Nebraska Scholarships
Amount: $500
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the A.B. Noel Endowed Scholarship, which was established in 2008 to benefit graduates of Wood River Rural High School in Wood River, Nebraska attending Central Community College or Concordia University in Seward, NE. This scholarship is also offered to students of nursing attending Central Community College-Grand Island and Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Description
This scholarship is made available to American Indian high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher who reside in one of the 23 states serviced by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Pacific Corporation and its affiliated companies: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Arkansas, Louisiana, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, or Iowa. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider’s website.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the Alfred & Esther Eggerling SCC-Milford Scholarship, which was established in 1993 by Alfred and Esther Eggerling to give something back that they had reaped, so upon their deaths they established this scholarship to benefit students attending SCC-Milford in Milford, Nebraska. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 1, 2022
Description
The Lexington Community Foundation, in memory of Ann Crawford Alexander, offers the Ann Crawford Alexander Memorial Scholarship, which has established in loving memory of Ann who passed away July 23rd, 2008 at the age of 25 after a life-long battle against Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic lung disorder. This scholarship will be awarded annually, it will also be divided in two payments at the end of the first and second semesters of attendance at the school of the recipient’s choice. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the Anonymous Scholarship, which was established by two individuals in 1996 to benefit students in Thayer County, Nebraska. This scholarship wants to assist young people in pursuing their educational goals. To be eligible, applicants must be a current graduating senior of a public high school in Thayer County, Nebraska. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $8,000
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Description
The American Quarter Horse Foundation (AQHF) offers the Nebraska Quarter Horse Youth Scholarship. to be eligible, member must apply during their senior year of high school or while enrolled at an accredited college, university or vocational school. Recipient must maintain a minimum cumulative 2.5 grade point average. Current or previous AQHF scholarship recipients are not eligible to receive this scholarship. Funding for this scholarship will be applied to a four-year undergraduate degree program of the student's choice. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the Arnold H. White Memorial Scholarship, which was established in 2004 by Mr. White’s estate. Mr. Arnold H. White left a portion of his estate to the Lincoln Community Foundation to provide scholarships to graduating seniors and former graduates from high schools in the communities of Lincoln, Lyons, or Fairbury in Nebraska. This scholarship aims to help students fulfill their dreams of attaining a college degree and becoming active community citizens. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1, 2022
Description
The Big Game Conservation Association is a Nebraska nonprofit corporation, which aims to ensure the future of Nebraska's big game species (Big Horn Sheep, Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Turkey, Antelope & Mountain Lion), their habitat and Nebraska's hunting heritage through targeted education, research, and management partnerships at the grass-roots level and beyond. This scholarship wants to provide financial assistance to high school graduates who will be pursuing a degree in the areas of Fisheries & Wildlife and demonstrate scholastic achievement, leadership ability, and dedication to wildlife conservation. It is also available to college students already enrolled in a Fisheries & Wildlife field of study. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
​Amount: $1,500
Deadline: May 15, 2022
Description
The Community Foundation of Dunn County offers the Bill Cowden Memorial Aviation Scholarship in memory of Bill Cowden to whom aviation wasn’t just a career choice, but a way of life. Applicants must already hold a current Private Pilot Certificate. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for questions and how to apply.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: March 8, 2022
Description
The Sallie Mae Fund’s Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for High School Seniors helps make the dream of higher education a reality for outstanding students from minority and other historically underserved communities. High school seniors who are facing financial challenges may apply to win a $10,000 scholarship to help them attend college or a vocational-technical school. Please visit the scholarship provider's website for more information.
Amount: $1,300
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the Cecile Meyer Frampton/Cornhusker Bank Scholarship for LNE. Applicants must be a graduating seniors of Lincoln Northeast High School in Lincoln, Nebraska; enroll full-time at a public or private four-year Nebraska college or university (12 credit hours); received a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) or a “C+” average or better in your high school graduating class; demonstrate qualities of leadership, good character, and citizenship; demonstrate an interest in business through choice of classes, work experience, or extra-curricular activities. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the Charles & Orene Hinds - Odell, Nebraska, High School Scholarships, which was established in 1990. Applicants must be a current graduating senior who resides in townships that were included in the former Odell High School district (Diller-Odell High School currently). Applicants must also demonstrate scholastic application and achievement with the intention of pursuing postsecondary education. For this scholarship, scholastic application is defined as achieving a GPA of 2.75 or better on a 4.0 scale. You must be planning to attend an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university and be a full-time student. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $600
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the Charles E. Jones Scholarship, which was established in 1989. To be eligible, applicants must be a graduating senior from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska who has attended LHS for at least two years and participated in at least one extra-curricular activity during your junior and senior years at LHS. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $1,200
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Lincoln Community Foundation offers the Charles H. & Esther P. Miller Scholarship, which was established in 2002. To be eligible, applicants must be a current graduating senior of Elmwood-Murdock High School in Murdock, Nebraska seeking a two or four-year degree from an accredited institution; applicants must demonstrate academic achievement while in high school and demonstrate financial need. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Description
The Chasers Charities program offers the Robinson Athletic Scholarship, which sponsored by the Weitz Company to recognizes local high school athletes for their hard work, character and volunteer-ism to make an impact on the local community as well as their peers. The scholarship is awarded to an African-American male and female who participate in athletics. Please visit the website of the scholarship provider for more information.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Description
Chicago OT Therapy offers the Chicago Occupational Therapy Scholarship to students who currently admitted to or attending graduate school to become an occupational therapist; is attending a school OR has a permanent mailing address in one of these Midwest states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, or Wisconsin; is committed to work in a private practice setting with the pediatric population. Please visit the scholarship provider's website for more information.