Students planning to attend a college or university in Nebraska can find a large number of scholarships with fairly open qualification criteria.
If you are interested in pursuing a specific field of study, there are also many scholarships available that go unclaimed every year do to the state’s low population.
Some scholarships and their awards for students in Nebraska include:
- The Anonymous Scholarship
- The Scott Mecham Student of Integrity Award
- The Dick & Chris Draper Scholarship
Nebraska college students might also be interested in the following scholarship opportunities and awards…
- Colleen Farrell Gerleman Scholarship $750
- Duncan E. & Lillian McGregor Scholarship $1000
- Jennings & Beulah Haggerty Scholarship $1000
- Max & Margaret Pumphrey Scholarship $1000
- Nebraska National Guard Tuition Credit Various
- Nebraska Rural Schools Scholarship $2000
- Thomas C. Woods, Jr. Memorial Scholarship $2000
Students can also contact their high school counselor, college admissions office, student adviser or financial aid office for further assistance in searching and applying for proper scholarship opportunities.
Here is a free college list of scholarships to help get started:
• Julie Vande Velde Leadership Scholarship
• Kenneth E. Schwartz Memorial Agricultural Fund
• Kent P. & Donna C. Saylor Scholarship
• Kitty Gaughan Scholarship
• K-Mart Pharmacy Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Community Pharmacy
• KPMG-LLP Scholarship
• Larson Scholarship
• Laurence R. O’Donnell Scholarship
• Lavern & Thelma Johnson Scholarship
• Lawrence & Dinah Raful Endowed Scholarship
• Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship
• Len Leavitt Memorial Scholarship
• Lena Lorge Endowed Scholarship
• Leo & Aileen Eisenstatt Scholarship
• Leo & Rita Durrett Scholarship
• Leo Augustyn Scholarship
• Leo Kelley Memorial Scholarship
• Leon & Reba Benschoter Scholarship
• Leon Schmidman Memorial Scholarship
• Leonard & Madeline Powers Endowed Scholarship
• Leonard H. & Madeline Kenney Powers Scholarship
• Les & Phyllis Lawless Scholarship
• Lincoln Gem & Mineral Scholarship
• Liz Richardson – National Service Award
• Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, L.L.C. Scholarship
• Longs Drug Scholarships
• Lorge Arts Scholarship
• Louis & Alma Schreiber Scholarship
• Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
• Lucile E. Wright Scholarship
• Luke Coniglio & James Giesler Endowed Scholarship
• Lyle O. & Evelyn Remde Scholarship
• Lynch-Heaston Scholarship
• M. Douglas & Barbara Ford Endowed Scholarship
• Magis Awards
• Marcus D. Gross Memorial Scholarship
• Margaret Brooks Endowed Scholarship
• Margaret L. McCarthy-Spielman Scholarship
• Marian O. & Bertrand Schultz Scholarship
• Marian Othmer Schultz Scholarship
• Marian Schultz Memorial Environmental Scholarship
• Marie & Howard J. Taylor Scholarship
• Marion G. Jeffrey Memorial Scholarship
• Marion H. Whittaker Educational Scholarship
• Mark & Karen Rauenhorst Scholarship
• Martin C. & Helen M. Jessup Scholarship
• Mary Ann Beller Scholarship Fund
• Mary Dora Scholarship
• Matte Family Scholarship
• Matthew B. & Marion A. Conway Scholarship
• Dr. James R. & Bridget Condon Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. John R. & Beverly Bartek Reynolds Scholarship
• Dr. John Sheehan Scholarship
• Dr. Joseph B. Wiederholt Scholarship
• Dr. Lee C. Bevilacqua Scholarship
• Dr. Patrick & Christine Smith Scholarship
• Dr. Patrick E. Brookhouser Scholarship
• Dr. Ray Palmer Baseball Scholarship
• Dr. Richard G. & Marilyn J. Belatti Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Richard Shugrue-Phi Delta Phi Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Ross C. Horning Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Todd P. Hendrickson Student Athlete Annual Scholarship
• Edeth K. Kitchens Scholarship
• Edith & Carl Jonas Scholarship
• EducationQuest Foundation Scholarship
• Edward D. Murphy Scholarship
• Elizabeth Alfred Memorial Scholarship
• Elizabeth Fund for Nurses
• Elmer L. & Margaret M. Bradley Scholarship
