Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    UNI DIGITAL MEDIA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: DIGITAL BROADCASTING, PERSONAL MEDIA DEVICES, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE INTERNET ARE DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORMING THE MEDIA INDUSTRY. IOWA BROADCASTERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THE DIGITAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE, BUT WILL REQUIRE NEW AND CREATIVE APPROACHES TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND TO MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS. DIGITAL MEDIA OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE A NEW GENERATION OF SMART, CAPABLE, INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY LEADERS. TO MEET THIS NEED, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (UNI) DIGITAL MEDIA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL BE AN EMPHASIS WITHIN THE UNI DIGITAL MEDIA MAJOR AND NOW MINOR. THE DIGITAL MEDIA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CURRICULUM, DEVELOPED THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND IOWA BROADCASTERS, EMPHASIZES MEDIA TRENDS, ECONOMICS, MARKETING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING ALONG WITH A COMPREHENSIVE CORE IN DIGITAL MEDIA. GRADUATES WILL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA OF THE FUTURE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ANNUALLY 15-20 STUDENTS MAJORING IN THE UNI DIGITAL MEDIA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WILL EACH BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A 2,500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR, FUNDED BY THE IBA FOUNDATION, WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE FUTURE AS IBA FOUNDATION FUNDS PERMIT. ALL IBA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS ARE MADE PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA FOUNDATION FOR THE SELECTED STUDENTS BENEFIT. RECIPIENTS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE SELECTED BY THE UNIVERSITY.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $60K

  • Program 2 [2021]

    IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRANTS PROGRAM: THE IBA FOUNDATION PROVIDES POST-SECONDARY GRANT AWARDS TO QUALIFYING IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFERING BROADCASTING AND/OR DIGITAL MEDIA MAJORS AT THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY COLLEGES: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IOWA WESTERN TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MARSHALLTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THESE GRANTS ASSIST TWO YEAR MEDIA STUDENTS WITH THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES. THE IBA FOUNDATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS EACH PROGRAM AND AS FUNDS ALLOW, INTENDS TO INCREASE THE GRANT AWARDS. THE IBA FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RECOGNIZED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3).
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8K

  • Program 3 [2021]

    UNI DIGITAL MEDIA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: THE IBA FOUNDATION PROVIDES ANNUAL POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFYING UPPERCLASSMEN STUDYING DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ASSIST TWO-THREE STUDENTS A YEAR WITH THE PAYMENT OF TUITION, BOOKS AND FEES. AS FUNDS ALLOW, THE IBA FOUNDATION INTENDS TO INCREASE THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. THE IBA FOUNDATION MAKES ALL SCHOLARSHIPS PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY, RECOGNIZED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3), TO BE APPLIED IN THE RECIPIENT'S NAME.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $12K