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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Direct PLUS (Parent) Loan | Varies (Up to Cost of Attendance) |
Parents who do not have adverse credit history may borrow for their dependent student. Applications are approved by the Federal Direct Loan Origination Center based on a credit check. |
Apply for the FAFSA and complete Direct PLUS Loan Request and Master Promissory Note here |
Begins after the loan is fully disbursed. Deferment options are available. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for further information. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Zenon C.R. Hansen Leadership Scholarship |
Student must be admitted and planning to attend Doane College in the Fall upon high school graduation and have attained a high school GPA of at least 3.0. |
Application and additional information is available upon request from the Doane College Office of Admission at 402.826.8222. |
All recipients are considered for renewal and must submit the completed form, a short essay describing his/her scouting activities, personal goals and accomplishments as a collegian, and have achi |
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| Federal Perkins Loans | Dependent on need. |
Students must demonstrate exceptional financial need. Available funding is limited. |
Apply for the FAFSA. |
Repayment: Begins 9 months after graduating, dropping below half-time or withdrawing from school. |
| 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 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. |
| ROTC | Varies |
Must be a member of the ROTC program. |
Contact your military recruiter for an application to the ROTC program. |
Awarded for one to four years. Includes tuition/fees, book allowance and a monthly stipend. |
| 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 |