Financing Your Education
Education is one of the most important, and possibly the first, big investment of your life. Spend some time researching scholarships as they can be a big factor in financing your years at college.
| Aid | Award | Eligibility |
Process |
Renewability / Repayment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship | Varies |
Scholarships target low income and minority population. |
Applications are available at the sallie mae fund.org |
Applications are available at the sallie mae fund.org |
| Nebraska State Reading Association Scholarship | $1,000 |
Visit: nereads.org |
Applications are due on October 1st of each year. |
Visit: nereads.org |
| ASCO Numatics Scholarship |
Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an engineering discipline at an accredited U.S. |
Applications must be submitted online by May 24, 2013. |
Visit their website. |
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| Blue Valley Community Action (BVCA) Partnership Scholarship | $500 |
The "BVCA Partnership Scholarship" will be awarded to individuals planning to attend or currently attending a 4-year college. |
Complete packets include: |
N/A |
| AES Engineers Scholarship | $500 |
Visit: AES Engineers.com |
Determined on the basis of character, by evaluating submitted essays. |
Visit: AES Engineers.com |
| Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship | $5,000 / $10,000 |
To qualify for the scholarship, students must have a GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and be enrolled in an accredited college for university for the Winter/Spring 2013 semester. |
Students may apply for the scholarship through the Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship Website. |
The Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship Program for the Winter/Spring 2013 semester includes two (2) $10,000 scholarships and four (4) $5,000 |
| Sedary & Associates Scholarship |
Applicants must be between the ages of 16-22, enrolled in college during the fall of 2013 with a GPA of 3.0 or greater and a resident of Canada or the United States. |
Submit a 1500-word essay on the following topic: |
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| Nebraska Educational Office Professionals Association (NEOPA) | Varies |
Eligible students must have graduated from a Nebraska high school and completed at least 4 semesters of business courses. |
The candidate must complete an application and one-page biographical essay on "Why I Am Choosing an Office-Related Career or Vocation". |
Complete details and applications available at neopa.unl.edu |
| National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) Scholarship |
Must be enrolled in a US accredited post-secondary institution during the fall of 2013. |
Video entries will be accepted through May 31, 2013 at www.naeba.org |
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| Families USA Scholarships | TBD |