This scholarship honors Adah Johnson, one of the first black women students to graduate from the University of Iowa (1912) and Otilia Maria Fernandez, one of the first Hispanic women to graduate (1924). 

The 2026-27 Johnson/Fernandez Scholarship will be awarded to two undergraduate students who have demonstrated a commitment to African American, Asian, Indian, or Latino cultures, breaking down stereotypes, and/or enabling others to better understand persons of difference races, ethnicities, or other traits. It is also the Donor’s preference that the student has also taken courses in the Women's Studies program or whose academic interests include some aspect of women's culture or experience.

The application must include:

• Application
• A one page statement describing your academic or career goals, and the ways in which these reflect a concern for women's lives
• Two letters of recommendation
• Unofficial transcripts

Kris Lippke was a University of Iowa undergraduate student one month away from graduating with a minor in Women’s Studies when a serious car accident changed the course of her life. In her memory the Lippke family has established a scholarship to be awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) or Social Justice Studies (SJUS).

The 2026-2027 Kristin K. Lippke Scholarship will provide one award in the amount of $4000 each to GWSS or SJUS majors based on academic merit and financial need.

Please note – this award will be distributed during the next academic year (2026-27); recipients must be enrolled as either a part-time or full-time GWSS or SJUS major during both semesters.

Applications must include:

• Application form
• A one-page statement describing your academic or career goals, and some ways in which these reflect a concern for women's lives
• Two letters of recommendation
• unofficial transcript(s) of undergraduate work