• Emalea & Zeta Gaul Scholarship
• Ethel M. Johnson Scholarship
• Etta Smith Dahlgren & Kathryn Smith Wilcox Scholarship-National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame (school)
• Eugene B. Even Scholarship
• Everett & Eileen Connelly Scholarship
• Everett & Helen Meister Scholarship
• Family Remission Scholarships
• Father Jack Zuercher Scholarship
• Financial Aid Scholarship
• First National Bank of Omaha Scholarship
• Florence Turner Karlin Scholarship
• Floyd E. & Berneice C. Walsh Scholarship
• Fontanelle Hybrid Seed Company
• Founders Awards
• Fr. Andrew M. & Edward D. Augustyn Scholarship
• Fr. Neil Cahill, S.J. Scholarship
• Fr. Richard D. McGloin, S.J. Scholarship
• Francelene Skinner Scholarship
• Frances M. Ryan Diversity Endowed Scholarship
• Francis Gerald Griffen Reardon Endowed Scholarship
• Francis L. & Margaret M. Cudahy Endowed Scholarship
• Frank Earl Bellinger M.D. Scholarship
• Frank J. Iwersen, MD Student Athlete Scholarship
• Frank J. Kellegher Endowed Scholarship
• Fraser Stryker Scholarship
• Frederick J. de la Vega Scholarship
• Frito-Lay, Inc. Scholarships
• G. Robert Muchemore Foundation Grant
• G. Robert Muchemore Foundation Scholarship
• G. Robert Muchemore Foundation Undergraduate Sholarships
• Gail Werner-Robertson & Scott Robertson Endowed Scholarship
• Matthew E. Creighton, M.D. Scholarship
• Maureen T. & Anthony F. Cafaro, Sr. Scholarship
• Max & Margaret Pumphrey Scholarship
• McCormick & Co. Endowment
• McGrath North Mullin & Kratz Endowed Scholarship
• McGuire-Holden Family Scholarship
• McKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC Endowed Scholarship
• Medico Insurance Company Endowed Scholarship
• Memorial Scholarship
• Metta Laughlin Scholarship
• Michael A. Byrne Scholarship
• Michael E. & Mary Neppl Leighton Scholarship
• Michael J. Galvin, Sr. Endowed Scholarship
• Midwest Insulation Contractors Association-William R. Heaston Memorial Scholarship
• Midwest Student Exchange Program
• Midwest Student Exchange Program Scholarship
• Mildred D. Brown Scholarship
• Milton & Pauline Abrahams Endowed Scholarship
• Monsignor Edward R. Kelly & Joseph P. Kelly Family Scholarship
• Mr. & Mrs. Jack B. Balousek Scholarship
• N.H. Rasmussen, M.D. Annual Scholarship
• National Achievement Scholarship
• National By-Products, Inc. Foundation Scholarship
• National Hispanic Recognition Scholarship
• National Merit Scholarship
• Native American Community-Tribal College Scholarship
• Native American Heritage Scholarship
• Native American Students Scholarship
• Nebraska Achievement Scholarship
• Nebraska Legacy Scholarship
• Nebraska Pharmacists Association Cora Mae Briggs Memorial Scholarship
• Nebraska Pharmacists Association Rex Higley Memorial Scholarship
• Nebraska Postsecondary Education Award Program
• Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association (NRCSA) Scholarship
• Nebraska Rural Schools Scholarship
• Nebraska Scholarship Assistance Program
• Nebraska Society of CPA’s
• Nebraska State Scholarship Award Program
• Nelnet, Inc. Scholarship
• Norma Link Curley Scholarship
• Norman & Ruth Good Educational Endowment Scholarship
• North Central Region 9 Scholarship
• NU Paths Scholarship
• Olga Dyba Mericle Scholarship
• Omaha Federation of Advertising Scholarship
• Omaha Law League Scholarship
• Orscheln Industries Scholarship
• Outstanding Secondary Career & Technical Education Student Award
• Outstanding Secondary Special Populations Career & Technical Education Student Award
• P. James Cosgrave Endowed Scholarship
• Chief Industries, Inc. Scholarship
• Chris M. & Joan Kuehl Memorial Scholarship
• Christina M. Hixson Scholarship in Business Administration
• Clair D. Barr Memorial Scholarship
• Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship
• Claude Hendricks Endowed Scholarship
• Cole & Joan Macdonald Endowed Scholarship
• Colleen Farrell Gerleman Scholarship
• College of Business Administration Ethics and Social Responsibility Scholarship
• College of Business Administration Scholarship
• ConAgra Foods Foundation Scholarships
