Two area high school students have been awarded $1,000 Innovation Scholarships from Alliant Energy.

Innovation Scholarships recognize outstanding community leadership and innovative problem solving, and are intended to help students with the cost of higher education.

Recipients of the annual scholarships were selected using the following criteria:  A written essay identifying a problem in the student’s community and suggesting an innovative solution using science, technology, engineering and/or math; leadership in community service activities an volunteer work; and grade-point average and standardized test scores.

Area Innovation Scholarship recipients for the year 2022 include Stephen Blom of Marshalltown and Kallie Van Kley of Newton.

More information on the Innovation Scholarships and a full list of scholarships offered by Alliant Energy can be found at alliantenergy.com/scholarship.