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Nebraska Scholarships
94 local and statewide scholarships for Nebraska students. Deadlines, amounts, eligibility, and how to win each one.
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TeamMates Mentoring college partner scholarships TeamMates Mentoring Program (National Office); each award is the partner college's own · Each partner college's own TeamMates award · Closes Jan 20 CPCU-Lawrence Larry Frazier Memorial Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $800 · Closes Mar 1 Jason Combes (Class of 2010) Annual Omaha North High Scholarship Omaha Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Douglas · Closes Mar 2 The Phyllis Beam Memorial Scholarship Omaha Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Douglas · Closes Mar 2 Braxton Kirksey Memorial Scholarship Omaha Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Douglas · Closes Mar 2 The Northwest Yano Jones Leadership Scholarship Omaha Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Douglas · Closes Mar 2 The Nina Hill Little PhD Memorial Scholarship Omaha Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Douglas · Closes Mar 2 Bernard and Nelda Haag Scholarship McCook Community Foundation Fund · $1,000 · Red Willow · Due each March 31 Barbara Fassler-Neumann Nursing Scholarship McCook Community Foundation Fund · Varies · Red Willow · Due each March 31 Frank and Marion Weiland Memorial Scholarship McCook Community Foundation Fund · $1,000 · Red Willow · Due each March 31 George and Lois Tiller Scholarship McCook Community Foundation Fund · Varies · Red Willow · Due each March 31 Learn-and-Return Scholarship McCook Community Foundation Fund · Varies · Red Willow · Due each March 31 Hirschfeld Family Memorial Scholarship York Community Foundation · $500 · York · Closes each February Woody Ziegler Scholarship York Community Foundation · Varies · York · Closes each February Carol L. Bittinger Scholarship York Community Foundation · $1,000 · York · Closes each February Winsor Tucker Scholarship York Community Foundation · Varies · York · Closes each February Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship Millard Public Schools Foundation · $1000.00 · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Andrea Sinnett Memorial Scholarship Millard Public Schools Foundation · $1000.00 · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Andrew Havens Memorial Scholarship Millard Public Schools Foundation · $1000.00 · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Barbara Siedschlag Educator Scholarship Millard Public Schools Foundation · $2000.00 · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Bernie Vanis Memorial Scholarship Millard Public Schools Foundation · $1000.00 · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Bill Schnase Memorial Scholarship Millard Public Schools Foundation · $2500.00 (may be renewed annually) · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Colin Bloom Memorial/Omaha West Optimist Club Scholarship Omaha West Optimist Club · $1000.00 · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Frank Perrone Memorial Scholarship Millard Public Schools Foundation · $1000.00 · Douglas · Opens each December, closes each February Deb & John Quirk Memorial Scholarship Hastings Community Foundation · Up to $40,000 · Adams · Closes November 29; apply by Nov 29, 2026 Douglas County Farm Bureau Scholarship Douglas County Farm Bureau · $4,000 or $2,000 · Douglas · Closes March 1; apply by Mar 1, 2027 Hall County Farm Bureau Scholarship Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation · Up to $1,000 · Hall · Closes April 1; apply by Apr 1, 2027 Mockingbird Elementary PTO Scholarship Mockingbird Elementary PTO · $300 · Douglas · Closes April 10; apply by Apr 10, 2027 Meadows FAME 2026 Alumni Scholarship Application Meadows FAME · Varies · Douglas · Verify deadline Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Scholarship Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation · Tuition and fees at a Nebraska public college, usable toward any part of the cost of attendance · Verify deadline Nebraska Opportunity Grant (NOG) Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE) · Varies (typically $200 - $2,500/year) · Verify deadline Nebraska Career Scholarship CCPE / Nebraska state · Up to $5,000 per year (renewable) · Verify deadline Nebraska Educational Quest Scholarship CCPE / EducationQuest Foundation · Up to $1,000 per year · Verify deadline Nebraska Community College Gap Assistance Program CCPE / Nebraska community colleges · Last-dollar (typically up to $2,000/year) · Verify deadline Nebraska Access College Early Scholarship (ACE) CCPE · Up to $1,000 per academic year (covers up to 9 credit hours) · Verify deadline Nebraska Military Service Member Scholarship CCPE / Nebraska state · Tuition + fees waiver at NE public institutions · Verify deadline Nebraska National Guard Tuition Credit CCPE / Nebraska National Guard · Up to 75% tuition coverage · Verify deadline North Platte Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Corp. Agri/Business Scholarship North Platte Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Corp. · $1,000 · Multi-County (Lincoln/Logan/McPherson) · Verify deadline Custer County Farm Bureau Scholarship Custer County Farm Bureau · $1,000 each (10 awards) · Custer · Verify deadline Eugene P. and Letha C. Burnett Scholarship St. Joseph Catholic Church, Broken Bow · $500 (multiple awards) · Custer · Verify deadline Nebraska Press Women Marianne Beel Memorial Scholarship Nebraska Press Women · $500 · Verify deadline Nebraska Lumber Dealers Association Scholarship Nebraska Lumber Dealers Association · $1,000 · Verify deadline Marie and Howard J. Taylor Scholarship The Nebraska Academy of Sciences · $100 · Verify deadline Marian Schultz Memorial Environmental Scholarship The Nebraska Academy of Sciences · $750 (awarded odd years) · Verify deadline Marian O. and Bertrand