International Student Excellence Award

First-year awards (up to 8 semesters or until degree completion)

• President's Award: $56,000 total ($14,000 per year)
• Dean's Award: $48,000 total ($12,000 per year)
• Innovator's Award: $40,000 total ($10,000 per year)
• Launchpad Award: $24,000 total ($6,000 per year)

Transfer awards (up to 6 semesters or until degree completion)

• Transfer Gold Scholar: $24,000 total ($8,000 per year for up to 3 years)
• Transfer Cardinal Scholar: $12,000 total ($4,000 per year for up to 3 years)

Renewal

• President's Award: minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
• All other awards: minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA

Accept the offer of admission by May 1 (fall) or December 15 (spring).

1. Apply for undergraduate admission to Iowa State as an international student.
2. Upload SAT or ACT scores to Admissions MyAccount if applicable to the award level.
3. Accept the offer of admission by the deadline; the award is applied automatically.

Awarded automatically from the admission record using the GPA and test-score thresholds above.