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Scholarships

Each year, the Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS® Community Service Scholarship Program awards several deserving students within our service area, as selected by the Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS® Scholarship Committee.

All graduating high-school seniors within the extended Iowa City area are eligible to apply for our High School Scholarship (awarded in the amount of $2000 [1st place], $1500 [2nd place], $1000 [3rd place]) For graduating seniors who are children of active ICAAR REALTOR® Members, we offer the Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship (awarded in the amount of $2000).

Recipients are selected on the basis of community service and involvement. Applicants must be attending an accredited university, community college, or technical school in the following semester.

Applications for 2026 Scholarships are open!

2026 High School Scholarship Application
2026 Cheryl Carroll Nelson Community Service Scholarship Award Application

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Charlie Firmstone, Iowa City High School, $2000

High School Scholarship

William Aitchison, Regina Catholic High School, $2000

Lilly Barre, Highland High School, $1500

Owen Einwalter, Solon High School, $1000

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Peyton Braddock, West Branch High School, $2000

High School Scholarship

James Meggitt, City High School, $2000

Adeline Lillis, Williamsburg High School, $1500

Eva Plathe, Clear Creek Amana High School, $1000

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Shelby Kimm, Liberty High School, $2000

High School Scholarship

Hannah Schiele, West Branch High School, $2000

Hayden Crow, Clear Creek Amana High School, $1500

Georgia Havlicek, Solon High School, $1000

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Jack Abel, Liberty High School, $2000

High School Scholarship

Madison Craig, Solon High School, $2000

Samuel Atichison, Regina High School, $1500

William Cavanagh, Mid-Prairie High School, $1000

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Katherine Carrico, Williamsburg High School, $2000

High School Scholarship

Hannah Vogts, Liberty High School, $2000

Eleanor Crow, Clear Creek Amana High School, $1000

Madeline Marquardt, Liberty High School, $500

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Scott Dill, Liberty High, $2000
Leah Marek, Washington High, $500

High School Scholarship

Sushma Santhana, Liberty High, $1000
Nathaniel Nelson, West High, $1000
Abigail Buckman, Lone Tree, $500
Teyana Kerns, West High, $1000

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarhip
Nicholas Biancuzzo, West High, $2000
Quincy Wells, City High $2000

High School Scholarship

Marnie Vonderhaar, West High, $1000
Katherine Yaomns, Solon, $500
Kate Cavanaugh, Mid-Prairie, $500
Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin, City High, $500
Ingrid Streits, City High, $500
Abigail Crow, Clear Creek Amana, $500

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson Scholarship

Cheryl Carroll-Nelson
Jonah Dancer, $2000

High School Scholarship

Alyssa Halverson, $2000
Sydney Alt, $1000
Lauren Ernst, $500
Lien Zhu, $500
Breeyn Gryp, $500
Ethan Trepka, $500
Carter Johnson, $500

RPAC REALTOR® Party

RPAC, REALTORS® Political Action Committee, is one of the strongest and most successful advocacy organizations in the nation. RPAC collects voluntary investments from REALTORS®, giving us a seat at the table with legislative and policy decision makers across the local, state, and national level. Together, we can advocate for REALTORS®, the real estate industry, and business, property, and homeowners alike. RPAC is a fair, legal, and vital way for REALTORS® to speak in a unified voice. RPAC protects the future of real estate in America.

What has RPAC Accomplished for YOU?

  • Helping create the First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account
  • Protecting REALTORS® from undue liability
  • Stopping legislation on rent control and short term rental restrictions
  • Increasing transparency in real estate wholesaling
  • Providing guidelines for timeliness and accountability in transactions involving an HOA
  • Preventing taxes on real estate commissions
  • Eliminating after-the-fact referrals and reducing threats from third-party affinity programs
  • Preventing unnecessary additions to seller disclosure forms and other forms
  • Preventing transfer tax increases and reducing property taxes
  • Supporting legislation protecting private property rights
  • Stopping legislation which would have eliminated dual agency
  • Preserving the mortgage interest deduction
  • Supporting the use of electronic signatures for real estate documents
  • Supporting capital gains tax cuts and tax reforms which encourage real estate investment
  • Reducing risks and legal liability through enacting seller disclosure laws
  • Stopping mandatory home inspection legislation
  • Preserving the independent contractor status for real estate professionals
  • Increasing FHA/VA loan limits, allowing more families to move into the ranks of home ownership
  • Supporting database protection legislation for real property listings

RPEC - REALTORS® Political Education Committee

RPEC contributions are used to further the political education and awareness of our membership and the public. The contributions are also used for issues mobilization, coalition building and the development of brochures and position papers. RPEC money cannot be used for campaign contributions.

How to Get Involved

Text REALTORS to 30644 to receive REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts. This way you will receive a text as soon as a national or state legislative Call for Action is launched, explaining how REALTORS® can take action.

REALTORS® Give Back

Grants

With the help of the National Association of REALTORS®, Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS® have grants available to help us plan, organize, implement and maintain Placemaking activities in our communities. We invite community partners to fill out an application for a Placemaking grant for projects we can take on together.

About Placemaking: Placemaking is a way to make our community a better place by transforming unused sites and “eyesores” into welcoming destinations accessible to everyone. Placemaking can be undertaken by anyone in a community, but what is often needed is someone to take the lead or initiative. Who better to do this than a REALTOR® Association and its members? Our REALTORS® are already engaged in their communities. They know the neighborhoods and the properties and are likely to know where to focus improvement efforts.

All applications will be reviewed by the Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS® Community Outreach Committee, Board of Directors, and/or Staff. Please allow 30 days after submitting your application for us to get back to you.

Grant Application Form