All Opportunities

Welcome to the Wayne State College Scholarship Opportunities Homepage. Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to Wayne State students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. Many of these scholarship opportunities will not require additional information, as you will automatically qualify based on your application information.

Instructions for Incoming Freshmen: please log in with your WSC user name and password to complete this supplemental scholarship application to be considered for additional opportunities beyond your admission-based scholarship. Please note, the WSC incoming freshmen scholarship application opens August 1, 2025 with a priority deadline of December 1, 2025 for many new incoming freshmen scholarships and a final deadline of May 1, 2026.

Instructions for Returning WSC/Incoming Transfer Students: please log in with your WSC username and password to complete the WSC returning/incoming transfer student scholarship application which opens October 1, 2025 with a final deadline of February 1, 2026.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Lienemann and Hillyer Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must be a returning...
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Varies Lindau-Reeg Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
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$500.00 Lisa Dike Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled in a Human Resources Concentration. Are you a...
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Varies Lisa L. Nelson Service Learning Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a returning...
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Varies Lou Ann Landholm Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Varies Lucille Schulte Jones Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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$480.00 Lyle and Carol Koenig Endowed RLOP Scholarship
Be admitted into the RLOP program or an alternate selection for the RLOP...
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$1,175.00 Maier Endowed Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore or...
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$540.00 Marilyn Haitz Pierson Endowed Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
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Varies Mary Lou Gleason Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
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Varies Marysz and Steven Rames Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time.
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Varies Mathematics Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student attending Wayne State College...
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$955.00 Mathis VanderMeulen Endowed Scholarship
Be a first generation college student, pre-health profession student, a...
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Varies McClain Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a first generation college student. Applicant must...
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$3,320.00 Melvin and Helen Allen Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
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$615.00 Mildred Reed Jones Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an English...
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Varies Mim Riessen Continuing Education Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a graduate of...
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$330.00 Monte V. Chapin Music Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be a music major.
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$0.00 Music Scholarship - Transfer
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Varies Music Scholarships
Applicant must be a first time student. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be a college senior.
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$1,125.00 Nelda Rae Kugler Friends of Music Scholarship
Must be a music major, either instrumental or vocal.
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Varies Northeast Nebraska Public Power District Annual Schlrshp
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Varies Pac 'N Save Scholarship
Applicant must be an employee of Pac and Save. Applicant can be a new...
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Varies Patricia A. Stander Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a Fine Arts Major.
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$575.00 Patrick Reichenbach Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a freshman or...
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Varies PEO, Chapter AZ Wayne Biennial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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$750.00 Phil and Jean Griess Endowed Scholarship
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Varies Physical Science Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore or...
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Varies PRIDE Family of Scholarships
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$0.00 Quality Foods Annual Scholarship - Returning
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$695.00 Randal Srb Music Endowed Scholarship
Student majoring in music.
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$1,122.50 Randol Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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Varies Ray Kelton Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a music major....
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$1,305.00 Raymond and Mildred Schreiner Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
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Varies Regina Roth Scholarship - College Center
Applicant must be enrolled full time in WSC classes at College Center....
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Varies Regina Roth Scholarship - WSC Campus
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Varies Roberta "Mom" Welte Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have lived in...
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$500.00 Rodney D. Smith Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved sophomore or above...
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Varies Roland and Beverly Eickhoff Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a WSC student majoring in one of the following programs: ...
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$1,003.57 Romcyn Atelier Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a visual arts...
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Varies Rosalyn Cotton Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a student attending Wayne State College majoring in...
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Varies Ross P. James and Helen M. Hensel James Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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$795.00 Ross P. James and Helen M. Hensel James Scholarship - Health Science
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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$3,100.00 Roy D. and Gerrie A. Christensen Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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$1,020.00 RSM & Mike Beacom Accounting & Business Consulting Scholarship
Applicant must be a student that has completed at least one year of...
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$0.00 Ruby Nelson & the Fredrickson Sisters Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(S) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: ...
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Varies Rundquist Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Varies Senor O.F. Sletwold Spanish Teacher Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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$1,095.00 SHC Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is a Science, Health, &...
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