Iowa Workforce Grant

The Iowa Workforce Grant and Incentive Program provides grant funding for students enrolled full-time in eligible undergraduate programs of study at an eligible school. Students enrolled part-time can qualify for prorated award amounts. Students must complete the FAFSA on or before July 1 and have a Student Aid Index (SAI) at or below 7,000. Please see below for a list of eligible majors.

The amount of grant money you receive from the Iowa Department of Education may change based on available state funding. The funded maximum 2024-25 award is $590 per semester for full-time students.

For more information, please review the Iowa Workforce Grant & Incentive Program website.

Financial Aid

Eligible Majors

  • 111 (BAS) Managing Business & Organizations
  • 13F (BA) Marketing: Advertising & Digital Media
  • 13J (BA) Marketing: Global Marketing Management
  • 13K (BA) Marketing: Marketing Management
  • 13M (BA) Marketing: Sales Management
  • 143 (BAT) Business (Teaching)
  • 14A (BA) MIS: Information Systems Development
  • 14B (BA) MIS: Business Analytics
  • 14C (BA) Business Analytics
  • 14D (BA) Management Information Systems
  • 152 (BA) Accounting
  • 15C (BA) Manager: Human Resource Management
  • 15D (BA) Management: Business Administration
  • 15o (BA) Management: Business Administration
  • 15F (BA) Management: Organizational Leadership
  • 15T (BA) Human Resource Management
  • 16F (BA) Finance: Financial Management
  • 16i (BA) Finance: Investments
  • 16W (BA) Finance: Personal Wealth Management
  • 210 (BAT) Early Childhood Education (Teaching)
  • 212 (BAT) Elementary Education (Teaching)
  • 21V (BAT) Middle Level Education Dual (Teaching)
  • 222 (BAT) Elementary Education 2+2 (Teaching)
  • 223 (BAT) Elementary Ed for Paraeducator (Teaching)
  • 33K (BST) Tech & Engineering Education (Teaching)
  • 33S (BS) Construction Management
  • 34G (BS) Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Metal Casting
  • 34H (BS) Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Manufacturing Design
  • 34J (BS) Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Advanced Manufacturing
  • 34K (BS) Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  • 34o (BA) Technology Management
  • 34T (BA) Technology Management
  • 35A (BS) Automation Engineering Technology
  • 35G (BS) Electrical Engineering Technology
  • 3GT (BA) Graphic Technology
  • 411 (MINT) 5-12 Health Endorsement (Teaching) (minor)
  • 41A (BA) Public Health & Education: Wellness & Fitness
  • 41E (BA) Public Health: Environmental Health Science
  • 41F (BA) Public Health & Education: Global Health/Humanitarian Assistance
  • 41H (BA) Public Health & Education: Women's Health
  • 41J (BA) Public Health: Community Health
  • 41R (BSN) Nursing
  • 420 (BAT) Physical Education (Teaching)
  • 450 (BSW) Social Work
  • 47A (BA) Comm/PR: Strategic Public Rel
  • 47B (BA) Comm/PR: Special Events
  • 47C (BA) Comm/PR: Sports Public Relations
  • 48M (BA) Interactive Digital Studies
  • 52A (BMT) Music Education: Choral/General (Teaching)
  • 52I (BMT) Music Education: Instrumental/General (Teaching)
  • 52J (BMT) Music Education: Jazz/General (Teaching)
  • 600 (BAT) Art (Teaching)
  • 60D (BA) Graphic Design
  • 620 (BAT) English (Teaching)
  • 629 (BAT) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Teaching)
  • 698 (BAT) TESOL/Spanish (Teaching)
  • 780 (BAT) Spanish (Teaching)
  • 800 (BAT) Mathematics (Teaching)
  • 80B (BA) Mathematics
  • 80R (BA) Mathematics: Statistics/Actuarial Science
  • 810 (BA) Computer Science
  • 81S (BS) Computer Science
  • 81M (BS) Cybersecurity & System Administration
  • 81N (BS) Networking & System Administration
  • 82A (BAT) Comprehensive Secondary Science Teaching (Teaching)
  • 82J (BAT) Middle Level Science Teaching Dual (Teaching)
  • 84A (BS) Biology
  • 84K (BA) Biology
  • 84G (BA) Biology: Ecology, Evolution, Organismal
  • 84J (BA) Biology: Ecology, Evolution, Organismal Honors Research
  • 863 (BS) Chemistry
  • 865 (BA) Chemistry
  • 86C (BS) Biochemistry
  • 86D (BA) Biochemistry
  • 870 (BA) Earth Science
  • 873 (BA) Environmental Science
  • 878 (BS) Env Science: Env Life Sciences
  • 879 (BS) Env Science: Env Earth Science
  • 880 (BAT) Physics (Teaching)
  • 885 (BS) Physics
  • 88B (BA) Physics: Custom Emphasis
  • 88C (BA) Physics: Data Science Emphasis
  • 88D (BA) Physics: Physical Chemistry Emphasis
  • 90A (BAT) Social Science Teaching: Plan A Specialist (Teaching)
  • 90B (BAT) Social Science Teaching: Plan B All Social Science (Teaching)
  • 922 (BA) Economics: Quantitative Techniques
  • 925 (BA) Economics: Business Economics
  • 926 (BA) Economics: Applied Economics Analysis
  • 94X (BA) Public Administration
  • 97L (BA) Env Res Mgmt: Ecosystems
  • 97M (BA) Env Res Mgmt: Geosystems
  • 97N (BA) Env Res Mgmt: Res Admin
  • 97P (BA) Env Res Mgmt: Env Compliance