Beginning January 8 and through March 29, 2024, Iowa high school students, undergraduate college students, or their parents and guardians who are Iowa residents can register online on the scholarship website. Eligible entries will be entered into drawings for 45 $1,000 deposits into College Savings Iowa accounts.

After registration, participants will have the opportunity to experience tips on planning and paying for education after high school and will receive emailed tips through the rest of the program period.

Here is what Lorena, a fall registrant, had to say after entering the fall drawing. “The information given is very helpful to help my child get a higher education. The questions were easy to follow as well.”

ISL Education Lending tools and resources are offered year-round and are free on our website at www.iowastudentloan.org/college-planning-tools/. Families and students can learn how to plan smart and pay less for college with Student Loan Game Plan and College Funding Forecaster. The Return on College Investment tool can assist in choosing a college major.

Parents and guardians of eighth through 12^th grade students can sign up at www.sp3.org for free, targeted and useful information that is delivered to their inbox twice a month. Once registered, they are then entered into quarterly drawings for deposits into a 529 college savings plan.

The Office of Federal Student Aid announced that the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will open by December 31, 2023.

ICAN is currently scheduling in-person and virtual appointments starting on January 3, 2024.  Please advise your Class of 2024 and their families to create their FSA ID's (Federal Student Aid ID) now and to contact ICAN if they'd like assistance completing the application. 

To schedule an appointment go to www.icansucceed.org/apt or call 877-272-4692. 

ICAN will be closed December 21st-January 2^nd for the Holiday Break. We will be back to regular hours on Wednesday, January 3rd. 

Accounting Opportunities Experience is a national campaign to bring CPAs into classrooms that took place throughout the month of November. We even received a declaration from the governor of Iowa designating the month of November Accounting Opportunities Month! We held in-person presentations across the state to help high school students better understand opportunities in the business world.

The Iowa Society of CPAs (ISCPA) is excited to announce the Second Annual ISCPA High School Case Competition for the spring semester. This is a fantastic opportunity to expose students to the accounting profession! The case provides students an on-going, real-world learning experience - culminating in a day spent in person at a host company, either CPA firm or company, near you!

We need teacher and educator input for the 2024 Iowa Jump$tart Conference! Do you have suggestions for speakers, sessions, or conference planning? Fill in this form to submit any suggestions.

Find activities that can help you teach and nurture the building blocks of financial capability across the curriculum with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. These classroom activities can be completed within a single class period. Each activity comes with a teacher guide and supporting student material, so it’s easy to implement whether you’re an experienced personal finance teacher, integrating financial literacy into another subject area, or supplementing your existing financial education curriculum.