All Opportunities

Welcome to the Wayne State College Scholarship Opportunities Homepage.

Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. To apply to scholarships which require an application, you must first sign in with the same user name and password you use to access the campus login portal. You will then have the opportunity to complete a general application and, if applicable, apply for specific scholarships.

Please note, the priority deadline for new incoming freshmen scholarships is December 1, 2024 with a final deadline of May 1, 2025. The deadline for all current/transfer student scholarship opportunities is January 31, 2025.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies John Patrick Sherlock Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a Nebraska...
Varies Joseph and Emily Bigge Reestman Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Elgin Public high school. Applicant must...
Varies Joseph F. Blazek Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Joseph Sowokinos Annual RHOP Scholarship
Are you eligible to receive public benefits? Applicant must be a...
Varies Judd and Magwire Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student.
Varies Kam Reeves Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
$0.00 Kameron Reeves Military Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student who is full-time active military,...
Varies Karen and Phillip Kelton Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Education.
Varies Karen Cory Jones Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Varies Kathryn Reimers Sass Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Varies Kay Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an applied science major. Applicant must be a new...
Varies Keith and Mona Sailors Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Kelly Kneifl Industrial Technology Annual Scholarship
Applicants must be full-time students attending Wayne State College and...
Varies Kelly Plugge Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be from a high...
Varies Kenneth E. and Claudia L. Nitzel Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC. First preference...
Varies Kent and Lois Hall Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a biology major...
Varies Kirk and Debra Hutton Annual Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full time.
Varies Larry and Geraldine Manning Academic Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Laura Nagel Allen Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Laurie Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who is an English major.
$500.00 LaVera Marie Cram McCallum Elementary Education Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a elementary...
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 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 Lillian Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
$0.00 Lillian “Dot” Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be full-time student attending Wayne State College and...
Varies Lisa L. Nelson Service Learning Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a returning...
Varies Llewelyn Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lou Ann Landholm Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Louise Wendt Lundquist Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a science major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lowell Henney Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lucille D. Cunningham Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC who is an Education...
Varies Lucille Schulte Jones Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Lukas Rix Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a first generation college student with a preference for a...
Varies Lyle and Ginny Seymour Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lyle L. Sawatzke Industrial Technology Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Industrial...
Varies Lynley M. Potts Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must have a physical...
Varies Lynn and Chris Schreurs PE Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be majoring in...
Varies Marburger-Lyman/Keya Paha County Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Keya...
Varies Marcia Wiese Hult Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be an Elementary...
Varies Maria Grovas Scholarship in Spanish
Applicant must be a Spanish major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Varies Mark Deming Pingrey and Barbara Bucknam Pingrey Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business or english major. Applicant must be a new...
Varies Mark Schlickbernd Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Construction Management. ...
Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be from Seward NE...
Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Math
Must be a full time student attending Wayne State College and a major in...
Varies Martha Roe Davenport Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you a TRiO (Talent Search Upward...
Varies Martin and Edith Buschkamp Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Mary Frances Surber Gross Endowed Scholarship
Applicant may be from EXCEPT the following are eligible: Omaha...
Varies Mary Lou Gleason Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...