DEI Scholarship Program

Student Travel Scholarships

The APA Iowa Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee provides $500 to two students (one from the University of Iowa and one from Iowa State University) from underestimated communities for travel to both the state and national APA conferences. The student receives $100 for the state conference and $400 for the national conference to be used for travel expenses. The goal of this scholarship is to help remove some of the barriers faced by students when attending conferences. We hope students use this opportunity to grow professional connections and gain insight on current planning trends.

Applications are due by August 22, 2025 for the APA Upper Midwest Annual Conference (October 8-10, 2025 in Ankeny, IA) and APA National Planning Conference (April 24-28, 2026 in Detroit, MI). Students will be notified by September 1st. See the Scholarship Packet for more information.

Please contact Emani Brinkman with any questions.

The 2024 winners were Farnaz Fatahi Moghadam (University of Iowa) and Lauren Neal (Iowa State University)