Schultz Scholarship The Nebraska Academy of Sciences · $750 (awarded even years) · Verify deadline Loren Eiseley Memorial Scholarship The Nebraska Academy of Sciences · $500 · Verify deadline David Munro Spirit of a Silverhawk Memorial Scholarship Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools · $5,000 · Lancaster · Verify deadline High School Scholarship Rotary Club of Lincoln #14 · Varies · Lancaster · Verify deadline BPS Foundation Scholarships Bellevue Public Schools Foundation · $2,500 to $10,000 · Sarpy · Verify deadline Frank Kumor Memorial Scholarship Bellevue Public Schools Foundation · $2,500 · Sarpy · Verify deadline Gretna Public Schools Foundation Local Scholarships Gretna Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Sarpy · Verify deadline AOK Ladies Scholarship Grand Island Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline Betty J. and Jack B. Adams Memorial Scholarship Grand Island Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline George Cowton Rotary Scholarship Grand Island Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline Hall County Medical Society Scholarship Grand Island Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline William Fowles Memorial Scholarship Grand Island Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline Bernard and JoAnn Kisner Scholarship Grand Island Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline Carley Johnson Memorial Scholarship Doniphan Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline Doniphan Community Foundation Scholarship Doniphan Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline Doniphan-Trumball FFA Scholarship Doniphan Community Foundation · Varies · Hall · Verify deadline American Legion Post 53 Scholarship American Legion Post 53 · $1,000 x 1 year · Hall · Verify deadline Academic Aristocrat General Fund (varies) Grand Island Public Schools Foundation · $500/varies x 1 year · Hall · Verify deadline Blumfield Elementary PTO College Scholarship Blumfield Elementary PTO · $250.00 · Douglas · Verify deadline Seymour Elementary PTO Scholarship Seymour Elementary PTO · $500 · Douglas · Verify deadline Ralston Booster Club Scholarship Ralston Booster Club · $500.00 · Douglas · Verify deadline BCF Dave Clark Memorial Scholarship Bennington Community Foundation · $1000 · Douglas · Verify deadline Darrell & Coe Leta Logemann Scholarship Bennington Public Schools Foundation · $2,500 · Douglas · Verify deadline Martens Family Scholarship Martens Family · $2,000 each (15 awards) · Past, check next cycle Ralston Community Theatre Scholarships Ralston Community Theatre · Varies · Douglas · Past, check next cycle Atkinson Community Foundation Fund Scholarship Atkinson Community Foundation Fund · $1,000 each (2 awards) · Holt · Past, check next cycle Holt County Farm Bureau Scholarship Holt County Farm Bureau · $500 · Holt · Past, check next cycle Abood Scholarship Kearney Area Community Foundation · Varies · Buffalo · Past, check next cycle Pauline Fulton Memorial Scholarship Kearney Area Community Foundation · $1,050 · Buffalo · Past, check next cycle Dale and Estelle Black Scholarship Midlands Community Foundation · $500 · Sarpy · Past, check next cycle Hollis & Helen Baright Public Library Foundation Scholarship Hollis & Helen Baright Public Library Foundation · $500 · Douglas · Past, check next cycle Alex Shives Scholarship Midlands Community Foundation · $2,500 · Sarpy · Past, check next cycle Max and Jane Meier Family Scholarship Midlands Community Foundation · $2,000 · Sarpy · Past, check next cycle Sarpy County Bar Association Scholarship Midlands Community Foundation · $1,500 · Sarpy · Past, check next cycle Sarpy County Sheriff's Foundation Scholarship Midlands Community Foundation · $1,000 · Sarpy · Past, check next cycle Gladys D. Goodson Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $2,500 · Past, check next cycle Whedon Memorial Scholarship Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants · $1,620 · Past, check next cycle PINC (Poverty Is Not a Choice) Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $3,000 Minimum Award · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Lincoln Community Foundation Student Success Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · Up to $5,000 annually, renewable for four years · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Complete Children's Health Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $2,000 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Dr. Jim and Betsy Bobenhouse Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $2,000 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Amuse Bouche Culinary Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $1,200 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Haymarket Gallery Emerging Artists Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $400 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Cecile Meyer Frampton/Cornhusker Bank Scholarship for LNE Lincoln Community Foundation · $1,500 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle George A. Frampton/Cornhusker Bank Scholarship for LHS Lincoln Community Foundation · $1,500 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Donald & Janice Svehla Family Endowed Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $1,200 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Kellie Marie James Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $2,500 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Evelyn Reid Scholarship Lincoln Community Foundation · $2,000 · Lancaster · Past, check next cycle Niobrara Valley Electric Goodwill Fund Scholarship Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Corporation · Varies · Multi-County (Niobrara Valley Electric service area) · Past, check next cycle Holt County 4-H Council Senior Scholarship Holt County 4-H Council · Varies · Holt · Past, check next cycle
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