Since 1988, IREA’s board of directors has awarded grants to graduating high school seniors who plan to continue their education. Each year in June, we award 21 grants (three per director district) of $1,000 each. The grant winners are chosen via a lottery-type drawing, as there are no scholastic requirements.

The entry window for this year’s grant applications ended on June 15. The online education grant form and details will be available again in January for high school seniors graduating in 2018. Click here to request a notification when they are available.

District 1

Matthew Givin
Xavier University

Emily Mendus
Colorado Mesa University

William Wixson
Baylor University

District 2

Madeleine Koenigsberg
Cornell College

Justin Mestnik
Colorado Mesa University

Simon Reed
University of Colorado

District 3

Emily Dolloff-Holt
University of New Hampshire

Tirzah Petropulos
Northern Arizona University

Shawna Seals
Colorado Mesa University

District 4

Lauren Dickinson
University of Colorado

Joseph Klein
Colorado State University

Christopher Leighton
University of Kentucky

District 5

Alexandra Higley
University of Wyoming

Hanna Storey
Texas Christian University

Stephanie Yeager
Colorado Northwestern Community College

District 6

Jeremy Cook
Colorado Christian University

Keely Whitfield
University of Oklahoma

Ian Woodyard
Metropolitan State University

District 7

Jayden Calfee
Colorado Mesa University

Justin Falk
Colorado State University

Kody Johnson
Hastings College