Iowa College Student Aid Commission is accepting applications for the 2015-16 Teach Iowa Scholar program. The Teach Iowa Scholar program helps meet the needs of Iowa schools by awarding up to $20,000 to teachers who graduated in the top 25 percent of their teacher preparation programs and who teach in state-designated shortage subjects. Among the requirements, an applicant must have completed a teacher preparation program on or after Jan. 1, 2013, and be under contract during the 2015-2016 school year. Interested teachers can find a detailed list of the teacher shortage fields, including required endorsements, as well as begin the Teach Iowa Scholar application process at Iowa College Aid’swebsite.