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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| Rogers Community Volunteer Scholarship |
Applicants must be enrolled on a full-time basis during the fall of 2013 in an undergraduate program. Additionally, you must have contributed a minimum of 10 hours of non-paid, volunteer service |
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| Lower Republican Natural Resources District Scholarship |
Applicants must have permanent residence in the Lower Republican NRD. This includes the towns of Cambridge, Alma, Franklin, Red Cloud, and Superior. |
Applicants essay, grades, class ranking, extracurricular activities, and letters of recommendation will be considered. Stop by the Financial Aid office to pick up an application. |
This scholarship is not renewable. |
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| Travel Scholarship | $1,000 |
Available to all juniors and seniors. |
You will select your trip from a listing of approved trips during the January or May interterm. |
Available for up to $1,000. The Travel Scholarship can be applied to one or two eligible trips. The Travel Scholarship is optional, but highly encouraged. |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College Higher Education Grant (TEACH) | Maximum Award: Undergraduate $16,000 ($4,000/yr); Graduate $8,000 ($4,000/yr) |
Available to students who: 1) have the intent to be certified and teach (or are teaching) in a high-need field; 2) agree to teach a minimum of 4 years (within 8 years of completing your degree) a |
Apply for the FAFSA, then complete TEACH Grant Counseling and Agreement to Serve (ATS) |
2 full-time semesters or 4 full-time terms per academic year |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | Varies. Dependent on funding. |
Available to students with a significant employment disability. This award is need based and dependent on funding. |
Applications are available from regional Vocational Rehabilitation offices. |
Visit: vr.ne.gov |
| Out-of-State Visit Grant | Up to $2,000 |
Awarded to admitted applicants outside the state of Nebraska who complete an official on-campus visit before March 1st of their senior year. |
Eligible students that visit before March 1, 2013, will receive the full $2,000 grant and those that visit after March 1st will receive $1,000. |
This grant is renewable for up to eight semesters. |
| 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. |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) | Maximum Award $2,500 |
Awarded to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s degree and demonstrate exceptional financial need (Pell Grant eligible). Funding is limited. |
Apply for the FAFSA. |
2 full-time semesters or 4 full-time terms per academic year |
| Federal Pell Grant | Maximum Award $5,550 |
Awarded to undergraduate students with exceptional financial need. |
Apply for the FAFSA. |
2 full-time semesters or 4 full-time terms per academic year |