Endowed Scholarships

Endowed Scholarship Support for Iowa's Student-Athletes


Scholarship Information Guide

The goal of the Hawkeye Visions Scholarship program is to work with Hawkeye supporters to secure sufficient resources to endow each student-athlete scholarship in all 20 sports. Your investment in the future of Hawkeye Athletics can permanently endow a variety of student-athlete scholarships.

Gifts to the Hawkeye Visions Scholarship Program can be made via:

  • Outright gift or multi-year pledge of cash or appreciated securities
  • Bequest in a will or trust
  • Charitable remainder trust, gift annuity, or other life income gift
  • Designation of the UI Center for Advancement as beneficiary of an IRA, qualified retirement plan, pension benefits or annuity
  • Combination of the above

Please note that named scholarships will be awarded once the appropriate scholarship is received and sufficient payout has been generated.

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Please consider how you can support the Hawkeye Visions Scholarship Program today. Your gift is an investment that will pay important dividends for future generations of student-athletes and the University they represent.

Visionary Level

  • A gift of $1,000,000 or more provides a named, endowed scholarship for a specific team position.

    • For Example: The John and Jane Doe Men's Basketball Point Guard Scholarship

Leadership Level

  • A gift of $500,000 - $999,999 provides a named, endowed scholarship for a specific sport.

    • For Example: The Doe Family Softball Scholarship

Sustaining Level

  • A gift of $100,000 - $499,999 provides a named, endowed partial scholarship but not for a specific sport or position.

    • For Example: The John and Jane Doe Athletic Scholarship

Coaching Endowments

Hawkeye coaches play a vital role in the success of our student-athletes, not only in competition but also in the classroom and life. They embody the values of excellence that have characterized the Iowa Hawkeyes for decades.

A coaching endowment recognizes a coach's hard work, exceptional ability, and dedication to our student-athletes. Coaching endowments give Iowa Athletics the unrestricted, flexible support needed to advance our program's competitive profile both now and in the future.

Creating a Coaching Endowment

Please consider how you can support our Hawkeye Programs today. Your gift is an investment that will pay important dividends for future generations of coaches and student-athletes who wear the black and gold.

Gifts can be made via Outright gift or multi-year pledge of cash or appreciated securities

Position Minimum Required Naming
Athletics Director $5 million Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair
Head Football Coach $5 million Moon Family Head Football Coach
Head Men's Basketball Coach $7.5 million  
Head Women's Basketball Coach $5 million P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women's Basketball Coach
Head Men's Wrestling Coach $5 million
Other Head Coaching Positions $2 million  
Associate or Assistant Coach $1 million