• Congressman Walter H. Capps Justice & Peace Scholarship
• Cooperative Studies Scholarships
• Cornhusker Bank-Lincoln High School Scholarship
• Cornhusker Bank-Lincoln Northeast High School Scholarship
• Creighton Family Tennis Scholarship
• Creighton Memorial St. Joseph Hospital Nursing Alumni Scholarship
• Creighton ‘Pride in Pharmacy’ Scholarship
• Creighton University Scholarship for Women
• CVS Charitable Trust Incorporated Scholarship
• D. Paul & Marjorie S. Hartnett Scholarship
• Dale E. Siefkes Scholarship
• Daniel & Mary Ellen Monen Scholarship
• Daniel Clifford Nolan Endowed Scholarship
• David & Fay Feldman Endowed Scholarship
• David A. Svoboda Endowed Scholarship
• David Distinguished Scholarship
• David Furnas Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• David M. Hoover Memorial Scholarship
• Davis Scholarship
• Dean Michael Proterra, S.J. Scholarship
• Dean’s Academic Scholarship
• Deloitte & Touche Scholarship
• Dennis L. Toohey Memorial Scholarship
• Diane McCabe Scholarship
• Dill Scholarship
• Distinguished Scholarship Awards
• Diversity Scholarships
• Don Scott Greene Endowed Scholarship
• Donald & Daphne Campbell Endowed Scholarship
• Donald W. Spielman Scholarship
• Dr. & Mrs. John F. Connolly Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. & Mrs. Pierre W. Keitges Scholarship
• Dr. & Mrs. William A. Jarrett Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Ann Langley Czerwinski Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Edward A. Hier Scholarship
• Dr. Herbert J. Funk Scholarship
• Dr. Irvin L. Heckmann Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. James & Karen Cunningham Scholarship
• Dr. James & Lois Gerrits Family Scholarship
• A.A. & E. Yossem Scholarships
• A.A. & Ethel Yossem Endowed Scholarship
• A.M. Hargis Scholarship
• Aaron Douglas Scholarship
• Adele M. Johnson Scholarship
• Adolph Hallas Scholarship
• Adrienne Kittle Memorial Scholarship
• Agnes Haller Bertoldi Scholarship
• Agricultural Studies Scholarships
• Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship
• Alan Baer Tennis Scholarship
• Albert & Kathleen McGinn Scholarship
• Alexander J. & Martha H. Forst Endowed Scholarship
• Alfred & Esther Eggerling-Dana College Scholarship
• Alfred & Esther Eggerling-Midland Lutheran College Scholarship
• Alfred & Esther Eggerling-SCC at Milford Scholarship
• Alpha Sigma Nu Scholarship
• Alumni Association Scholarships
• Alumni Scholarship
• AMDG RAD Scholarship
• Amelia & Emil Graff Endowed Scholarship
• Amelia Bunbury Graff Scholarship
• American Royal Centennial Scholarship Fund
• Anna Tyler Waite Scholarship
• Annette Carnahan Kubie-Chi Omega Memorial Scholarship
• Annette Wells Memorial Scholarship
• Annual Scholarship
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Scholarships (college)
• Arthur Andersen & Company Endowed Scholarship
• Arthur C. Williamson Memorial Scholarship
• Arthur T. Schramm Memorial Scholarship
• Arthur W. & Edna W. Jensen Scholarship
• Ashok & Uma Gupta Scholarship
• Athletic Awards
• Barbara & Don Shellenberg Scholarship
• Ben Augustyn Scholarship
• Bennett G. Hornstein Endowment Fund
• Betty Marchese Scholarship
• Brian McCullough Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Canfield Scholarship
• Central Community College Foundation Scholarship
• Chancellor’s Leadership Class Scholarship
• Charles & Genevieve Juergens Scholarship
• Charles & Mary Patricia Blevens McFadden Endowed Scholarship Fund
• Charles & Naomi Grisham Scholarship
• Charles F. & Mary C. Heider Scholarship
• Charles H. & Mary Lou Diers Scholarship
• Charles Sherman, Jr. & Charles Sherman, III Endowed Scholarship
• Charles Zuegner Memorial Scholarship
• Chicago Minority Student Scholarship
• Gateway to Success Scholarship for Minority Students
• George & Mary Ellen Burns Scholarship
• George Beadle Scholarship
• George L. Watters-Nebraska Petroleum Marketers Scholarship (employee)
• George L. Watters-Nebraska Petroleum Marketers Scholarship (member)
• George W. & Susan J. Venteicher Endowed Scholarship
• Gerald J. Wieneke, M.D. Scholarship
