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 Robert Jordan Scholarship
Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be from Wayne County...
Varies Robert L. and Elayne M. Jacobson Endowed Scholarship - Education
Recipient must be a full-time WSC student meeting these criteria:...
Varies Robert L. and Elayne M. Jacobson Endowed Scholarship - Natural Science
Recipient must be a full-time WSC student meeting these criteria:...
Varies Robert M. and Helen A. Lehr Pre-Nursing Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a freshman State of residence Major
Varies Roberta "Mom" Welte Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have lived in...
$0.00 Rod and Loreta Tompkins Annual Scholarship
One applicant must be a member of the Women’s Rugby Club. Second...
Varies Rod Jorgensen Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Wayne...
Varies Rod Varilek Scholarship
Award alternates between a biology major (2019-2020) and a business...
Varies Roland and Beverly Eickhoff Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a WSC student majoring in one of the following programs: ...
Varies Rollie W. Ley Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Ron and Kathy Fink Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Ron Holt Civic Engagement Award
Applicant must be a graduating high school senior. Applicant will be...
Varies Ronald G. Carlson Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from Sioux City Iowa or South Sioux City, Nebraska....
$0.00 Root-Engelen Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student at Wayne State College with a...
Varies Rosalyn Cotton Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a student attending Wayne State College majoring in...
Varies Rose and Nola Peterson Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of...
$0.00 Ruby Nelson & the Fredrickson Sisters Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(S) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: ...
Varies Ruby V. Pedersen ""Excellence in English"" Scholarship
Applicant must be a humanities major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Rudolph D. Swartz Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a Nebraska native. Applicant must be an education...
Varies Rundquist Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies S. Edwin Jones-Kay Corporation Scholarship - Humanities
Applicant must be a humanities major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies S. Edwin Jones-Kay Corporation Scholarship - Business
Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be an undergraduate...
Varies S.K deFreese Campus Ministry Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Sandra L. Metz Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
$0.00 Sandy Brown Environmental Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a full-time who (1) attends Wayne State...
Varies Sayre Andersen - Gilbert Vaughan Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be an english major...
Varies Schieffer Family Scholarship
Awarded to a full time student with a 3.0 or above GPA.
Varies Science, Math & Technology Endowed Scholarship in Honor of the Stammer Family
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a Physical...
Varies Senor O.F. Sletwold Spanish Teacher Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Shannon Briese Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate of River Valley High Schools or with a...
$1,000.00 Sharon Toelle Carlson Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: a....
Varies Shirley Sage Sawatzke Elementary Education Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Elementary...
Varies Special Housing Award - 2 Year
Varies Special Housing Award - 4 Year
Varies Special Housing Scholarship - 2 Year
Varies Special Housing Scholarship - 4 Year
Varies Stanley and Mildred Griffith Fields Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a Nebraska or Iowan native. Applicant must be a new...
Varies State Nebraska Bank & Trust Scholarship
Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Steve Srb Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Steven and Marysz Rames Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Stolle Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student attending Wayne State College.
$0.00 Students Assisting Students Endowed Scholarship
The Applicants must be a student attending Wayne State College and have...
Varies Susan and George Menking Endowed Psychology Scholarship
Applicant must be a Psychology major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Varies Suter Services Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a WSC student majoring in Construction Management or Drafting...
Varies Sweeney Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an elementary education majors. Applicant must be...
Varies Tau Kappa Epsilon Scholarship Fund - Norman Brown Memorial Award
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Varies Tau Kappa Epsilon Scholarship Fund - Paul V. Campbell Award
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA or...
Varies The Beacom and Demke Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Varies Theodore and Mary Dohrman Scholarship
Applicant is new freshmen. Applicant must have a 25 or higher ACT.
Varies Theta Phi Alpha Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Are you a member of Theta Phi...