Marion High School
- Savanna Welch, Lisbon High School
Kelley Family Scholarship
- Lohgan Andersen, Lisbon High School
- Mileigh Brown, Cental A & M High School
- Sophia Lehman, Cental A & M High School
- Caleb Ross, Lisbon High School
- Kaitlyn Silver, Lisbon High School
- Kylee Snearly, Cental A & M High School
Kenneth and Charlotte Brown Scholarship
- Ethan Cull, Alburnett Community Schools
Kleiman Family Scholarship
- Joshua Ketcham, Washington High School
Klima Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Avery Murray, Jefferson High School
Komensky Society Scholarship
- Shelby Hansen, Xavier High School
- Alina Mallie, Lisbon High School
- Landen Schantz, Center Point-Urbana High School
- Delaney Shindelar, Marion High School
LaVenz Memorial InCourage Scholarship
- Adah Feit, Kennedy High School
McNamara Future Educators Scholarship
- Lucillia Frost, Prairie High School
Merveaux Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Erin Ambrosy, Xavier High School
- Tempe Baker, Jefferson High School
- Abby Bock, Lisbon High School
- Slader Buckheister, Kennedy High School
- Camden Hampsher, Washington High School
- Andrew Kepler, Marion High School
- Grace Knock, Prairie High School
- Erich Nguyen, Linn-Mar High School
- Hannah Storbeck, Alburnett Community Schools
O.J. & Viola N. Elsenbast Scholarship
- Isabella Anderson, Graettinger-Terril High School
Outstanding Student Leader Scholarship
- Bronson Beals, Linn-Mar High School
- Ada Dietzenbach, Marion High School
- Kamryn Kahl, Lisbon High School
- Reese Komenda, Xavier High School
- Hadassah LeVake, Washington High School
- Helen Mackey, Kennedy High School
- Jocelyn Martin, Jefferson High School
- Sydney Parker, Prairie High School
- Adalyn Ricke, Lisbon High School
Prairie Golf Scholarship
- Anthony Boelter, Prairie High School
Ralph Plagman Scholarship
- Alivia Weise, Washington High School
Reeder Memorial Scholarship
- Vernon Benda, Jefferson High School
- Alissa Christiansen, Metro High School
- Johnathan Hawkes, Kennedy High School
- Ashley Kayintsiri, Washington High School
Robert K. Dennis Scholarship
- Carter Schott, Lone Tree High School
Shot at College – RSM Scholarship
- Annie Garsayne
- Avery Tisor
- William Urbanowski
Stephen Bonfig Memorial Scholarship
- Kylie Sieverding, Wahlert Catholic High School
Virgil and Eleanor Bowser Memorial Scholarship
- Kalleigh Greene, Springville Secondary School
Washington Alumni Scholarship
- Andrea Farnum, Washington High School
- Lily Jeynes, Washington High School
- Joshua Ketcham, Washington High School
- Marley Lytle, Washington High School
- Marissa Margretz, Washington High School
- Logan Piersee, Washington High School
William and Patricia Buss Scholarships
- Riley Brandt, Denver High School
- Dylan Foland, Denver High School
- Jackson Schoville, Denver High School (William and Patricia Buss STEM Scholarship)