Downloadable academic certificates and application for the Iowa Girl Award

Students who receive competent private instruction and wish to participate in interscholalstic sports need to fill out the request and eligibility forms. 

If a player or coach is ejected from a contest, an ejection report must be downloaded and filed with the IGHSAU.

Any foreign exchange student who wants to participate in any IGHSAU sports needs to complete this form and the AD should send to IGHSAU.

Every summer the IGHSAU has one paid internship opportunity. This is a two-year commitment (Summer 2027 and Summer 2028) where the intern joins the IGHSAU at their offices in West Des Moines during the summer starting in mid-May through the beginning of August. The IGHSAU staff utilizes its interns during many state tournaments in the spring and summer. Interns can expect to get a wide variety of opportunities in many different areas of Sport Management. This internship will include some night and weekend work outside of the traditional work week. The application for Summer 2026 is closed. Applications for Summer 2027 will open August, 10 2026. The 2027/2028 IGHSAU Summer Internship timeline is below.

·      Application Open: August 10, 2026

·      Application Close: December 1, 2026

·      Online Interviews: Week of December 14, 2026

·      In-Person Interviews: Weeks of January 4 and 11, 2027

·      Selection: January 2027

·      Start Date: May 17, 2027

·      End Date: August 6, 2027

In addition to the summer internship, the IGHSAU is offering a semester-long internship opportunity for college students seeking academic credit. This is an unpaid position intended for students receiving academic credit through their college or university. Interns must coordinate with their academic institution to ensure eligibility and meet credit hour requirements. The intern must be able to work in-person at the IGHSAU offices in West Des Moines for 8-10 hours a week. A fall semester intern and spring semester intern will be accepted. The fall application will open December 21, 2026. The spring semester timeline is below.

·      Application Open: August 10, 2026

·      Application Close: September 10, 2026

·      Online Interviews: Week of September 21, 2026

·      In-Person Interviews: Week of September 28, 2026

·      Selection: October 2026

·      Internship Start Date: January 11, 2027

·      Internship End Date: May 7, 2027

Download the Junior High Manual for complete rules, by-laws and more for junior high school sports. 

Download the following form to order additional IGHSAU postseason awards. Once you download the form to your desktop you can fill it out online & attach it to an email.

This form must be submitted by the school's Activities Director.

Find the following scholarship applications below and follow the directions on each form to submit application. 

Advisory committees serve as a liaison between coaches and officials from throughout the state and IGHSAU Board of Directors. Committees are comprised of varsity coaches and one official and chaired by an athletic director. Each member may serve one four-year term. Committees are strictly advisory in nature. Rules, concerns, complaints, ideas, etc. are discussed during committee meetings. From discussions, the committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for its consideration.

 An advisory committee exists for each of the 11 sports. The cross country, track & field, and bowling advisory committees are joint committees with equal coaching representation from the IGHSAU and the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Typically, the committee will meet once a year following the respective state tournament. The meeting is held at the State Office (the joint committees alternate every other year between the IGHSAU and IHSAA) during a weekday and commences at 10:00 a.m. Each member attending the meeting will be paid mileage.

If you are interested in serving on an advisory committee, download and complete the application, and submit it to Erin Gerlich, executive director at [email protected]. Deadline for the application is June 1.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is a 16-member group of IGHSAU female student-athletes who meet four times a year for in-person meetings along with virtual meetings throughout the year. Members act as the voice of Iowa's female student-athletes and serve as a student sounding board for the IGHSAU’s Representative Council and Board of Directors.
In addition to assisting in the promotion of the educational value of interscholastic athletics, the Committee discusses issues dealing with scholarship, sportsmanship, safety (including health and nutrition) and student leadership. Members will participate in leadership seminars, awareness projects, and will assist with selected State Tournament responsibilities. Members will also facilitate local leadership projects and provide feedback on a multitude of issues directly impacting female student-athletes.

Two representatives will be selected from each of Iowa's districts (NE, SE, NW, SW, Central) with an additional six selected on an "at-large" basis. We have eleven open seats for this coming year. Consideration for selection will include sports played, year in school, and competitive class. Female student-athletes in grades 9-11 may apply (grade for 2026-27 school year). Applications must be submitted electronically by April 1, 2027. Applications will open January 1, 2027.

Students who wish to transer must complete the Transfer Eligibillity Checklist.