• Gerber Endowment in Pediatric Nutrition Scholarship
• German-American Society Scholarship
• Gertrude Beckers King Scholarship
• Gilbert C. Swanson Foundation Scholarship
• Givaudan Flavor Corporation Scholarships
• Glenn T. Jordan Scholarship
• Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. (b)
• Gondringer Scholarship
• Gordon & Gertrude Morrison Scholarship
• Grace & Robert Fay Scholarships
• Grace Keenan Scholarship for Excellence in the Arts
• Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. Scholarships
• Gunnar Horn Scholarship
• Gupta Scholarship
• H. Margaret Thorough Scholarship
• H.M. & Ruby V. Frost Scholarship
• Harold & Marian Andersen Family Fund Scholarship
• Harold Rock Scholarship Fund
• Harry & Lenora Richardson-NE Branch of the National League of Postmasters Scholarship
• Harry & Lenora Richarson-National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) Scholarship
• Harry G. & Marion M. Montgomery Scholarship
• Harry G., Jr. & Marion M. Montgomery Scholarship
• Harry Kenneth Dwyer Endowed Scholarship
• Harry R. Henatsch Endowed Scholarship
• Harve B. Heaston Memorial Scholarship
• Hawkins Family Endowed Scholarship
• Helen W. Kenefick Scholarship
• Honorable Lyle E. & Regina Strom School of Law Centennial Endowed Scholarship
• Honors Program Scholarship
• Honors Program Scholarship-Transfer
• Humpert Memorial Scholarship
• Hy-Vee Inc. (college)
• IFT 50th Anniversary-Inspiration for Tomorrow Scholarship
• IFT Carbohydrate Division Alternate Scholarship
• IFT Carbohydrate Division Scholarship
• IFT Food Microbiology Division Graduate Scholarships
• IFT Food Microbiology Division Juniors-Seniors Scholarships
• IFT Food Packaging Division Scholarship
• IFT Freshmen Scholarships
• IFT Graduate Scholarship
• IFT Junior-Senior Scholarship
• IFT New York Section Graduate Scholarship
• IFT New York Section Junior-Senior Scholarships
• IFT Past Presidents
• IFT Quality Assurance Division, William A. Golomski Memorial Scholarship
• IFT Sensory Evaluation Division Silver Celebration Scholarships
• IFT Sophomore Scholarships
• IFT Student Association, George R. Foster Memorial Freshman Scholarship
• Ignatian Scholarships
• Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (PhD)
• Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists Graduate Scholarships
• Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists-Irving J. Pflug
• J. Barry & Rita McCallan Scholarship
• J.D. Edwards Honors Program Scholarship
• Jack & Judy Twidwell Pogge Endowed Scholarship
• James & Barbara Corboy Scholarship
• James & Helen Highes Herbert Scholarship
• James A. & Amelia Doyle Endowed Scholarship
• James D. Conway Scholarships
• James J. Fitzgerald Endowed Scholarship
• James L. Koley ’54 Scholarship in Constitutional Law
• James M. Cox Scholarship
• Jane A. & Susan S. Hedequist Scholarship
• Jane A. Ghiglieri Memorial Scholarship
• Jean H. Jerman Gondringer Scholarship
• Jerry M. Slusky Annual Commercial Real Estate Scholarship
• Jerry Rasmussen Scholarship
• Jesse J. Shelton Scholarship
• Jesuit Scholarships
• Jim & Norma Merrick Scholarship
• Jimmy Wilson Jr. Memorial Scholarship
• John & Ann Callahan Scholarship
• John A. Murphy Scholarship
• John A. Quinlan Memorial Scholarship
• John A. Scigliano Scholarship
• John E. Enis Memorial Scholarship
• John J. & Eleanor B. Sykora Endowed Scholarship
• John J. & Eloise H. Kane Scholarship
• John J. & Irene T. Powers Scholarships
• John J. ‘Red’ McManus Scholarship
• John L. & Carol V. Maginn Scholarship
• John P. & Charlotte M. Brand Scholarship
• John P. Fahey Annual Scholarship
• John P. Fahey Scholarship
• John W. & Ann C. Langley Scholarship
• John W. Whelan Endowed Scholarship
• Joseph & Margaret Manion Endowed Scholarship
• Joseph D. Edney Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Joseph F. Murphy , Jr. 7 Helen Clare Murphy Family Scholarship
• Joseph Harrison Jackson Scholarship
• Joseph Sr. & Sundina Miniace Scholarship
• Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship
• Judge Richard E. Robinson Endowed Scholarship