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 |
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| Black Excel | Information is available at blackexcel.org website |
Provides scholarships and other assistance for minorities. More information is available at blackexcel.org. |
Visit: blackexcel.org |
Visit: blackexcel.org |
| 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 |
| Board For Women's Ministries |
Applicant must be a non-traditional (not directly out of high school) female student. |
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| Board of Trustee Scholarship | Up to $40,000 ($10,000/yr for four years) |
Admitted students are automatically eligible with a minimum 28 ACT/1240 SAT and 3.3 GPA. |
Students who meet the nomination criteria should apply to Doane College. |
Renewable for up to eight semesters if the student maintains a 3.2 GPA and full-time enrollment status. |
| Buick Achievers Scholarship |
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Visit their website to apply. |
This scholarship is not renewable. |
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| Bureau of Health Professions | Information is available at bhpr.hrsa.gov |
Aid for students pursuing degrees in health care. More information is available at: bhpr.hrsa.gov |
Visit: bhpr.hrsa.gov |
Visit: bhpr.hrsa.gov |
| Custer County Foundation Scholarships |
Students must be former graduates of Custer County high schools. |
All information and application forms available at www.ccfneb.org |
These scholarships are not renewable. |
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| Doane College Family Grant | $500 |
Awarded to admitted applicants who have another family member enrolled simultaneously on the Crete campus. In the case of multiple family members, each member is eligible for the $500 award. |
To be considered, all family members must file the FAFSA with the same primary family member's income information. |
This grant is renewable for all as long as there is another family match currently enrolled fulltime. In the case of multiple family members, each member is eligible for the $500 award. |
| Doane College Legacy Grant | $1,000 |
Awarded to admitted applicants who have had a sibling, parent, grandparent or great-grandparent graduate from Doane College. |
Eligible students receive this award. |
This grant is renewable for up to eight semesters. |
| Doane Community Award | Up to $26,000 ($6,500/yr for four years) |
Admitted students are automatically eligible based on meeting two of the following three criteria: a minimum 3.0 GPA, 21-24 ACT/980 SAT and/or a 33 percent or better class rank. |
Students who meet the nomination criteria should apply to Doane College. |
The scholarship is renewed each year for four years. |


