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.
| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| $1,545.00 |
Dick Manley Journalism Scholarship
Applicant must be a journalism major.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Carol Bremer Education Endowed Scholarship - Laurel High School
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a graduate of...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Carol Bremer Education Endowed Scholarship-Neligh
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Carol Bremer Family Endowed Education Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Laurel High School. Applicant must be a...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Carol Bremer Renewable Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an Education major. Applicant must be an incoming...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Diane Soukup Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Don and Jean Means Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA or...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Donald and Diane (Massman) Soukup Endowed Scholarship
The Recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and:
...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $1,000.00 |
Donald E. and Claudia E. Koeber Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a fulltime student attending Wayne State...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donald H. and Barbara Jo Pedersen Endowed Ag Business Scholarships
Applicants must be a full-time student attending Wayne State College...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Donna M. (Hillegas) Krause Elementary Education Scholarship
First preference to a graduate from Homer or Winnebago High School who...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Donna Sonner Holmes Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an elementary or secondary education major. Applicant...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Doris E. Henderson Marcellus Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and a...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dorothy Glover McClellan Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music education major.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. and Mrs. T.T. Jones / Helen Addy Brown Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
|
Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $540.00 |
Dr. Andria Cooper Criminal Justice Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who is a Criminal Justice major and has...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Archie L. and Margaret P. McPherran Scholarship
Applicant must be from Wayne County NE. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $1,170.00 |
Dr. David and Kellie Ensz Endowed RHOP Scholarship
Applicant must be majoring in Pre-Medicine. WSC Student admitted into...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Frank Prather Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a math major Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. H. Nicholas and Joyce J. (Pilger) Windeshausen Osmond Community Scholarship 1
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Osmond...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. H. Nicholas and Joyce J. (Pilger) Windeshausen Plainview Community Scholarship 1
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Dr. Hilbert Johs Annual Math Education Scholarship
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Dr. Howard and Carole Schmidt Endowed Scholarship
The recipients(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and:
...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. James Budde and Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a first generation...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Kenneth and Caroline McDonald Eng Agricultural Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be majoring in an...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Myrle and K. Leone Hemenway Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Ned J. Pickett and Dr. Carol Wiltse-Potts Medical Scholarship
Applicant must be a pre-professional program. Applicant must be a new...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Paul D. and Marcia J. Swanson Dental Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a pre-dental major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $790.00 |
Dr. Richard and Marilyn Collings Endowed Honors Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full time.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Dr. Russell Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Must be an undergraduate student attending Wayne State College and:
A....
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Tracy Osborne Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time WSC student continuing to explore their...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. Walter and Phebe Benthack Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from Wayne County NE. Applicant must be a new...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Dr. William E. Slaymaker Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a modern language literature, or philosophy major....
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
E.J. Huntemer Scholarship
Applicant must be an industrial technology major. Applicant must be a...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
EBS Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is an Education & Behaviorial...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Ed and Aleta (Faudel) Hill Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a student who is an Education major.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Education Matters Scholarship
All students who have demonstrated academic success, have made a...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Edythe Wrigley Dale Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Eleanor Fuhrman Endowed Education Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Eleanore Benthack Ingram Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a pre-medicine major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Elizabeth (Haskell) Paul Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an applicant that is majoring in Ag and has a GPA of 2.5 or...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Ensz Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an incoming freshman who graduated from Wayne HS and...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Evelyn Thomsen McClain Community Scholarship
Applicant must be from Osmond NE or Plainview, NE. Applicant must be a...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $1,000.00 |
F.M. Dietrich Annual Scholarship - Music
Applicants must be students attending Wayne State College
a. $1,000...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
First Nebraska Bank of Wayne/ Wayne Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Wayne...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Francis J and Marilyn J (Allstot) Sudbeck Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be an education...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Frank Adams Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Frank and Elsie Heine Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
|
Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Fuelberth Endowed Math and Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a Math/Science major or Music major.
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Deadline05/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Gail A. (Grone) Roach Endowed Nursing Scholarship
The Recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and:
A....
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Deadline05/01/2026 |