Program Timeline

Pilot Program at Merrill Middle School with Professors 

Science Bound officially launches with National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant

First Science Bound Scholars enroll at Iowa State University

First Science Bound Scholar graduates from Iowa State: Dr. Charles Stewart

Marshalltown program launches with support from NASA

Denison program launches with support from Smithfield Foods

Science Bound ISU graduates grows to 65, with 43 in STEM fields

Dr. Alexis Campbell is named Science Bound's first full-time director

Clarke County program is launched with support from Hormel Foods

Science Bound has nearly 500 pre-college participants and 164 students on Science Bound scholarship at ISU