2024-2025 Scholarships

Always check your college choice website for scholarships given directly from college. The due dates for these may vary!
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Nebraska GrantsNebraska Opportunity Grant (NOG)
The State of Nebraska provides the Nebraska Opportunity Grant (NOG) - formerly the Nebraska State Grant - to students who meet certain qualifications. Qualifications include being a Nebraska resident, attending a Nebraska postsecondary institution, and having a minimum EFC as determined by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Community College Gap Assistance Program
Gap Program funds are distributed to the state’s six community colleges, which recruit and select eligible low-income students in eligible programs to receive grants. Eligible students must have a family income at or below 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines. Student grants can be used for tuition, direct training costs, required books and equipment, and fees, including those for industry testing services and background check services.
Weller Grant Opens October 1st
NURSING Incentive Scholarship- Opens November 1st
Susan Thompson Buffett Scholarship Opens November 1st

October Scholarships:

Heisman Scholarship Due October 17th

Money Metal Scholarship Due October 31st

Voice of Democracy Scholarship Due October 31st

Vivo Scholarship Due October 31st

Duckett Local Conservation Scholarship Due October 31st

Pursuing a Positive Impact Scholarship Due October 31st

Builders Association Scholarship Due October 31st

November Scholarships:

Elks Most Valuable Student Due November 12th

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Due November 14th

James Alan Cox Scholarship Due November 15th

National Honors Society Due November 26th

Driver's Ed Initiative Scholarship Due November 30th

December Scholarships:

RHOP and KHOP Scholarships -See Mrs. Hoover Due December 1st

Walter Scott Junior Scholarship (attending UNO) Due December 1st

Various Wayne State Scholarships Due December 1st

Hagen Scholarship Due December 1st

Coolidge Scholarship Due December 11th

Nebraska Poultry Education Scholarship Due December 15th

Overachiever's Grant Due December 30th

Wealth Wise Scholarship Due December 31st

January Scholarships:

Ronald Reagan Scholarship Due January 1st

FFA Scholarships Due January 9th

Nebraska Press Association Scholarship Due January 19th

DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Scholarships Due January 24th. (There are many different scholarships to apply for within this website).

Smith Diversity Scholarship Due January 28th

Footlocker Scholarship Due January 30th

NRCSA Scholarships Due January 31st (opens in December)

DAR Scholarships Due January 31st--Many different scholarships to look and choose from.

Nebraska Banker Association Scholarship Due January 31st

February Scholarships:

Susan Thompson Buffett Scholarship Due February 1st (FAFSA Summary due March 15th)

Wayne State Art and Design Scholarship Due February 1st

Elks Scholarships (several to apply for) Due February 15th

Bill Lewis Scholarship (If you have participated in NSAA sports) Due February 19th

Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association Scholarship Due February 23rd

National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Scholarship Due February 23rd

AKRS Jumpstart Program Due February 24th

Sandhills Cattle Association (Parents or Grandparents must be a Sandhills Cattle Association Member) Due February 29th

American Legion State Scholarships Due March 1st-there are different scholarships to apply for. Must be completed by February 29th so they can be delivered to local Auxiliary for review

March Scholarships:

Oxbow Animal Health Scholarship

Working Ranch Cowboy Foundation Due March 1st

CVA Scholarships Due March 1st

Central Community College Scholarship Due March 1st

Weller Grant March 1st

Northeast Community College Due March 1st

The Underdog Scholarship Due March 1st (Buche Foods Scholarship)

Order of Eastern Star Scholarship Due March 14th

PTO Scholarship Due March 15th

Sandy Pine/GJW Scholarship Due March 15th

Assembly of God Scholarship Due March 18th