University of Northern Iowa Foundation

Scholarships, primarily for the benefit of students at the University of Northern Iowa - scholarship recipients are chosen by the University of Northern Iowa faculty, department heads, deans, financial aid officers, or a combination of these. Scholarship recipients are selected according to scholarship guidelines written at the time the scholarship is established. The University of Northern Iowa Foundation (uni Foundation) administers the funds for scholarships supported by private gifts.

Capital projects to benefit the University of Northern Iowa - during fiscal year 2022 included the campanile renovation, football outdoor practice field, gallagher-bluedorn performing arts center expansion and the uni football meeting room.

Departmental support for the benefit of students at the University of Northern Iowa - uni Foundation is designated as the central fundraising agency for the University of Northern Iowa. Uni Foundation conducts campaigns for University priorities and provides central services to support fundraising, growth of the endowment, administration, compliance, donor stewardship, and other areas.launched in the fall of 2020, uni Foundation is supporting the dmacc urban campus in downtown des moines through a new program for students to earn a four-year degree by attending onsite at dmacc then online through the University of Northern Iowa. These payments will total to 2,500,000 and will be paid in annual installments each year from august 2020 through august 2024.

Support to help in the operations of the University of Northern Iowa alumni association.