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, 2026 with a priority deadline of December 1, 2026 for many new incoming freshmen scholarships and a final deadline of May 1, 2027.

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, 2026 with a final deadline of January 4, 2027.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Kent and Lois Hall Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a biology major...
Deadline01/04/2027
$370.00 Kietzmann and Hammer Field Biology Scholarship
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior. Applicant must be a biology major
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Kirk and Debra Hutton Annual Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full time.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Kreg Tool Company Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a WSC student majoring in an industrial technology program.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Larry and Geraldine Manning Academic Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Laura Nagel Allen Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Laurie Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who is an English major.
Deadline01/04/2027
$500.00 LaVera Marie Cram McCallum Elementary Education Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a elementary...
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,270.00 LDL / Russ Rasmussen Physical Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Sophomore...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lea Greathouse Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have a 2.5 GPA or...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Leah Jeanne Miller Memorial Business/English Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must currently be...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Leland E. and Margaret J. Dannals Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lettie Scott Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lienemann and Hillyer Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must be a returning...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lillian Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Lillian “Dot” Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be full-time student attending Wayne State College and...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lindau-Reeg Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
Deadline01/04/2027
$500.00 Lisa Dike Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled in a Human Resources Concentration. Are you a...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lisa L. Nelson Service Learning Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a returning...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Llewelyn Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,005.00 Lois Noonan Nuernberger Endowed Scholarship
WSC student who is a Chemistry Major.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lou Ann Landholm Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Louise Wendt Lundquist Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a science major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lowell Henney Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lucille D. Cunningham Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC who is an Education...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lucille Schulte Jones Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lukas Rix Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a first generation college student with a preference for a...
Deadline01/04/2027
$480.00 Lyle and Carol Koenig Endowed RLOP Scholarship
Be admitted into the RLOP program or an alternate selection for the RLOP...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lyle and Ginny Seymour Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lyle L. Sawatzke Industrial Technology Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Industrial...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lynley M. Potts Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must have a physical...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Lynn and Chris Schreurs PE Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be majoring in...
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,175.00 Maier Endowed Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore or...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Marburger-Lyman/Keya Paha County Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Keya...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Marcia Wiese Hult Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be an Elementary...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Maria Grovas Scholarship in Spanish
Applicant must be a Spanish major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline01/04/2027
$540.00 Marilyn Haitz Pierson Endowed Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Mark Deming Pingrey and Barbara Bucknam Pingrey Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business or english major. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Mark Schlickbernd Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Construction Management. ...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be from Seward NE...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Martha Roe Davenport Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you a TRiO (Talent Search Upward...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Martin and Edith Buschkamp Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Mary Frances Surber Gross Endowed Scholarship
Applicant may be from EXCEPT the following are eligible: Omaha...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Mary Lou Gleason Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Marysz and Steven Rames Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time.
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Marysz Rames Endowed Scholarship
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Mathematics Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student attending Wayne State College...
Deadline01/04/2027
$955.00 Mathis VanderMeulen Endowed Scholarship
Be a first generation college student, pre-health profession student, a...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies McClain Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a first generation college student. Applicant must...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Melinda (Joern) Boles and Bruce Boles Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must have completed at...
Deadline01/04/2027