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
$2,255.00 Gnuse-Krohn Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$1,930.00 H.I.G. Endowed Business Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$500.00 Hanawalt Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an english major Applicant must be a returning...
Varies Harold and Mae Frey Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an education...
Varies Harold E. Willey Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Farmer or Rancher dependent
$1,500.00 Hass Foundation Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be majoring in...
$745.00 Helen Russell Scholarship in Acting
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a theatre...
$2,375.00 Herb and Sherry Mignery Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have financial...
$315.00 Ida M. Warner Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
$395.00 Irol Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an English major.
$470.00 ITE Faculty Skills USA Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an Industrial...
$1,000.00 J. Marlene Mueller Studio Arts Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a sophomore or above. Applicant must be a Studio Arts...
Varies Janice and Norman Ellis Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must demonstrate...
Varies Jean Mueting and Ardith Wacker Elementary Education Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Jean Mueting and Ardith Wacker Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an Elementary...
$1,545.00 Jeffrey T. Child Endowed Speech Communication Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Speech Comm...
$8,370.00 Jerry Krause Physical Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
$1,590.00 Jim and Vera Hummel Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies John and Marilyn Bernthal Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
$745.00 Joshua Ford Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an Art major....
Varies Karen Cory Jones Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$600.00 Kietzmann and Hammer Field Biology Scholarship
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior. Applicant must be a biology major
Varies Laura Nagel Allen Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
$500.00 LaVera Marie Cram McCallum Elementary Education Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a elementary...
$1,140.00 LDL / Russ Rasmussen Physical Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Sophomore...
Varies Lea Greathouse Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have a 2.5 GPA or...
Varies Leah Jeanne Miller Memorial Business/English Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must currently be...
Varies Leland E. and Margaret J. Dannals Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Lettie Scott Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Lienemann and Hillyer Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must be a returning...
Varies Lisa L. Nelson Service Learning Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a returning...
Varies Lou Ann Landholm Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Lucille Schulte Jones Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
$1,060.00 Maier Endowed Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore or...
Varies Mary Lou Gleason Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Mathematics Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student attending Wayne State College...
$3,160.00 Melvin and Helen Allen Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
$590.00 Mildred Reed Jones Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an English...
Varies Mim Riessen Continuing Education Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a graduate of...
Varies Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be a college senior.
Varies Nebraska STEM Scholars
Applicant must be a full-time student majoring in biology, chemistry,...
Varies Northeast Nebraska Public Power District Annual Schlrshp
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Pac 'N Save Scholarship
Applicant must be an employee of Pac and Save. Applicant can be a new...
$550.00 Patrick Reichenbach Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a freshman or...
Varies PEO, Chapter AZ Wayne Biennial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Varies Physical Science Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore or...
$2,045.00 Randol Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Varies Ray Kelton Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a music major....
$1,305.00 Raymond and Mildred Schreiner Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Roberta "Mom" Welte Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have lived in...