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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private / Alternative Student Loans | Varies (Up to Cost of Attendance) |
We recommend that you and your family review all your funding options and then determine the best one/s for your situation. |
Disclosure Statement for Borrowers with Private Education Loans |
You must renew each year with the lender of your choice. |
| Presidential Scholarship | Up to $48,000 ($12,000/yr for four years) |
Admitted students are automatically eligible with a minimum 30 ACT/1320 SAT and 3.6 GPA. |
Students who meet the nomination criteria should apply to Doane College. |
Renewable for up to eight semesters if the student maintains a 3.4 GPA and full-time enrollment status. |
| Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) | $12,000/yr |
For transfer students. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) member |
Contact the Office of Admission |
3.0 GPA |
| Perry Scholarship | $10,000/yr |
For transfer students. 24+ hours of college credit & 3.5+ cumulative college GPA |
Contact the Office of Admission |
3.0 GPA |
| PEO Scholarships | Varies | |||
| 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. |
| Oregon Trail Community Foundation |
Applicants must be a Junior or Senior who is a previous graduate of Scottsbluff Senior High School and is pursuing studies in education or teaching. |
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| Nebraska State Reading Association Scholarship | $1,000 |
Visit: nereads.org |
Applications are due on October 1st of each year. |
Visit: nereads.org |
| Nebraska Opportunity Grant (NOG) | Maximum Award $3,000 |
Nebraska resident who demonstrates high need. Limited availability. |
Eligible recipient names are submitted to the State of Nebraska's Coordinating Commission of Post-Secondary Education pending approval. |
2 full-time semesters or 4 full-time terms per academic year |
| 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 |