Scholarship List Update
By Kathy Brzon
October 18, 2007
Scholarships List #2
Application are available from the guidance counselor or from scholarship website.
*scholarships for students already in college
BlueValleyCommunity Actions Partnership
Deadline – February 1
Applicant must be a senior student that resides in Thayer County or counties serviced by BVCA. Must plan to attend a 4 year college.
BlueValleyCommunity Actions Partnership-Vocational
Deadline – February 1
Applicant must reside in Thayer County or counties serviced by
BVCA. Must be planning to attend or currently attending a 2 year college.
Wal-Mart/Sam Walton Foundation
Deadline: Jan. 12, 2007
Go online to
www.scholarshipadministrators.net and use access code SWCS
Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees – Peru, Chadron or Wayne State Colleges.
Deadline: Jan 15 2007
Must have 25 or higher ACT, graduate from Nebraska high school.
2007 – 2008
*Thomas Carl McGovern Scholarship
Deadline: April 30
Graduate of Thayer Central or Hebron High planning to attend UNL studying in the College of Agriculture or community college student transferring to UNL College of Ag.
US Bank Scholarship Drawing
Go online to
Peter Kiewit Foundation
Legecy Scholarship Program
Deadline: Jan. 9, 2008
Must attend a Nebraska high school, rank in top 20% of class and demonstrate financial need.
Burger King Scholars Program
Deadline: Feb. 15
2.5 GPA; work an average of 15 hours per week, for 40 weeks per year; financial need and involved in school and community.
Elk’s Scholarships
Deadline: January 10
Must be child or grandchild of living Elk member
1. Vocational Scholarship
Plan to attend vocational school.
2. Most Valuable Student
Must have academic excellence,
Leadership and financial need.
3. Past Exalted Ruler
Must have financial need.
4. J.B. Ferguson Golf Scholarship
Must participate in high school & college golf program.
5. Elks National FoundationLegacy
AnyCollege.Net Scholarship Drawing
Beta Sigma Psi National Lutheran Fraternity
Must be a Lutheran male enrolled at UNL. Leadership in school, church and community. Excellent academics.
www.betasigmapsi.org
Central Community College Diesel Tech Scholarship
Deadline: Feb. 15
Must attend CCC in Hastings in Diesel Tech program.
Best Buy Scholarship
Deadline: February 15, 2007
www.bestbuy.com/scholarships
Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) High Plains Health Opportunities Program (HPHOP)
Deadline: Dec. 1
Chadron and Wayne State College and Univ. of Nebraska Med Center work together to offer students special program in health profession field.
Gus Swanson Memorial Communications Scholarship Program
Deadline: March 15
Must have a 3.25 GPA and major in advertising, marketing, communication studies, mass communications, public relations, journalism, graphic design, desktop publishing.
Midland Lutheran College
Deadline: Dec. 21
Rank in top 20%, have a GPA of 3.5 and ACT of 25 or higher. www.mlc.edu
Allen Dayton Young Entrepreneur
Deadline: Oct. 25
Attend UNL with interest in entrepreneurship and wanting to start their own business.
Maynard Jensen American Legion Memorial
Deadline - March 1
Must be veteran connected, have financial need, academic achievement, extra curricular activity involvement and must attend a Nebraska school for higher education.
The AmericanLegion Eagle Scout of the Year
Must be a registered, active member of a Boy Scout Troop, received the Eagle Scout, must be a member of a church.
Military Officers Assoc. of America
Other military and veteran connected scholarships can be found online at the following sites:
Military Order of the Purple Heart Scholarship
Must be a direct descendant of a purple heart recipient with a 2.75 GPA. Apply online:
Kenneth P and Glenn H. Korff Scholarship Fund
Deadline: April 30
$2000 renewable each year.
Must plan to attend a 4 year college or university. Rank high in senior class, not have been awarded more than 50% of 1st year college costs through scholarships. Application is on the commons drive in the scholarship 06-07 file.
Midwest Student Exchange Program
For students planning to attend out-of-state colleges. Possible reduced tuition.
Peru State College
Deadline: Dec. 1
Must attend Peru College
www.peru.edu/admissions/freshmanscholarships.htm
Nebraska Methodist College
Deadline: Jan. 15
Gambling with the Good Life Essay
Deadline: Dec. 1
Must be a junior or senior. Submit essay on “Gambling: Choices and Consequences”.
Drive Your Furture
Deadline: Feb. 10
Must have 3.0 or above and a student who is in the first generation of your family to attend college. (Your parents or grandparents didn’t attend post-secondary schools) You are still eligible if a sibling is attending college.
Walter Scott Scholarship – Hastings College
Deadline: Dec. 10
Attend Hastings College, rank in top 20%, score 26 on ACT
UNK Health Science Scholars
Deadline: Feb. 1
Must attend UNK, economically disadvantaged or first in family to attend a 4 year college, ACT of 22 and 3.0 GPA.
Norma Ross Walter Scholarship Program
Deadline: Jan. 31
Must be a female majoring in English and graduate from Nebraska high school.
Voice of Democracy Essay Contest
Deadline: Nov. 1
Essay and record 3-5 minutes eppressing views on “My Role in Honoring America’s Veterans”.
Christian CollegeScholarship Drawing
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