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Scholarships & College Requirements

Northeast Community College (Norfolk, NE)
Admission – Open
Scholarships –

  • Board of Governors – Full Tuition for 4 Semesters – ACT 23 or above

  • President Early Entry – ½ Tuition for 4 Semesters – ACT 18 or above (and have taken at least one Dual Credit Course).

  • Dean’s Scholarship - $500 – only one given per school

 
Southeast Community College (Beatrice, Lincoln, Milford, NE)
Admission – Open
Scholarships –

  • Foundation and Alumni Scholarships.  Too Many Scholarships to List!!!

 
Central Community College (Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, NE)
Admissions – Open
Scholarships – ?
 
Wayne State College (Wayne, NE)
Admission – Open
Scholarships –
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  • Neihardt Scholars – Full Tuition, Room, and $500 Stipend – ACT 25 or above

  • Presidential – Full Tuition, 1/2 housing, Renewable – ACT 30 or above

  • NSCS Board of Trustees- Full Tuition Renewable for 4 years – ACT 25 or above

  • Leadership Award – Room Waiver for 2 years - active in Leadership

 
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)
Admission – Open
Scholarships –

  • Board of Regents – Full Tuition up to 120 credit hours – 3.7 HS GPA or above

  • Loper Achievement  - $3,000 per year/renewable - 3.7 HS GPA or above

  • Distinguished Scholar - $4,000 per year/renewable - 3.7 HS GPA or above


University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
Admission – ACT 20 (or) 3.0 GPA (or) top half of class
Scholarships –

  • Regents Scholarship – Full Tuition for up to 135 credit hours/year – ACT 32+

  • Davis Distinguished - $4,000 for 4 years – ACT 30

  • Husker Traditions Scholarship- $2,500 - Renewable up to 4 years - ACT 27+

  • Husker Power Scholarship- $2,000 - Nonrenewable - ACT 23+

 
University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE)
Admission - ACT 20 (or) top half of class
Scholarships –

  • Regents Scholarship – Full Tuition up to 4 years of 135 credit hours – ACT 30 or above

  • Academic Achievement Scholarship - $3,500 per year/renewable - 3.0 GPA or above

  • Habrock Scholarship - $1,000 per year/renewable. 

  • Distinguished Scholarship - $31000-$33,000 per year/renewable - highest academically talented HS seniors

 
Nebraska Wesleyan (Lincoln, NE)
Admissions – Open
Scholarships –
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  • Board of Governor’s Scholarship - $24,000 per year/renewable – GPA 3.75+

  • President’s Scholarship - $22,000 – GPA 3.5-3.74

  • Black & Gold Scholarship - $20,000 – GPA 3.49+

 
Mount Marty University
Admissions – Open
Scholarships – 

  • ​Merit Scholarships - $13,000-$18,000/year

  • St. Scholastica $1000-$3000/year

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Doane University (Crete, NE)
Admissions - Open
Scholarships –

  • Presidential Scholarship - $15,000 for 4 years – ACT 26 and GPA 3.65

  • Board of Trustees Scholarship - $13,000 for 4 years – ACT 23 and GPA 3.25

  • Van Hoy Scholarship - $12,000 for 4 years – ACT 20 and GPA 3.0

 
Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
Admission - ?
Scholarships –

  • Scott Scholars Scholarship – Full Tuition for 4 years – ACT 32 or above

 
Briar Cliff (Sioux City, IA)
Admission – ACT 19
Scholarships –

  • Presidential Scholarship – Full Tuition – ACT 26 or above

 
South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)
Admission – ACT 18 or above
Scholarships –

  • Jackrabbit Guarantee - $1000 per year for 4 years – ACT 24 or higher

 
University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD)
Admission – ACT 21 -or- GPA 2.6
Scholarships –
Vary by ACT Score and Academic Success
 
 
** RHOP (Rural Health Opportunities Program) Medical – Full Tuition & Automatic Acceptance to UNMC 
** RLOP (Rural Law Opportunities Program) - Full tuition & Automatic Acceptance to Nebraska Law
 
 
All of these colleges have many other scholarships based on academics, involvement, and leadership!!!  There are really too many to list.

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