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 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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Varies Special Band Day Scholarship
Applicant must participate in Band Day.
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Varies Stacey Dagle Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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$500.00 Stella Family Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved junior or above status...
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$465.00 Student Scientific Research Endowment
Applicant must be an undergraduate student. Applicant must be a biology...
Ended
Varies Suter Services Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a WSC student majoring in Construction Management or Drafting...
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$320.00 Tamra J. Viterna Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a senior....
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$495.00 Terrance J. Potts Computer Science Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a computer science major Applicant must have completed...
Ended
Varies Theta Phi Alpha Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Are you a member of Theta Phi...
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$1,000.00 Tom and Cindy Schmitz Broadcasting Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Mass...
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$695.00 Tom and Pat Cook Endowed Criminal Justice Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
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$730.00 Val & Elizabeth Peterson Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an...
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Varies WAED Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Degree Pursuing High School Name must...
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Varies Ward and Janet (Mills) Reynoldson Communication Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student majoring in Communication Studies.
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$635.00 Warren "Fritz" Srb Endowed Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a student who is a Music major.
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Varies Wayne Educational Office Personnel Association Endowed Scholarship in memory of Julie Murphy
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior....
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Varies Wayne Rotary Club Rotaract Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Varies White Farmhouse Realty, LLC Annual Business Scholarship
Applicant must be a junior or senior majoring in Public Accounting or...
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$650.00 Whitt Endowed Communication Studies Scholarship
Applicant must be a Speech Communication major or Organizational...
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$520.00 William A. Brandenburg Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior...
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Varies Wilson Family O.P.S. Student Teacher Scholarship
WSC students must be completing their semester of student teaching....
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$1,000.00 Wiser Family Trust Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Ended
$1,155.00 Patricia A. Stander Endowed Scholarship - FR
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Varies A.V. Teed Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a math major Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Varies Affiliated Foods Cooperative, Inc Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
$650.00 AHU Achievement Scholarship
Incoming Freshmen in AHU Majors
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Varies Alex and Faye Spanos Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Alice Korth and Gale Bathke Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from Bloomfield Pierce or Wayne. Applicant must be an...
Ended
$0.00 Alison Srb Butt Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a student who is an Elementary Education major. The...
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Varies AmeriCorps Schools of National Service Scholarship - Graduate Students
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Varies AmeriCorps Schools of National Service Scholarship - Undergraduate Students
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$560.83 Ardath Conn Scholarship - FR
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies Arlene S. Jones Future Teacher Scholarship
Applicant must be a student pursuing a teaching career. Applicant must...
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Varies Arnie and Marge Reeg Wayne Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Wayne High School. Applicant must be a...
Ended
Varies Art and Lyle Grone Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Barbara K. Kanter Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a Business major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
$0.00 Berniece Fulton Memorial Physical Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student majoring in Health and Physical...
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Varies Betty Jones Lindner Scholarship
Applicant must be a student pursuing a teaching career. Applicant must...
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Varies Bill Demke Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Varies Bloomquist-Slutz Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant will be selected by hand.
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$0.00 Bob & Debbie Ensz Endowed Athletic Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: a....
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Varies Bob and Marie Miller Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a first time student. Applicant must be a new...
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Varies Bob Cunningham Academic Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA or...
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Varies Bomgaars Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you or your parent employed by...
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Varies Bruce and Sheri O'Neel Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a first...
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Varies Byron A. Russell Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduating high school seniors. Applicant must be...
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Minimum award of $5,000 towards tuition freshmen year, $6,000 towards tuition sophomore year, $7,000 towards tuition junior year, and $5,000 towards tuition and up to $10,000 in housing costs in select partner communities. Career Scholars Cooperative Education Program
The Career Scholars Cooperative Education Program is an accelerated...
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$0.00 Carhart Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a student who is a graduate of a Nebraska high school...
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Varies Carhart Scholarship
Awarded to one senior from each high school in the communities with a...
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