The Nebraska State College System Scholarships
The Nebraska State College System offers various scholarships through each college and the System Office. Three scholarships are offered through the Nebraska State College System Office. They include:
Board of Trustees’ Scholarship provides full-tuition scholarships for Nebraska high school graduates who score a 25 or above on their ACT and plan to attend college the following fall. Deadline: January 15. (click on link to read about other requirements)
Governor's Opportunity Award provides half of the tuition costs for Nebraska high school graduates who score between 21 and 24 on the ACT or between 1500 and 1650 on the SAT and plan to attend college the following fall. Deadline: December 1. Click on the link to read about other requirements.
Davis-Chambers Freshman Scholarship
provides up to $2,000 financial assistance to academically
promising Nebraska high school graduates who have a 3.0 grade
point average and meet additional requirements. Deadline:
December 1. Click on the
application for more information. NEW EXTENDED
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2010
Davis-Chambers Transfer Student Scholarship provides financial assistance (tuition, room and board, fees and books) to academically promising transfer students from Nebraska Community Colleges who have a 3.0 grade point average and meet additional requirements. Deadline: March 1. Click on the application for more information.
Other scholarships can be found at each of our colleges by clicking on the links below.
Chadron State College
Chadron State College offers a variety of scholarships for all students, including freshman, continuing and transfer students. These scholarships are awarded based on academic ability and extracurricular activities. Scholarship information and applications are available at www.csc.edu/finaid. Scholarships may also be awarded through various departments at Chadron State College and may require separate applications. This information is indicated at www.csc.edu/finaid. under the scholarship listings. Application deadline is January 15 for Freshman students and March 1 for Current and Transfer students.
Peru State College
Peru State College offers a wide range of scholarships for prospective students. In order to be considered for PSC scholarships (exclusions are the Board of Trustees Scholarship, Davis Chambers Scholarship and Cooperating Schools Scholarship), students need to submit our Application for Admission & Scholarships available online at www.peru.edu/admissions, submit official high school/college transcripts, and submit official ACT or SAT test scores (not required for transfer students). Our scholarship priority date is December 1. If you have questions regarding scholarship opportunities at Peru State College, please contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@oakmail.peru.edu or 1-800-742-4412 opt. 1.
Wayne State College
The purpose of the Wayne State College financial aid program is to financially assist admitted students wherever possible based on documented student ability and/or need, in combination with available resources. No student should hesitate to apply to WSC because of cost. Approximately 75 percent of our undergraduate students receive financial aid totaling in excess of $13 million to meet their costs of attending WSC. For more information, click here: http://www.wsc.edu/admission/paying/scholarships_grants/
Financial Aid Contacts:
Need-based aid - Kyle Rose kyrose1@wsc.edu
Merit Scholarships - Tammy Young tayoung1@wsc.edu