University of Nebraska at Omaha Scholarships and Merit Aid
Omaha, Nebraska
13 scholarships University of Nebraska at Omaha publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
11,573Undergraduates
87%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (7)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Presidential Scholars Program
$0
Published requirement
36 ACT, or 1570 SAT
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Presidential Scholars Program covers the full cost of attendance at the University of Nebraska for up to four years (or completion of a bachelor's degree), with three inclusive summers, plus an annual $5,000.00 stipend.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-09)
NexGen Scholarship Program
$0
Published requirement
33 ACT, or 1450 SAT
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Beginning with new applicants for Fall 2026, the NexGen Scholarship Program covers the full cost of attendance at the University of Nebraska of Omaha for up to four years (or completion of a bachelor's degree).unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-09)
Academic Achievement Scholarship
$0 to $3,500
Published requirement
28 ACT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 1300 SAT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Beginning with new applicants for Fall 2024, awards of up to $3,500 per academic year.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-09)
Habrock Scholarship
$1,000
Published requirement
24 ACT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 1160 SAT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Named for longtime Director Marty Habrock, beginning with the Fall 2024 semester, awards $1,000 per academic year.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-09)
Presidential Scholars Program
$33,932
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Presidential Scholars Program covers the full cost of attendance at the University of Nebraska for up to four years (or completion of a bachelor's degree), with three inclusive summers, plus an annual $5,000.00 stipend.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Academic Achievement Scholarship
$0 to $3,500
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Beginning with new applicants for Fall 2024, awards of up to $3,500 per academic year.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Habrock Scholarship
$1,000
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Named for longtime Director Marty Habrock, beginning with the Fall 2024 semester, awards $1,000 per academic year.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Awards that take an application (4)
The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.
Distinguished Scholarship
$31,000 to $33,000
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Five highly competitive annual awards with a total estimated value of $31,000 to $33,000 over a four-year period.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Nebraska Career Scholarship
$0 to $10,000
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Limited number of highly competitive awards of up to $10,000 per year.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-02)
UNO Alumni Association Scholarship
$2,500
Renewable
Yes, per the school
UNO Alumni Association Scholarships award $2,500 per year scholarships to graduating high school seniors who demonstrated leadership and involvement during high school.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Goodrich Scholarship Program
$0
Who it is for
In-state students
provides financial aid in the form of tuition and general feesunomaha.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Department awards open to incoming freshmen (2)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
Hitchcock Foundation Scholarship
$500
Department
Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Hitchcock Foundation annually contributes a $500 scholarship, each to the Biology, Math, Chemistry and Physics Departments.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-10)
CBA Scholars Academy Scholarship
$20,000
Department
College of Business Administration, CBA Scholars Academy
Every Scholar receives a minimum $5,000 annual scholarship, awarded over four years, for a total of $20,000.unomaha.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
AcademicWorks (unomaha.academicworks.com) — UNO's centralized scholarship-management system; a single General Application plus college/department 'conditional' applications route students to CBA, Accounting, Finance/Banking, and other UNO-wide named funds.
Every amount on this page was read off a University of Nebraska at Omaha page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.