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Where students dream, innovate, and build. Our commitment to service, Division III athletics, and experiential learning provide students with skills sought by employers. With an average scholarship of more than 50 percent off tuition, BVU is an affordable option. Our beautiful Storm Lake campus hosts students in a variety of majors, while 15 community college partners and graduate programs expand students' potential through online and hybrid programs. Visit www.bvu.edu.

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Where students dream, innovate, and build. Our commitment to service, Division III athletics, and experiential learning provide students with skills sought by employers. With an average scholarship of more than 50 percent off tuition, BVU is an affordable option. Our beautiful Storm Lake campus hosts students in a variety of majors, while 15 community college partners and graduate programs expand students' potential through online and hybrid programs. Visit www.bvu.edu.

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2021 Invest in Rural Iowa Scholarship Recipients

The Invest in Rural Iowa Scholarship Program helps 15 future BVU Beavers in each of the next four years achieve their collegiate dreams as an anonymous benefactor's incredible $1 million gift provides renewable scholarships of $5,000 per year to students who hail from a 19-county region of Northwest Iowa and pledge to continue their efforts in serving others in their communities.
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Scholarship - 2021 Sep 1

2020 Invest in Rural Iowa Scholarship Recipients

The Invest in Rural Iowa Scholarship Program helps 15 future BVU Beavers in each of the next four years achieve their collegiate dreams as an anonymous benefactor's incredible $1 million gift provides renewable scholarships of $5,000 per year to students who hail from a 19-county region of Northwest Iowa and pledge to continue their efforts in serving others in their communities.
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Scholarship - 2020 Jul 20

Buena Vista University Student Accepted to Graduate School with Scholarship

Blake Laursen, a senior biology major from Storm Lake, was accepted into the chiropractic program at Cleveland University in Overland Park, Kan., and received a $10,000 D.C. Recruitment Scholarship Award.
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Scholarship - 2016 Mar 11

Students Receive Academic Honors from Buena Vista University

Buena Vista University has awarded prestigious scholarships to incoming students.
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Scholarship - 2015 Mar 11

Students Receive Academic Honors from Buena Vista University

Buena Vista University has awarded prestigious scholarships to incoming students.
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Scholarship - 2015 Mar 11

Megan Wollenberg Honored at Buena Vista University

Megan Wollenberg, a junior history major from Washington, Iowa, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Chase Werden Honored at Buena Vista University

Chase Werden, a junior political science and public administration major from Carroll, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Alison Wedemeyer Honored at Buena Vista University

Alison Wedemeyer, a junior accounting and marketing major from Waukee, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Alec Sindelar Honored at Buena Vista University

Alec Sindelar, a sophomore business - marketing major from O'Neal, Nebraska, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Izaak Plunkett Honored at Buena Vista University

Izaak Plunkett, a junior political science and computer science - information technology major from Orleans, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Mayra Lopez Honored at Buena Vista University

Mayra Lopez, a junior social work major from Storm Lake, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Gladiola Esparza Honored at Buena Vista University

Gladiola Esparza of Worthington, MN, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event. She is a recent graduate of BVU who majored in Spanish and psychology.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Danielle Eden Honored at Buena Vista University

Danielle Eden, a junior biology major from Wesley, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 9

Derek Simonsen Honored at Buena Vista University

Derek Simonsen, a sophomore biology major from Quimby, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 6

Paije Wee Honored at Buena Vista University

Paije Wee, a junior English major from Spirit Lake, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 6

Matthew Byers Honored at Buena Vista University

Matthew Byers, a sophomore English and psychology major from Ida Grove, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 6

Nicole Boysen Honored at Buena Vista University

Nicole Boysen, a junior English major from Danbury, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 6

Alexis Williams Honored at Buena Vista University

Alexis Williams, a junior corporate communications and Spanish major from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 5

Lesley Banda Wins Prestigious Academic Honor from Buena Vista University

Lesley Banda from Storm Lake has been awarded the prestigious full tuition Multicultural Scholarship from Buena Vista University (BVU).
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Scholarship - 2014 May 7
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