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
$285.00 Kameron Reeves Vocal Music Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student who is a participant in a vocal...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Karen and Phillip Kelton Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Education.
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Karol & David Theophilus Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: 1....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kathryn Reimers Sass Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kay Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an applied science major. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Keith and Mona Sailors Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kelly Kneifl Industrial Technology Annual Scholarship
Applicants must be full-time students attending Wayne State College and...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kelly Plugge Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be from a high...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kenneth E. and Claudia L. Nitzel Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC. First preference...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kent and Lois Hall Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a biology major...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kirk and Debra Hutton Annual Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full time.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kreg Tool Company Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a WSC student majoring in an industrial technology program.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Larry and Geraldine Manning Academic Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Laurie Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who is an English major.
Deadline05/01/2026
Full housing costs for one year, renewable for a second year. Leadership Award
For students who are very active in high school leadership and plan to...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lillian Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Lillian “Dot” Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be full-time student attending Wayne State College and...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lindau-Reeg Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
Deadline05/01/2026
$500.00 Lisa Dike Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled in a Human Resources Concentration. Are you a...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Llewelyn Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Louise Wendt Lundquist Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a science major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lowell Henney Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lucille D. Cunningham Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC who is an Education...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lukas Rix Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a first generation college student with a preference for a...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lyle and Ginny Seymour Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lyle L. Sawatzke Industrial Technology Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Industrial...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lynley M. Potts Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must have a physical...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lynn and Chris Schreurs PE Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be majoring in...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Marburger-Lyman/Keya Paha County Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Keya...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Marcia Wiese Hult Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be an Elementary...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Maria Grovas Scholarship in Spanish
Applicant must be a Spanish major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline05/01/2026
$515.00 Marilyn Haitz Pierson Endowed Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Mark Deming Pingrey and Barbara Bucknam Pingrey Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business or english major. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Mark Schlickbernd Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Construction Management. ...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be from Seward NE...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Math
Must be a full time student attending Wayne State College and a major in...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Martha Roe Davenport Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you a TRiO (Talent Search Upward...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Martin and Edith Buschkamp Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Mary Frances Surber Gross Endowed Scholarship
Applicant may be from EXCEPT the following are eligible: Omaha...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Marysz and Steven Rames Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time.
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Marysz Rames Endowed Scholarship
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies McClain Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a first generation college student. Applicant must...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Melinda (Joern) Boles and Bruce Boles Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must have completed at...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Metropolitan CC transfer scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Michael Foods Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies MidPlains/McCook CC transfer scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Milton and Miriam Waldbaum Annual Scholarship
Applicant must carry at least 9 credit hours. Applicant must be the...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Mona Casady and Lawrence Niewald Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a Business Administration major. Applicant must have a...
Deadline05/01/2026
$315.00 Monte V. Chapin Music Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be a music major.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Morland G. McManigal Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of...
Deadline05/01/2026