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The Hawkeye Area Grand Gaelic Isles Society offer scholarships and grants to foster, encourage, and expand interest in all things Scottish, Gaelic and/or Celtic.  The Executive Board and H.A.G.G.I.S. Council will determine the number and amount of awards available each year.  A required condition of an award is the return of a written letter confirming receipt of the grant or scholarship, outlining how the money was used. This letter should be sent to the Scholarship Committee Chair.

 SCHOLARSHIPS are available to the active dues-paying HAGGIS members and their minor children.  Scholarships may be used to
 help pay for books, tuition, or other related and specified educational expenses.

 GRANTS are available to HAGGIS member families and their minor children, single adults and other associated parties of HAGGIS.
 Grants may be used to help pay for such things as bagpipe or highland dance lessons, special equipment,  clothing or other related
 and specified expenses needed by HAGGIS members or affiliates for use in Scottish cultural activities.

Awards are presented at the Burns Supper near the end of January, at the Annual Meeting in the spring, at the Annual Picnic in the summer, or at All Things Scottish CelticFest in the autumn.  

If you are an interested member or affiliate, please apply by contacting the Scholarship Committee Chair, Ann Gerdts 

PAST AWARDS

March 16, 2008 - Ann Gerdts, Scholarship Committee Chair, proudly reported that since 2001, HAGGIS has awarded $11,100.00 in scholarship and grants! 

September 22, 2007 - During the 2007 All Things Scottish CelticFest, awards were given to the following:

     H.A.G.G.I.S. Academic Scholarships were awarded to Ian Williams, Sean Williams, Gregg Macdonald, and Felicia Macdonald
     The Anne Burns Memorial for Celtic Performing Arts was awarded to Jim Jenkins, Piper

    

Pictured above are Agnes, Ian & John Williams, Gregg and Felicia MacDonald and Jim Jenkins.

 July 23, 2007 - During the HAGGIS Annual Picnic, member Peter Dunbar was presented with a scholarship to travel to his clan gathering in Colorado.

September 23, 2006 - All Things Scottish CelticFest - Two awards were presented to the Stapleton School of Highland Dance, one from The Anne Burns Memorial for Celtic Performing Arts, and a matching amount in the form of a H.A.G.G.I.S. Grant. 

Pictured to the right are (l to r) HAGGIS President, Lynne McDole; Scholarship Chair, Ann Gerdts; Anne Stapleton of the Stapleton School of Highland Dance; and Bob Ballantyne, brother to the late Anne Burns.

 

January 21, 2006 - Burns Supper - A H.A.G.G.I.S. Grant was awarded to Peter Dunbar to help him carry out his duties as a Clan Representative in the Midwest.  A  H.A.G.G.I.S. scholarship was awarded to Ian Williams to continue his education at the University of Northern Iowa.

September 24, 2005 - All Things Scottish CelticFest - The first Anne Burns Memorial for Celtic Performing Arts was presented to Rosalind Buda.  Rosalind is studying piping and received a first place at a recent piobroch competition.   She is a member of the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums.

Rosalind also received a matching HAGGIS Scholarship. 

Grants were awarded to Matthew Milbach and Paige Milbach to be used for beginning piping instruction.  All three recipients are students of HAGGIS Society Piper Craig Hazelbaker.

January 22, 2005 - Burns Supper - A scholarship was awarded to Ian Williams for his studies at UNI, and  a grant went to the Scottish American Military Society, Iowa Chapter (SAMS) to help buy flags, poles and harnesses for parades and other events. 

 

October 2, 2004 - The Warrior Pipes & Drums, a high school pipe band from Waukee, Iowa was awarded a grant to help defray costs of outfitting their members in kilts.  The band wears the new "regular" Iowa Tartan.  H.A.G.G.I.S. is pleased and proud to be able to help the young band.  The Warriors performed for us for the first time at All Things Scottish CelticFest 2004, held October 2.  Click the photo to enlarge.

October 11, 2003 - Congratulations to Craig Hazelbaker - H.A.G.G.I.S. was very pleased to present our Society Piper, Craig Hazelbaker with a monetary Grant to aid him in preparing for compeition in the US Silver Medal piobaireachd competition.  Read Craig's bio!

June 2003 - Congratulations to Emma Stapleton, and the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums who were awarded grants at the HAGGIS Annual Picnic on June 29, 2003 at Beaver Park.  Emma will use her grant to participate in a Highland dance group which will travel to Scotland.  The Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums will use their grant to help equip new members with kilted uniforms.

October 2002 & March 2003 - Congratulations to Jennifer Davis - Jennifer was awarded a HAGGIS grant during CelticFest 2002 to help defray highland dancing expenses.  Jennifer also received a grant at the 2003 Annual Meeting to help send her to Gaelic school. 

March 2002 - Awards for the Year 2001, presented at the March 2002 Annual Meeting 

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George Ross, Scholarship Committee Chair, with 2001 scholarship
recipients, James Horak, Morgan Hazelbaker and Sheila Urquhart.